This setting block will display only when one of the critical or recommended update's preference is 'Install updates automatically'. Time to check updates Seven options can be set: Kaspersky Lab on Monday said it discovered the sophisticated supply chain attack on Asus’ Live Update Utility in January and created a tool that can determine if your computer was specifically targeted in the attack by comparing MAC addresses. Hackers in 2018 reportedly compromised a server hosting Asus’ Live Update tool and used it to distribute a malicious backdoor to unsuspecting Windows machines.

Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them(Default).

Install updates automatically (Recommended).

Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them.

Install updates automatically (Recommended) (Default).

The preference page is shown and described as follows: You can set the parameters according to your individual needs.

The setting icon is at the top right corner of the main page.

You can check the details/information of the updated files.

Note: This button will display only when you have selected any file on the update list page.

To download and install the selected file(s).

If you want to update this program, please check it and click OK.

Click the gray area to see the specific content of this recommended update.

Click the below hyperlink to check the update list, then select the file(s) you want to update.

There are updates for your computer (Shown when there is one or more critical and recommended update).

Your computer is up to date (Shown when there is no critical and recommended update).

This will check for any available updates.Īfter checking for updates, the title will have two statuses as shown below:.

Somebody said in a forum that 'Asus live update' is useless, & that it should be removed from the programs cos it has no use & it malfunctions a lot.You can find the main page by double clicking the tray icon on task bar. What I`ve been doing is exiting the Live update when the messagge window pops up, & that seems to be working, for the time being. It seems to go crazy when I attempt any sort of Internet uploading. I have realized recently that 'Asus live update' seems to close when I try to upload pictures from my computer to facebook. I don`t understand what`s changed for the live update to stop working, the only downloads done on the last couple of months have been mostly automatic windows updates, & other general updates like adobe. I never had this problem before, & suddenly I started to get this message around two months ago: 'Asus live update stopped working', then internet explorer closes.