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
EXE
9247870487dbaf722e80b07084477794
EXE
34c3d57d593ec9e04ceac5293485e2cb
DLL
2c20abcc7da69aea4e081d573366170f
DLL
c337d8b031f2663373a9662d5e21436d
EXE
eb16d96e39e3bc82edcad6df3ca7e94b
DLL
2814f4bc5d5d3ea487d891742b4b2946
DLL
f16440c370a4fdbda7974674f2ee78e3
DLL
55c0cd77764d8b3bfd01384b2f5ec762
SYS
1b32c54b95121ab1683c7b83b2db4b96
SYS
cd2166c9511d336a058cde91778aaa69