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• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: No
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Program Files\ AOL Companion\ companion.exe
• Uses Network:Yes
• Uses Internet:Yes

Description:

The companion.exe program is a useful process for the AOL Connection Suite. The process companion.exe performs as the AOL Companion program. The main function of the companion.exe file or AOL Companion application is to install an icon in the system tray.

This icon provides the user with easy access to AOL applications and services such as chat and email. Any time the user wishes to access AOL, he or she just has to click on the icon provided by the companion.exe program and a window will pop up for AOL. The companion.exe application is part of the AOL Connection Suite program. The AOL Connection Suite program was designed to provide convenient and easy-to-use access service to AOL users. The program can be downloaded for free from the AOL website. AOL stands for America Online, a popular brand that offers multiple internet services such as chat, e-mail, internet search engine, website hosting and the like.

The most common file size of the companion.exe process is 250992 bytes. The application may also be available in other file sizes such as 229 Kb, 221 Kb, 217 Kb, 86.5 Kb, 80.5 Kb, 79 Kb, 32 Kb, 78.5 Kb and 104 Kb. The developers have released numerous file versions for the companion.exe file. Some file versions released are 3.0.0.0, 2.0.0.1, 5.0.0.0 and 1.1. The companion.exe process starts once the system is turned on. This is done because the application has made an entry in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ User Shell Folders.

Additional companion.exe Info:

Part of: AOL Companion, Author URL: www.aol.com, File Created by: America Online.

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