Estimated safety rating

skype.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers many of the "probable danger" criteria described in this document. It is not yet known if skype.exe is a virus or a legit program that doesn't cause harm your PC. Please be careful with it.

Executable file path

The default name and directory where this application is stored is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\Skype.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this file is 1d6c572b31bd808a2965659ef96dbfce.

Is running as a service

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

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the net to communicate. Today this is ok. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This executable runs as a 32-bit program. It does not use the full power of current computer CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the publishers did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

Has valid windows

This application does NOT have visible windows. This is most likely a bad thing.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

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