Estimated safety rating

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

Executable file path

Normally, this application is stored in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_2.2103.17603.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is d2d1d9dedceb96afcd9bd3b24053da4d.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. 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 exe can use the full power of a modern PC cpu.

File description

The description extracted from the program is Cortana.

File version

File version 2.2103.17603.0.

Manufacturer

Producer Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Copyright notice ©Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.