Versions

9.02.000	12.50%
9.00.008	12.50%
9.00.006	12.50%
9.00.003	12.50%
9.00.003	12.50%
9.00.001	37.50%

There are 6 versions of waol.exe in the wild, the latest version being 9.02.000. waol.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 204.1 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to AOL LLC by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0002% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 435.4 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 540.57 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 171.12 KB per minute for reads and 393.07 KB per minute for writes.

waol.exe for AOL Desktop is an internet suite produced by AOL that integrates a web browser, a media player and an instant messenger client. AOL Desktop is different from previous AOL browsers, which are still available. Its features are focused on browsing instead of email. For instance, one does not have to sign in to AOL in order to use it as a regular browser. In addition, non-AOL email accounts can be accessed through it.