Estimated safety rating

skypebackgroundhost.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. It triggers too many of the "probable danger" flags detailed in this document. It is yet unknown if skypebackgroundhost.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't harm the PC. We advise you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

This application is normally stored on disk in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.55.131.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is fae6ec2d2f13b870381105a670973fad.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Is a 64 bit executable file

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

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

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