• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  [% C:\ program files\ common files\ AOL\ aolsoftware.exe \ %]
• Uses Network:Yes
• Uses Internet:Yes

Description:

The application AOL Service Libraries is supported by the process aolsoftware.exe. The process aolsoftware.exe is associated with the application AOL Service Libraries in providing library search capabilities that helps users to track information easier. The process aolsoftware.exe program is a file that is installed whenever you download or install the AOL Explorer or AOL Service Libraries. The process aolsoftware.exe that is linked to AOL Service Libraries is placed in your system tray and allows easy access to AOL software and startup. The aolsoftware.exe process uses ports to connect to local area networks or the Internet.

The application AOL Service Libraries contains the process aolsoftware.exe is located in a subfolder of drive [% C:\ Program Files\ Common Files %]. The process aolsoftware.exe is not associated with the Windows operating system, though the file aolsoftware.exe is a safe component and there is no need to terminate this process if your system uses AOL Service Libraries.

The application AOL Service Libraries was then known as the Personal Library Software. Personal Library Software was developed in the year 1983 by Matt Koll. It was the first commercial product to be offered by the Personal Libraries that has natural-language queries, relevance ranking, concept searching, and search by example. In several articles over the years that tested various search and retrieval packages, Personal Librarian often took top honors.

The America Online Incorporated acquired the Personal Library Software (PLS) in January 21. A company that is well-known in the information industry as a leading developer of information indexing and search engine technologies. The division of AOL Personal Libraries Software PLS is based in Rockville, Maryland, and was a privately held company, associated with Knight Ridder, Inc. and America Online that both have holding significant minority investments. Personal Library Software (PLS) had developed the core technology for search within the AOL service.

America Online founded in the year 1985 and is based in Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leading Internet online service provider, with over 11 million members worldwide.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.