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" criteria described bellow. It is yet unknown if skypebackgroundhost.exe is a virus or a legit program which doesn't cause harm the PC. Please be careful with it.

Executable file path

Normally, this application is found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.44.40.1000_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this file is b3e4576b3cf94650abf1616e1ddfb65e.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is usually 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 signature is missing from this program. The maker did not sign it. This is usually bad.

Can be uninstalled

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