icq.exe

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Windows Process Description:

The process file icq.exe is the main executable file for the ICQ Network Messaging Application from ICQ Inc. The ICQ application program is a communication tool which was first introduced on June 1996 as Mirabilis. Programmers of the process file icq.exe realized that more and more people were utilizing their Internet connection as independent users but not as an interconnected community of users which is the founding concept of the World Wide Web. They realized that instant messaging capability was the missing ingredient which also gave birth to the concept of peer-to-peer file sharing and communication. This discovery was the starting point for the process icq.exe which has gained popularity in the online community as an instant messaging tool that allows users to send text, voice (including VoIP) and video to other users using the process file icq.exe. This simple idea which triggered the inception of the process icq.exe and catapulted it to an amazing growth and is the main reason why it was purchased by AOL LLC in just two years of operation. The process icq.exe is not limited to online messaging service; it can also handle transferring of files or file sharing between users.

The usual location for the file icq.exe upon installation is under the directory folder C:/Program Files/ICQ/. The installation process for the icq.exe file also places an entry in the Windows registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/windows/CurrentVersion/Run/ICQ and also in the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Extensions/{E59EB121-F339-4851-A3BA-FE49C35617C2}. Other files that are associated with the process icq.exe are icqcore.dll, icqmapi.dll, xmlparse.dll and icqlite.exe. Common known sizes of the file icq.exe are 14401 bytes, 1880639 bytes, 2089541 bytes and 2096197 bytes under the Windows XP operating system environment. Installation of the process file icq.exe adds it to the startup group of your computer system which allows it to load on startup and if you have an active Internet connection, it will automatically connect. However, the user also has the option to manually run the application software ICQ Chat client from the Start, Programs option on your taskbar or by creating a program shortcut on your Windows desktop.

Author: ICQ Inc..

Author URL: www.icq.com

Part Of: ICQ Chat Client

Memory Usage: Low because it uses 400KB of memory.

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