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What is skype.exe? Skype?

Vendor:      Skype Technologies S.A.
Product:     Skype
Vendor Website:      http://www.skype.com
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: Skype.exe represents Skype, a program used to chat; also it allows users to make calls through the internet using Voip technology.

skype.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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skype.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.34%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 70 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
skype.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x75a83db4023d635ebeb4dd3ea574edcb 8/14/2018 5:17:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 23538 KB
2 Status 0x9d4a0ecbf734e2eecdd5b473a2d705fe 6/25/2018 2:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 0 KB
3 Status 0xe230aa0ee4c25a658c96227895d63732 6/22/2018 8:45:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 19408 KB
4 Status 0x50254874361122041ff2b64c0e9a10d1 11/14/2016 12:20:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 14794 KB
5 Status 0x89737fba355b8f31898dcd506084acf9 11/3/2016 1:19:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 0 KB
6 Status 0x87af6f3dcca236e2eba37d08f4b7c62f 5/16/2015 8:21:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 0 KB
7 Status 0xb6b8cf4a082b3bd72c23ae396df84079 3/5/2015 2:13:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 0 KB
8 Status 0x727d98d6025f88db10d71e03d54d8554 8/7/2014 3:26:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 0 KB
9 Status 0x1aa23094ce90784854fb1f25be645afa 8/4/2014 9:17:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 14589 KB
10 Status 0xf43247ccdd1ea5ea4f60393cf157157b 7/26/2014 7:48:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 20939 KB
11 Status 0x2c6dfc761f1dae61940c7eae97ebdb19 7/14/2014 10:19:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 17458 KB
12 Status 0x0a40fb186c4ddd24977b53150d334ed3 1/22/2014 6:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 20238 KB
13 Status 0x8258ac8ca210fff0a28874d0bc59bc49 11/9/2013 7:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 18267 KB
14 Status 0x7685e347658b3de83b15de08aa7952a0 11/6/2013 7:59:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 20070 KB
15 Status 0xe05e86d484cda786caa97b750f243ddc 10/8/2013 5:48:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 19994 KB
16 Status 0x915908a5807782b3d3b5ee784a863847 7/20/2013 11:47:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 19349 KB
17 Status 0xf4bf82bf9e905e7315e8479f8628ba01 6/29/2013 11:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 18182 KB
18 Status 0x57fc44d07c5b40fb9bc57636414e929f 5/16/2013 10:36:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 18240 KB
19 Status 0x413e34eebc80351027be9738b32deae2 2/14/2013 11:40:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 17292 KB
20 Status 0xe07d5de226201979ac9a5b6831b90f25 11/18/2012 3:31:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 17460 KB
21 Status 0x45ab7f299e47cd4ef72eea21bed508f7 11/15/2012 11:03:00 AM Unknown Unknown Skype 17461 KB
22 Status 0x5bdc3d9bb0a0ae92db270c03abd7c66a 11/13/2012 12:41:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 17010 KB
23 Status 0x30c91a72707d3c5b501521af958e50f1 11/13/2012 12:29:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 17010 KB
24 Status 0x36a62fadb3be2e92337086925077296f 10/4/2012 2:35:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 17011 KB
25 Status 0x1763ca132cdae63c2ee464a01e1ad0a8 9/14/2012 12:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown Skype 17563 KB


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