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 be a cause for concern. Even if your system is clean, it is still recommended to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend yourself against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

This program is usually found on disk in C:\Program Files\IObit\LiveUpdate\LiveUpdate.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is 2d2de301547146a79f6412075a66d731.

Is running as a service

This application is set up as a Windows service. This means it operates on your PC in background, usually without showing anything to you. Most Windows services are legit programs, which provide useful features to other programs or to the Windows Operating System.

Is a 32 bit executable file

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

File description

The description stored in the exe is Product Updater.

File version

File version extracted from the file 2.1.6.1447.

Manufacturer

Maker IObit.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice Copyright(C) 2005-2015.

Is an encrypted file

The machine code of this exe appears to be compressed or obfuscated so it can not be easily decompiled.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual features of Windows have been used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We recommend you to read more about this program.

Digitally signed

liveupdate.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays most virus-free programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in liveupdate.exe checks out perfectly. This is excellent.

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 application does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.