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aexplore.exe (aexplore.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 3%
Average RAM for this program: 47 MB


In addition to the file name, aexplore.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:America Online
Product contains:AOL Service Libraries

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.aol.com


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_a.htm


Win Patrol

aexplore.exe - AOL explorer web browser.

aexplore.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called aexplore.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
aexplore.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x42be3133b5ed380505649ea04e47faf8 75344 bytes
2 0x58af710fbce36ebd241535372264d5cb 75376 bytes
3 0x7da05cf8e35334f57b06e45853c133e7 1294336 bytes
4 0x37f0b262a8189a60312f22da2fa30787 75376 bytes
5 0xc29fc28f568c56d06b5d184bdda0f3c5 75112 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xa139d08bf5fa5df7e84c8f0649c1e7af 75320 bytes
7 0x1546edaeb9f66e74dad3b4ef04f6e0e5 75112 bytes
8 0xf68db153596c654079013261e4ff2f97 75112 bytes
9 0x71f40ab768a770ab8fc5841fc885e023 75344 bytes
10 0xc8e044dcb14d83f0009d9feaf0358f58 75320 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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