Estimated safety rating

skypebackgroundhost.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 detailed in this document. It is not yet known if skypebackgroundhost.exe is a virus or an ok program that doesn't harm the PC. Please be careful with this program.

Executable file path

This application is normally stored in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.33.41.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this file is a6db9965d1f1aeef8ded572b0494bc86.

Is running as a service

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

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a 64-bit executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' computer processors.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

This executable does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.