Estimated safety rating

skypehost.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. It triggers many of the "possible danger" flags described bellow. It is yet unknown if skypehost.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't cause harm the computer. Please be careful with this application.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is stored in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_12.9.604.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 4c54c6d2deaf56634d1a676e4106446e.

Is running as a service

This application does NOT run as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.

Accesses the internet

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

Is a 64 bit executable file

64-bit code has been detected. This program can use the full power of a modern PC cpu.

Digitally signed

The digital certificate is missing from this program. The publisher did not sign it. This is usually bad.

Can be uninstalled

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