FARO LS

FARO LS

by FARO Technologies

What is FARO LS?

FARO LS is software application developed by FARO Technologies. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 66.40% of installations running this operating system. FARO LS's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 146 files. The most common release is 4.6.58.2 with 70.25% of all installations currently using this version.

FARO LS is most popular in the United States with 24.89% of installations residing in this country.

FARO LS adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, FARO LS is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About FARO LS?

This is the comprehensive software driver and device control package designed for use with the FARO LS color laser scanner. The software package is bundled with a range of FARO devices and facilitates the seamless installation of the driver, along with a suite of associated software programs that enable users to easily manage the settings and options of the laser scanner. While the driver is necessary for operation, certain software components included in the package can be safely removed if not needed.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • wsconnectorupdate.exe runs as a service named 'Windows Server Connector Update' (WSConnectorUpdate) "Checks for and installs Connector updates provided by Windows Server. If the service is stopped, the computer will be unable to discover or install Connector updates, and it may be unable to use some of the features that are provided by the server.".
Firewall:
  • baidumusicacc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Baidu\BaiduMusicCtrl\1.0.15.0\BaiduMusicAcc.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • fotovac.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E3D8CFD7-4A49-4413-AE7D-649206A4C9E8}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • runtask.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Clean up task.
Registry entries:
  • launchpad.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Wndows Server Launchpad' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Windows Server\Bin\Launchpad.exe".

Software Details

URL:
https://www.faro.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\FARO\FARO LS\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{951B0F30-9F1A-4BF6-B3DA-99EB0E917B1C}
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
English

FARO LS Executable Details

Primary executable:
MusicStage.exe
Name:
FARO LS
Path:
C:\Program Files\FARO\FARO LS\MusicStage.exe
MD5:
ca34ac6f56660a6e6e95cff6070ec40c
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by FARO LS
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
f7bbb95f73d4f0ef2556d85671328e95
DLL
73952bae72f1035025fc2d1c09416fb0
DLL
8f062bf0374011d8e57d4b757a415883
DLL
1a03c1e3060618582e213e548c071f86
DLL
1d5c4fdab0ea3d58fd3db6557b5b4232
DLL
bc01a812a5487a39160e7e3efaacf18c
DLL
af7934bebf5fcb15006ba0f58e603f4f
DLL
5c28e676a18fe563d445c494d48d6ab8
DLL
2875c64cb64d0b1a1e804e14f319df39
EXE
c2f11fba8d699de0223748e0e4e58d35