Estimated safety rating

cortana.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers many of the "possible danger" flags detailed bellow. It is not yet known if cortana.exe is a virus or a legit program that doesn't cause harm the computer. We advise you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

The default filename and directory where the program is stored is
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_2.2007.7705.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 13b3a527dae4dbf5d6494c259e86b314.

Is running as a service

This program is NOT a Windows service. This is very good.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is ok. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 64 bit executable file

64-bit code has been detected. This program can exploit the full power of a current computer processor.

File description

The description present in the program is Cortana.

File version

File version stored as a property 2.2007.7705.0.

Manufacturer

Publisher Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright ©Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

A digital signature is missing from this program. The authors did not bother to sign it. This is probably bad.

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have a removal routine set up in registry.