Estimated safety rating

skypehost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers too many of the "possible danger" flags detailed bellow. It is not yet known if skypehost.exe is malware or an ok program that doesn't cause harm the PC. We recommend you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

The default filename and directory where the application is stored is
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_12.7.597.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this file is 10a4b273fc04bc6d3ce4533cfe289518.

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 required.

Is a 64 bit executable file

64-bit code has been detected. This exe can exploit the full power of a current computer cpu.

Digitally signed

The digital certificate 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 command stored in registry.