Estimated safety rating

skypehost.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. This program triggers too many of the "possible danger" criteria detailed bellow. It is yet unknown if skypehost.exe is a virus or not 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_11.10.152.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is b77530fe676c2badda3ab741fa6779a8.

Is running as a service

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

Accesses the internet

This program uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 64 bit executable file

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

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall command stored in registry.