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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



aimtbserver.exe (aimtbServer.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.04%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB


In addition to the file name, aimtbserver.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:AOL Inc.
Product contains:AIM Toolbar Server
File name contains:\program files\aim toolbar\aimtbServer.exe

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




Win Patrol

aimtbServer.exe -

aimtbserver.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Match #2



aimtbserver.exe (AIM Toolbar Server)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB


In addition to the file name, aimtbserver.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:AOL LLC.
Product contains:AIM Toolbar Server
File name contains:\aim toolbar\

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://dashboard.aim.com/aim



Win Patrol

AIM Toolbar Server for AOL Instant Messenger.

aimtbserver.exe  uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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 aimtbserver.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
aimtbserver.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x351c138becd4eb7c1820f36db8d9a7aa 137 KB
2 0xb061f84ccc530d1bb0e5afc292006c30 205 KB
3 0x7576a2a8117486dc0f0f0c26f88f9442 313 KB
4 0xec9164da8164efa4e2f8fa45268b16f8 137 KB
5 0x082b255c97b4729e9abbc19c4145d2c7 137 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xa6bfdbb7723292e85964c3fdd9b5c957 140584 bytes
7 0xb78290c5f5bcf447c4f55c9f18c25761 140584 bytes
8 0x37ae38750edc4051570b5470ba41c7db 140648 bytes
9 0x2a14f5c9f0455b0c2368a0f9a57feb01 140648 bytes
10 0xd7df05c35531f88aa819932f8b147483 140648 bytes


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Tips from the Pit Crew

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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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