liveupdate.exe
Product Updater by IObit Information Technology (Signed)
Overview
liveupdate.exe has 9 known versions, the most recent one is 2.1.0.1051. It is started as a Windows Service called 'LiveUpdate' with the name 'LiveUpdateSvc'. In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 2.05 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to IObit Information Technology by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs IObit Uninstaller, IObit Apps Toolbar v8.6 and Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 7 have been observed as installing specific variations of liveupdate.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0003% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 5.6 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.82 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 543 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | liveupdate.exe |
Publisher: | IObit |
Product name: | Product Updater |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\iobit\liveupdate\liveupdate.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | IObit Information Technology |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Windows Service |
Service name: | LiveUpdateSvc |
Display name: | LiveUpdate |
Description: | “LiveUpdate” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Product Updater.)
“Uninstall programs with IObit Uninstaller. The free software removal program can uninstall programs and clean leftovers thoroughly. As a pure uninstall program, IObit Uninstaller 2 features himself in...”
“Advanced SystemCare 7 provides automated and all-in-one PC care service with Malware Removal, Registry Fix, Privacy Protection, Performance Tune-up, and System Cleaning capabilities. It also creates s...”
“Advanced SystemCare is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes one-click approach to help protect, repair and optimize your computer. Scanning and finding what other utilities might miss, it can k...”
IObit Apps Toolbar is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is ad-supported and will display various popup and banner ads as well as modify the user's web browser search and home page sett...
WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility that supports RAR, and ZIP and can unpack ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE and 7z compressed archives. Version 5 uses the RAR5 arc...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of liveupdate.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'LiveUpdateSvc' (LiveUpdate)
- LiveUpdateSvc
All file variations of liveupdate.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.83% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.21% |
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Windows 8.1 |
7.55% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
3.77% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
3.77% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
3.77% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.89% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
1.89% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
1.89% |
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Windows 8 |
1.89% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.89% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
1.89% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.89% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.89% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 54.72% of Product Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
28.99% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
21.74% |
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Acer |
15.94% |
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Toshiba |
8.70% |
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Lenovo |
5.80% |
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ASUS |
5.80% |
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Sony |
2.90% |
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Intel |
2.90% |
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Gateway |
2.90% |
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Compaq |
2.90% |
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Samsung |
1.45% |
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