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
EXE
d7fe43e71a30419ee4a3b2b7a25ab0e3
DLL
d624f582a1151a5e01d6736af133ebd8
DLL
edf28647a4dcb43ba4f47149f6f4c81e
DLL
146759e0b978c870a87829aa7f919bc6
DLL
87203653c0c93c26255bb3b48dee6391
DLL
21f44b8713d3f79273fb615393024e07
DLL
f412ecff8031d93f76655f9882e03b6a
DLL
a878f03c2fb9567e1ad84d527c332f58
DLL
3b1cf4622433334b3575fbf4a8efacad
EXE
7e1013a9672b11e7e43192b848d8ca83