What is AOLServiceHost.exe? Is AOLServiceHost.exe spyware or a virus?

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Process name: AOL or AOLServiceHost Service

Product: AOL Service Libraries or America Online's Digital or SmartSound Quicktracks Plugin or Sniffy Lite For Windows

Company: America Online, Inc (www.aol.com)

File: AOLServiceHost.exe

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Users Opinions

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73 users ask for this file. 1 user didn't rate it ("don't know"). 4 users rated it as not dangerous. 2 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 1 user rated it as dangerous.

All comments about AOLServiceHost.exe: kel rich not much BikerTop Mike It takes up 95% of my CPU Time and slows my PC right down!! Manuel that i have an application that needs to be re-installing now Kev-Ski Should not be disabled, required for essential applications to work properly. Can sometimes cause a lot of HDD activity though, but go make a cuppa. browna not sure if essentiol. Im sure howver that it seriously impacts my PC by using up a lot of CPU resources. 90% on avg: Tommo I ended the process in task manager and it stopped a load of hard drive access.  See also: Link FireBrand I have the same problem as BikerTop Mike. I have also had it make skipping sounds while playing 3D games. I am running XP with a 2.4GHz processer. I always disable it each day for a smoother running system. DonF Runs in the background and slows down my pc (450Mhz PIII) If you know more about AOLServiceHost.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

More process information

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