Estimated safety rating

liveupdate.exe is a application which is probably legit. So, if liveupdate.exe is on your system, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is clean, it is still recommended to run a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your system against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

Normally, this application is stored in C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\LiveUpdate\LiveUpdate.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is e0f2ecbc4ef6ac11601772606dab9cd0.

Is running as a service

This program is a Windows service. This means it operates on your PC in background, usually without showing any user interface to you. Most Windows services are legit programs, which perform useful features to other applications or to Windows in general.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the entire set of features of nowadays' computer chips. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description present in the file is Product Updater.

File version

File version stored as a property 2.1.6.2660.

Manufacturer

Publisher IObit.

Copyright

Copyright notice Copyright(C) 2005-2015.

Is an encrypted file

The machine code of this program seems to be compressed or encrypted so it can not be easily hacked.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some insecure functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We advise you to perform more in-depth research about this program.

Digitally signed

liveupdate.exe has a digital signature. Today the large majority of virus-free programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to liveupdate.exe verifies as ok. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: IObit Information Technology

Issuer name

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

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.