Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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AOLacsd.exe
AOL Connectivity Service by America Online (Signed)
| Version: | 3.0.14.1.US.1 |
| MD5: | e4689acd290d2f3ecd5f7477a813d7d3 |
| SHA1: | 4d0d768cd85c7ea3e1eefbf26e4a14ffd9ba3649 |
| SHA256: | b4436a6226f622e84bcea6b376caa03710689063fe1f0466e166a62700847fe1 |
What is AOLacsd.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.
About AOLacsd.exe (from America Online)
“The AOL software uses ACS to connect to the AOL service.”
Overview
AOLacsd.exe runs as a service under the name AOL Connectivity Service (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AOL ACS) within the local user context. It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. The file is digitally signed by America Online which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | AOLacsd.exe |
| Publisher: | America Online, Inc. |
| Product name: | AOL Connectivity Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe |
| File version: | 3.0.14.1.US.1 |
| Size: | 936 KB (958,464 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | America Online |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2003 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, October 24, 2004 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 6.466474 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'AOL ACS' (AOL Connectivity Service)
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
85.71% |
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| Windows XP Home Edition |
14.29% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of AOL Connectivity Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
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