aim.exe
AIM for Windows by AOL Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 8.0.1.5 |
| MD5: | 9c3fc552fa81131cc4b7fbd1c25ab655 |
| SHA1: | d9b8bbf2ded3db7c8307d1fc142590f9914a30fe |
| SHA256: | 92e38e09a3714b61b1093ac139261a9860d40a79f595fb854277ee97e02a935c |
Overview
aim.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program AIM for Windows published by AOL Inc.. The file is digitally signed by AOL Inc. which was issued by the America Online Inc. certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 8 Pro (6.2.9200.0).
Details
| File name: | aim.exe |
| Publisher: | AOL Inc. |
| Product name: | AIM for Windows |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\aol\aim\aim.exe |
| File version: | 8.0.1.5 |
| Size: | 2.8 MB (2,937,384 bytes) |
| Build date: | 3/29/2013 12:41 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AOL Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | America Online Inc. |
| Effective date: | Friday, July 20, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, July 20, 2017 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
AIM for Windows is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time. AOL Instant Messenger's installation process automatically installs an extra URI scheme ("protocol") handler into some web browsers, so URIs beginning "aim:" can open a new AIM window with specified parameters.
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'AIM for Windows' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\AOL\AIM\aim.exe"
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00081963% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00044842% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00037121% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 3,453 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 81.17 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 86.04 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 71.52 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 81.17 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 312.94 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 328.19 MB | |
| Working set: | 86.06 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 86.06 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 26 | |
| Handles: | 503 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 99 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 101 | |
| GUI USER count: | 46 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 54 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| aim.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.02348644% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00326316% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02022328% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,705,529/sec | |
| Memory: | 2.86 MB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00391531% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00265676% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00125855% | |
| CPU cycles: | 85,178/sec | |
| Memory: | 276 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
100.00% |
|
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
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