Live Update 5

Live Update 5

by MSI Co., LTD

What is Live Update 5?

Live Update 5 is software application developed by MSI Co., LTD. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 67.61% of installations running this operating system. Live Update 5's installer is typically 88.00 MB in size and installs around 112 files. The most common release is 5.0.111 with 16.24% of all installations currently using this version.

Live Update 5 is most popular in the United States with 38.4% of installations residing in this country.

Live Update 5 adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Live Update 5 is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Live Update 5?

MSI Live Update 5 is a Windows updater program that operates as a background service and runs automatically upon computer startup. It is designed to check for updates and, based on user settings, download and install any available updates.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\MSI\Live Update 5\unins000.exe'.
  • LU5.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\MSI\Live Update 5\LU5.exe'.
  • BootStartLiveupdate.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\MSI\Live Update 5\BootStartLiveupdate.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • LU5.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D9FEFEF9-03F5-4CD4-AF89-7DE766C429BB}' (runs on registration).
  • Setup.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2DAB0969-98C5-42CB-ABEA-3CF60CBC91C8}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • BootStartLiveupdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named MSI Live Update.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.msi.com/index.php
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\MSI\Live Update 5\
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\MSI\Live Update 5\unins000.exe"
Size:
88.00 MB
Language:
English

Live Update 5 Executable Details

Primary executable:
LU5.exe
Name:
Live Update 5
Path:
C:\Program Files\MSI\Live Update 5\LU5.exe
MD5:
c4694c9748b938a17ed392af94527306
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Live Update 5
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
868896891d60a06148e26ecfa40c81b4
EXE
c9b11c714d4278d6de2f8b75c68eabef
DLL
f4e28e248406bde3857cc8142526ca73
EXE
276ed11ad4fcddc4a8f6e01ca209d266
DLL
20934c2838a76a6933222bc567e1a01b
DLL
026ecbc5848d900e1101001df9302ad9
DLL
745dd13936cab5f096905529a6c22d40
DLL
2897a49b01b8de39dcce9cb435fc6c45
DLL
b1072d72d34d8edc4c42de9eb6ecd343
DLL
bb559d320e105c4ed6de2b7b2f0353ca