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
9b14ed049bc548c1a26cdcc4fef13dc3
DLL
e904f3e61c03bff64cde3d65bb3efc81
EXE
36e12b2859979f7aa123c34f632fbe2d
EXE
c300f325ac748a848b5a3f95a41f7671
EXE
0e60541b6ed50bae5a2d9cf4c262474c
DLL
91f5ce1e1917a1731036acdf63f1bb83
DLL
3ace2d30241c6cfbb60e1ce0380e2523
EXE
f8583606325cdfe88d37ec2ab2a72134
DLL
24ae0752d29e7874407a1312ae6b9a59
DLL
6653b7310b8f57e7c455c2f8e17c2085