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
e6c93a8eedc321149364a91eee1ef2ad
EXE
9ea6743079663d6c65a4bfdb82e5d150
DLL
6c6c22698b04e4f93422bb888ed62697
DLL
d4511a701ef4dcac92f9cbb141d7e8c3
EXE
5126b34829bc20df143dce91bb0b55e8
EXE
ca34ac6f56660a6e6e95cff6070ec40c