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 (x86)\IObit\LiveUpdate\' folder.

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

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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 version2.1.6.2358

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 version2.1.6.2358

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 56 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 56 anti-virus programs detected the LiveUpdate.exe file.

Other files also named LiveUpdate.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d076d6c1adc3d9ef43a1fa89ad38ee3e
SHA256f43db7b591655d61ec5143d2c3e86312b16162dd18e60000a11061fa6f613e00

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.

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Comments

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