Estimated safety rating

skypehost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to heuristic analysis. It triggers too many of the "probable danger" flags described bellow. It is not yet known if skypehost.exe is a virus or an ok program that doesn't harm your PC. We advise you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

Usually, the default name and path where the program is stored is
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_11.7.102.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is 5aa22e53a611697dcd4d6db0dc4c76f0.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is normally 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 programs on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a 64-bit executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' computer processors.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

This executable does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.