What is LiveUpdate.exe?

LiveUpdate.exe is part of Product Updater and developed by IObit according to the LiveUpdate.exe version information.

LiveUpdate.exe's description is "Product Updater"

LiveUpdate.exe is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology.

LiveUpdate.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\iobit\liveupdate\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected LiveUpdate.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on LiveUpdate.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameProduct Updater
Company nameIObit
File descriptionProduct Updater
Legal copyrightCopyright(C) 2005-2015
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version2.0.0.0
File version2.1.6.2245

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameProduct Updater
Company nameIObit
File descriptionProduct Updater
Legal copyrightCopyright(C) 2005-2015
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version2.0.0.0
File version2.1.6.2245

Digital signatures [?]

LiveUpdate.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIObit Information Technology
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number454a6cd2e1e63ca9d542dfdab518fed9

VirusTotal report

1 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the LiveUpdate.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.1183
1 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the LiveUpdate.exe file.

Folder name variants

LiveUpdate.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files\iobit\liveupdate\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named LiveUpdate.exe

LiveUpdate.exe (201 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c31120cceafb15c90b0eeece761a7c86
SHA256dfadbe22771b5f57c70b7cafb746495f0558871f18c0f30b4d67935cc95468a7

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to liveupdate.exe:

liveupdate.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

liveupdate.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Product Updater has stopped working.

End Program - liveupdate.exe. This program is not responding.

liveupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

liveupdate.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with LiveUpdate.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with LiveUpdate.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with LiveUpdate.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with LiveUpdate.exe. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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