Estimated safety rating

microsoft.photos.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers too many of the "possible danger" flags described in this document. It is yet unknown if microsoft.photos.exe is a virus or a legit program that doesn't cause harm the PC. We advise you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

Normally, this application is found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2020.20090.1002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Photos.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this executable is 7aa4f5416b41a6dfdcac9d69933a1653.

Is running as a service

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

Accesses the internet

This program uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It runs using the full capacity of modern computer processors.

Digitally signed

The digital signature is missing from this program. The maker did not sign it. This is probably bad.

Can be uninstalled

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