Estimated safety rating

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

Executable file path

This application is usually found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_11.16.595.0_x86__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is e917d53c2406ffe3f09497300fea7980.

Is running as a service

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

Accesses the internet

This application uses the net to communicate. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This executable runs in 32-bit mode. It does not exploit the full power of nowadays' PC CPUs. This is quite normal because the publishers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

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