What is AIM 6?

AIM 6 is software application developed by AOL Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 86.07% of installations running this operating system. AIM 6's installer is typically 19.00 MB in size and installs around 12 files.

AIM 6 is most popular in the United States with 80.67% of installations residing in this country.

AIM 6 adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, AIM 6 is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About AIM 6?

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is a real-time instant messaging program that facilitates communication for registered users. The AIM clients utilize the Open System for Communication in Realtime (OSCAR) protocol for communication. This protocol is utilized in most versions of AIM produced by AOL and by popular third-party AIM clients.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

aim6.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

aim6.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AD9217F0-0726-42F0-ADE4-9E8ACA52D1E0}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

aim6.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Aim6' and executes as "C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe" /d locale=en-US eC://aol/imApp.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.aol.com

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\aim6

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\AIM6\uninst.exe

Size:

19.00 MB

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