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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

2) How do I at least get it to stop coming on when the computer boots up?

AOL software uses many tricks also used by malware.

Simplest place for most Startup programs: Right click on START. Open the Window for OPEN, click on PROGRAMS to open another Window, then click on the Folder called STARTUP. Search for any AOL programs. Repeat the right click on START for OPEN ALL USERS and repeate the same search down to the Startup folder. Any programs in the Startup folder will boot when Windows starts. This is the normal may of starting a program when Windows first loads.

Other ways to boot a programs and more often used by malware: Simplest solution may be in Registry. From Command Prompt, enter REGEDIT.
The HKEY_CURRENT_USER, find
Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run
This entry will be programs that execute when Windows Starts.

My open dislike of AOL products means I use the Find option in Regedit to find and then delete every entry that includes the text AOL.