The aoldial.exe is a system process that has the common file location “C:\Program files\Common Files\Aol\aoldial.exe”. This aoldial.exe program could be either installed by you or available on your system right from the day when you purchased the system and installed by preinstalled software.
Using the aoldial.exe file’s location, you could easily determine if it is a spyware or not. There are possibilities that the spyware version of the file could be slightly spelt in a different way so as to fool you and make the searching process difficult.
The aoldial.exe process is meant for AOL internet service and most often used in the cases of dial up connections. For those who use the broadband connections of the AOL or AOL BYOA which stands for “Bring Your Own Internet service”, your system is less likely to be infected by any type of adware or spyware.
If you feel that a spyware has disguised itself as the aoldial.exe file, you must check for the active processes that are running in the Task manager. In the process tab, you could easily trace the file that is unnecessarily running on the system and terminate them by clicking the “End process” button.
It is important to keep in mind that the aoldial.exe file is neither a spyware nor an adware. The aoldial.exe file is not related to any kind of pop up as well. The aoldial.exe file is neither a virus nor a Trojan and it is recommended that you should not remove aoldial.exe file.