Estimated safety rating

microsoft.photos.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. This program triggers too many of the "probable danger" criteria detailed in this document. It is yet unknown if microsoft.photos.exe is malware or not that doesn't cause harm the computer. We advise you to be careful with it.

Executable file path

Normally, this application is stored in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2019.19071.12548.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Photos.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 506373041d6f354a77533a4c9c58580c.

Is running as a service

This application does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for 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 computer processor.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

This executable does NOT have an uninstall command set up in registry.