AIM 7
What is AIM 7? (from AOL)
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Overview
AIM 7 is a software program developed by AOL. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. 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 setup package generally installs about 62 files and is usually about 16.61 MB (17,415,694 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 93% of users of AIM 7 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.aim.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\aim
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\AIM\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 16.61 MB
Files installed by AIM 7
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coolcore59.dll - COOL Component Libraries (COOL Core Component Library)
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coolcore60.dll
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coolcore61.dll
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aim - Copy.exe - AOL Instant Messenger
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aim.exe
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xprt6.dll - XPRT Runtime Library
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acccore.dll - AIMCC (acccore Component Server)
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Install_AIM.exe - AIM7
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sipXmediaLib.dll (by SIPFoundry (www.sipfoundry.org)) - sipXtapi GIPS-powered Media Processing (GIPS-powered Media Processing)
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migrator.exe - migrator Application (AIM Prefs Migrator Application)
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sipXtapi.dll (by SIPFoundry (www.sipfoundry.org)) - sipXtapi SDK (SIP User-Agent API)
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isAim.dll - isaim (AIM Locator)
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jgsetlk.dll (by America Online) - JG ART DLL
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Extension
- aim.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45}.
Scheduled Task
- aim.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DBBC254F-1B6A-460B-AD97-8CBEF023F000}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- aim.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Aim' and executes as "C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe" /d locale=en-US.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- aim.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe'.
Network connections
- aim.exe connects to bos-m005b-rdr2.blue.aol.com (64.12.24.31 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| aim.exe |
| Memory: | 16.51 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000156629% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000445% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001121% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 348 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 6 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove AIM 7?
You can uninstall AIM 7 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 7, 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 7.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by AIM 7 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win Server 2003 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 25%
Keep it 75%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.90% |
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| Windows Vista |
16.17% |
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| Windows 10 |
12.28% |
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| Windows XP |
4.60% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.43% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
13.46% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.46% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.20% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.46% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.28% |
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Geography
92.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
92.94% |
| United Kingdom |
1.54% |
| Canada |
1.48% |
| Germany |
0.59% |
| Australia |
0.46% |
| France |
0.19% |
| India |
0.19% |
| Mexico |
0.16% |
| Philippines |
0.13% |
| Sweden |
0.13% |
| Argentina |
0.11% |
| Netherlands |
0.11% |
| Indonesia |
0.08% |
| Israel |
0.08% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
31.93% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
29.90% |
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| Acer |
10.24% |
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| Toshiba |
9.90% |
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| ASUS |
6.24% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.68% |
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| Lenovo |
2.71% |
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| Samsung |
1.36% |
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| Intel |
1.29% |
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| Gateway |
1.15% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
8.27% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.32% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.84% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
3.25% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
1.77% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
1.77% |
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