Should I block it?
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
aoltb.dll
AOL Toolbar for Internet Explorer by AOL Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 5.74.1.9431 |
| MD5: | 49ad293ab7d1af3f3c88a185125fcc41 |
| SHA1: | ba59675e5fddf2f3d1812753d7fb6cac9600abf7 |
| SHA256: | e3342dc2d50f97ebead1421bdbd287d25606d07a3b7ccc2ef457e9edf04615cd |
What is aoltb.dll?
The AOL Toolbar is a browser toolbar for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Flock. It has a few default buttons like Mail, Weather, and Radio, and also allows the user to add additional buttons. Third parties may from time to time offer applications or services to access, “plug-into” or interact with the Software. The AOL Toolbar is one of a range made by AOL, which include toolbars branded with their other properties, such as AIM, MapQuest, AOL Radio, and Winamp.
About aoltb.dll (from AOL Inc.)
“The software may automatically download and install updates from time to time. Updates may include new features, enhancements to current features, performance improvements, bug fixes, and new services”
Details
| File name: | aoltb.dll |
| Publisher: | AOL Inc. |
| Product name: | AOL Toolbar for Internet Explorer |
| Description: | AOL Toolbar |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\aol toolbar\aoltb.dll |
| File version: | 5.74.1.9431 |
| Size: | 1.99 MB (2,084,912 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/16/2013 7:37 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AOL Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, July 25, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
The AOL Toolbar is a browser toolbar for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Flock. It has a few default buttons like Mail, Weather, and Radio, and also allows the user to add additional buttons - from the Button Gallery or by dragging and dropping a website's favicon. It allows the user to search, view widgets from many sites, read RSS feeds, and displays a count of the number of pages visited. via a small odometer-style indicator. The AOL...
Behaviors
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {3ef64538-8b54-4573-b48f-4d34b0238ab2}
Internet Explorer toolbars
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar'
- CLSID: {ba00b7b1-0351-477a-b948-23e3ee5a73d4}
Internet Explorer web browsers
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser'
- CLSID: {BA00B7B1-0351-477A-B948-23E3EE5A73D4}
Internet Explorer URL search hooks
- CLSID: {f0e98552-8e47-4c6c-9b3a-11ab0549f94d}
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{4009cddf-7c59-477f-a6e7-5c0c16c87ff7}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{ef5be562-0d64-4433-9a80-fc68b0f5b92c}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{db1b125b-05eb-41d0-acee-e85f3a52b17f}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{ba00b7b1-0351-477a-b948-23e3ee5a73d4}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
- {4009cddf-7c59-477f-a6e7-5c0c16c87ff7}
- {ef5be562-0d64-4433-9a80-fc68b0f5b92c}
- {db1b125b-05eb-41d0-acee-e85f3a52b17f}
- {ba00b7b1-0351-477a-b948-23e3ee5a73d4}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
27.23% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
20.42% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.75% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.57% |
|
| Windows 8 |
6.28% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
6.28% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.76% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.62% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
2.09% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 88.42% of AOL Toolbar for Internet Explorer.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
48.54% |
|
| ASUS |
25.24% |
|
| Acer |
10.68% |
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| Toshiba |
9.71% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
2.91% |
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| Samsung |
2.91% |
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