Estimated safety rating

skypebackgroundhost.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers too many of the "probable danger" criteria described bellow. It is not yet known if skypebackgroundhost.exe is malware or an ok program that doesn't cause harm your PC. We advise you to be careful with it.

Executable file path

Usually, the default filename and path where the application is stored is
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.52.138.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 5c8a40024405a8703114d150d82d70ae.

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 modern PC processor.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

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