AIM 6
What is AIM 6?
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About (from AOL)
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Overview
Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is aim6.exe. The software installer includes 49 files and is usually about 19.93 MB (20,893,826 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.aol.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\aim6
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\AIM6\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 19.93 MB
Files installed by AIM 6
| Program executable: | aim6.exe |
| Name: | AOL Service Libraries |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\aim6\aim6.exe |
| MD5: | 79709445e95f52654bb593ffe88b3eba |
Additional files:
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rbm.exe - AOL Post Install Processing Module
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image.dll - AIM Image Processor Library
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addressBook.exe (by America Online) - AOL Service Libraries (Address Book)
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aollaunch.exe (by America Online) - AOL
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aolsoftware.exe
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AOLSvcMgr.dll - AOL Runtime Libraries (AOLSvcMgr)
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migrator.exe - migrator Application (AIM Prefs Migrator Application)
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xprt6.dll - XPRT Runtime Library
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sipXtapi.dll (by Pingtel) - SIPxua SDK (SIP User-Agent API)
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uninstall.exe - AOL OCP/EE (AOL Open Client Platform / Execution Environment)
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acccore.dll - AIMCC (acccore Component Server)
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- aim6.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AD9217F0-0726-42F0-ADE4-9E8ACA52D1E0}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- aim6.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Aim6' and executes as "C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe" /d locale=en-US eC://aol/imApp.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- aim6.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| aim6.exe |
| Memory: | 11.84 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0309768521% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02191758% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00905927% | |
| aolsoftware.exe |
| Memory: | 3.59 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0010991556% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00069448% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00040468% | |
| Switches/sec: | 300 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 3.57 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 1.69 KB | |
How do I remove AIM 6?
You can uninstall AIM 6 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program AIM 6, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove AIM 6.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 68%
Win XP 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
86.07% |
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| Windows 7 |
8.55% |
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| Windows XP |
4.39% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
77.15% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
7.28% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
6.35% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.34% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
1.70% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.16% |
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Geography
80.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
80.67% |
| France |
4.80% |
| United Kingdom |
4.59% |
| Canada |
3.43% |
| Australia |
1.31% |
| Spain |
0.71% |
| Netherlands |
0.56% |
| India |
0.40% |
| Malaysia |
0.40% |
| New Zealand |
0.35% |
| PR |
0.20% |
| Philippines |
0.15% |
| Germany |
0.15% |
| Brazil |
0.10% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
89.94% |
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| Dell |
5.97% |
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| Gateway |
0.74% |
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| Toshiba |
0.74% |
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| Acer |
0.57% |
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| Intel |
0.49% |
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| Sahara |
0.41% |
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| ASUS |
0.33% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.25% |
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| Lenovo |
0.25% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.16% |
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| Sony |
0.16% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebo... |
22.26% |
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| HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebo... |
11.13% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
8.19% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
6.86% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... |
6.32% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... |
6.14% |
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