AOL Deskbar

AOL Deskbar

by AOL Inc.

What is AOL Deskbar?

AOL Deskbar is software application developed by AOL Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows XP with nearly 40.16% of installations running this operating system. AOL Deskbar's installer is typically 664.00 KB in size and installs around 3 files.

AOL Deskbar is most popular in the United States with 99.04% of installations residing in this country.

AOL Deskbar 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, AOL Deskbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
Firewall:
  • UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://help.aol.com/help/microsites/microsite.do?cmd=displaykc&doctype=kc&externalid=218487
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\aol deskbar
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\AOL Deskbar\UNWISE.EXE" /u "C:\Program Files\AOL Deskbar\INSTALL.LOG"
Size:
664.00 KB
Language:
English

AOL Deskbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
UNWISE.EXE
Name:
AOL Deskbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\aol deskbar\UNWISE.EXE
MD5:
973567b98cdfc147df4e60471d9df072
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by AOL Deskbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
973567b98cdfc147df4e60471d9df072
EXE
89812b0c4faebdcf8f40d427b0d3c83e
DLL
418668cc09eff4c75b4223e126e354c5