Estimated safety rating

skypehost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to heuristic analysis. It triggers too many of the "probable danger" flags detailed in this document. It is yet unknown if skypehost.exe is malware or an ok program that doesn't harm your computer. We recommend you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

The default name and directory where the program is stored is
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_11.11.109.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 22cb8ce876e5d772b4e53e509abba964.

Is running as a service

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

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your computer check for updates. For this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

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