Estimated safety rating

cortana.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers many of the "probable danger" flags detailed in this document. It is not yet known if cortana.exe is malware or an ok program that doesn't harm your computer. We recommend you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

The default name and directory where this application is stored is
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_2.2011.11613.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 5aa0dc6b19884b748d217ddf082d19a4.

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. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 64 bit executable file

64-bit code has been detected. This program can put to good use the full power of a current computer cpu.

File description

The description stored in the exe is Cortana.

File version

File version 2.2011.11613.0.

Manufacturer

Company Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Intellectual property rights notice ©Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

A digital certificate is missing from this program. The authors did not sign it. This is usually bad.

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall routine stored in registry.