Estimated safety rating

skypebackgroundhost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers too many of the "possible danger" flags described in this document. It is not yet known if skypebackgroundhost.exe is malware or an ok program that doesn't cause harm the PC. Please be careful with this application.

Executable file path

The default name and path where the program is stored is
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.36.52.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is b5c72d4615bd79078e73490f1f3e9cb0.

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

64-bit code has been detected. This program can use the full power of a current computer processor.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

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