Aim Ad Hack will effectively remove all the ads from AIM. Just extract the file into your AIM directory.
Features:
Removes advertisements from buddy list
Blocks Viewpoint Media Player Install
Blocks AOL Toolbar Install
Blocks AOL Loader Install
Blocks Quality Feedback Agent Install
Blocks AOL Media Playback Install
Blocks homepage change
Removes AOL On Desktop (AOL Installer)
Removes Triton's crash reporting tool
Removes System Information Utility
Removes AOL Browser
Removes Plaxo
Removes Wild Tanget
Removes WeatherBug
Removes MySearch toolbar
Removes AIM Toolbar
Removes AIM Logger
Removes Internet Explorer requirement
Adds support for Windows 2003 & Vista
Optionally disable HostManager from starting up with windows
Optionally install AIM Gadgets plugin
Optionally install Location Plugin Beta
Optionally install Facebook Plugin
Optionally install AIM while running AIM Ad Hack
NOTE: Under the new install, if you tell it to NOT install a desktop/start menu icon, and you have one now, it WILL remove it, if you prefer to have a desktop/start menu icon, do NOT select the option to not install one.