Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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Relationships
acsd.exe
AOL Connectivity Service by America Online (Signed)
| Version: | 1,0,25,3 |
| MD5: | 52e82740fdf434a625fe0ac5e119a51f |
| SHA1: | 30791ee43364427133a83b37025ed7af1458e172 |
| SHA256: | 4ada6bef7a70f90ce2931d042d6eef4182b210deec35ec06285d2cf9be989cfc |
What is acsd.exe?
AOL Connectivity Service attempts to automatically restore yoru AOL connection should you lose it while online which negates having to go through the standard AOL procedure of signing back on manually. The AOL software uses ACS to connect to the AOL service.
Overview
acsd.exe runs as a service under the name AOL ACS within the local user context. The file is digitally signed by America Online which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | acsd.exe |
| Publisher: | America Online, Inc. |
| Product name: | AOL Connectivity Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\aol\acs\acsd.exe |
| File version: | 1,0,25,3 |
| Size: | 1.37 MB (1,434,848 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | America Online |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2003 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, October 24, 2004 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
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Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
66.67% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of AOL Connectivity Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
100.00% |
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