How to Remove “aollaunch.exe”

What is aollaunch.exe?

aollaunch.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by America Online. This process is known as AOL and it belongs to the AOL Service Libraries.  It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of aollaunch.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by aollaunch.exe?

Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:

  • Problem during computer start-up.
  • Problem during program start-up.
  • Errors while running specific functions.
  • Damaged and missing link files.
  • Conflict in the process.
  • Missing or corrupted driver files.
  • Invalid Windows registry.
  • Hardware malfunction.

To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:

  • Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
  • Go to the process tab and right-click on the aollaunch.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files folder, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from aollaunch.exe malware?

Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the aollaunch.exe malware from your system.

Step 1: Download and install Comodo Antivirus.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.

Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.

Step 7: If the system is infected with aollaunch.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove aollaunch.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
 

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First Seen: 18 July 2008 at 2:08 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
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1 America Online, Inc. Executable 82c335351679ef79
22c39e811c13fa99
21420255
1dfa772250c4ecbd
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No 1.4.16.2 1.4.16.2 Germany
2 America Online, Inc. Executable 1834671c57ce012c
adc388bb7704ab77
0625e974
aca81ba135219335
24a60e4b4dd00c34
Yes 1.5.3.1 1.5.3.1 Internal Submission
3 N/A Executable 0d74808de1cbb5e9
2d4ddf99536849d5
211cb46d
605efaceb4c905bd
8952224f928edb5b
Yes N/A N/A United Kingdom
4 AOL LLC Executable 2a9237b8f7d74295
9efc29f51df4fd82
01c94490
08e9cdb802f626d9
be2b462ada632ee4
Yes 16.2.3.1 16.2.3.1 United States
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