aollaunch.exe

Is aollaunch.exe spyware, adware, or a virus?

Name of the process or task:
Be sure to always double check your spelling if you are concerned about spyware, as often spyware will use a very similiar spelling of system processes or other common tasks. aollaunch.exe

File type:
Exe program - Files with an extension of "exe" are executable programs.

Purpose of this file:
The actual file location is listed below, always check and make sure your program is in the proper location so it is not spyware. This file is a program from AOL that simply starts other programs, for example if you double click this to run it, it will start up your AOL Explorer program. This program is considered safe and is not spyware or adware, but it simply is a startup launcher for the program you are trying to execute on your menu.

What is the aollaunch.exe location, where is it stored on my computer?
The actual file will be found at c:\program files\common files\AOL\ (Note that you may have other folders within this path where the actual aollaunch.exe program is found).

Note on file locations:
Remember that although many files are always in default file locations, some files can easily be moved to different locations or change names like many spyware, adware, or popup programs do. If you suspect you have spyware or adware, check to see if you see a similiar names stored elsewhere. It always helps to check your tasklist also to see what is currently running on your computer. You can always view the tasklist on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view your "task manager", and then click the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running on your computer. Dll files will NOT show on your computer tasklist, as dll files are actually part of other processes. You may see similiar program names running if spyware or adware is on your computer, for example, aollaunch.exe may be slightly misspelled to keep you from finding it, or spyware and adware may be named very similiar to a system file. Make sure always check the location of tasks or processes if you are concerned.