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
e84556a7bc49923dd9b46277f231f9a4
DLL
f8e0af2e11e9a97f0210a79454482f4a
EXE
1ae8b12db989f363f22efb1cb1f104bf
DLL
71b6366f43e900bf878bd77da2a5eccc
DLL
3bc8133ffc995317554e669dce981f71
EXE
008ef0b88a239f3c24dff48767f70abb
DLL
c2d1d30059b350857d5e6d0658c1c08a
DLL
1e7828a4cc73ad73e9cf289c59e3d63e
DLL
a4e66031c262972a7916b726768d93a5
DLL
2ba2b1397f5d97d0587825674513fab2