Estimated safety rating

liveupdate.exe is a application which is most likely NOT a virus or malware. So, if liveupdate.exe is on your computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, it is still recommended to use a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend your system against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

This application is usually stored on disk in C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\LiveUpdate\LiveUpdate.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is e0f2ecbc4ef6ac11601772606dab9cd0.

Is running as a service

This program is registered as a Windows service. This means it operates on your system in background, usually without displaying anything to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which provide useful functions to other applications or to the Windows Operating System.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs in 32-bit mode. It does not benefit of the entire set of features of nowadays' computer processors. This is quite normal because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description stored in the file is Product Updater.

File version

File version 2.1.6.2660.

Manufacturer

Company IObit.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice Copyright(C) 2005-2015.

Is an encrypted file

The machine code of this exe seems to be compressed or obfuscated so it can not be quickly examined.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual features of Windows appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We advise you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

liveupdate.exe has a digital signature. Today most serious software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from liveupdate.exe checks out perfectly. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: IObit Information Technology

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.