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aoltpspd.exe (AOL TopSpeed)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.06%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


In addition to the file name, aoltpspd.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 TopSpeed

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




Win Patrol

aoltpspd.exe - Provides data compression on analog modem connections. Reduces image quality, sometimes significantly, in order to make the connection faster.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
aoltpspd.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x7d29edc23daa08a429be3495d6371d50 480 KB
2 0xe942c05870e70d25ce089bc74eecdc8d 40 KB
3 0x9cbf3dfd333579250f398753388e1d31 477 KB
4 0x355896ba2d3fa4d93c4e947bff2dd0c2 481 KB
5 0x18e0b3b32791a1312d4cfedef14e8b5e 477 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xe22b3ce8d90e81b76629c0bcb9a3d5be 492752 bytes
7 0x868d2bba1cecb5cebb4f230d519da189 46768 bytes
8 0x17b8fb4bd771d9ba5ce666fc50aacea0 492752 bytes
9 0x53761703de6f29db93f1176a2082453d 487518 bytes
10 0x1daca5e35022215eab665ff6ac2a3cef 488656 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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