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Skype.exe

Skype by Skype Technologies SA (Signed)

Remove Skype.exe
Version:   6.1.59.129
MD5:   a44740ad996c9b9574283b0172dbee11
SHA1:   55fb91b6265f4f8a9fabbdb8a80e103196bbf77c
SHA256:   c65e7c5b39db44743be44fa123ab9dbe21da010d8825f4d02f81c65ae35925de

What is Skype.exe?

Skype starts up when your computer boots and remains in the background throughout the lifecycle of your PC. If you have Skype installed on a computer that's connected to the Internet, you can make phone calls, send text messages, connect to video chats, access voice mail, send instant messages and much more. By default, Skype places an icon in the Windows taskbar during the installation process. This is the core Skype program.

About Skype.exe (from Skype Technologies SA)

“Why just talk when you can see each other face-to-face? Video call your family in Australia, your friends in Spain or your colleagues in Japan, for free. It’s the next best thing to being there. Call ”

DetailsDetails

File name:Skype.exe
Publisher:Skype Technologies S.A.
Product name:Skype
Description:Skype
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\skype\phone\skype.exe
File version:6.1.59.129
Product version:6.1
Size:17.84 MB (18,709,248 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Skype Technologies SA
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, August 17, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Skype
 Skype Technologies S.A.
7% remove
Skype is a proprietary Voice over IP service and software application. The service allows users to communicate with peers by voice using a microphone, video by using a webcam, and instant messaging over the Internet. Phone calls may be placed to recipients on the traditional telephone networks. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones are charged via a debit-b...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Skype' → "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" /nosplash /minimized
Scheduled tasks
  • The task '{75A42406-984B-449D-9584-1F3C606C48E2}' runs on registration in the path '\{75A42406-984B-449D-9584-1F3C606C48E2}'
  • The task '{03948A75-47C0-44E5-A90F-5545CF1F5701}' runs on registration in the path '\{03948A75-47C0-44E5-A90F-5545CF1F5701}'
  • The job '{D67D5B95-8531-47D4-82AA-8739EA0F5500}' runs on registration in the path '\{D67D5B95-8531-47D4-82AA-8739EA0F5500}'
  • The task '{8A100D40-E2BB-4E01-840C-6BE512AF71F4}' runs on registration in the path '\{8A100D40-E2BB-4E01-840C-6BE512AF71F4}'
  • The task '{EFDF2438-481E-4AEC-93EA-48BC86698C68}' runs on registration in the path '\{EFDF2438-481E-4AEC-93EA-48BC86698C68}'
  • The task '{C4FF82DC-D11A-4BCF-8C54-C10E40349920}' runs on registration in the path '\{C4FF82DC-D11A-4BCF-8C54-C10E40349920}'
  • The job '{A28EBB70-2CFB-45C1-A296-24024B24ED01}' runs on registration in the path '\{A28EBB70-2CFB-45C1-A296-24024B24ED01}'
  • The job '{6D9163DA-5FBB-4809-ADEE-D4A72DB39267}' runs on registration in the path '\{6D9163DA-5FBB-4809-ADEE-D4A72DB39267}'
  • The task '{2CB91A24-9517-4F42-8AC3-4BD5E2E800DC}' runs on registration in the path '\{2CB91A24-9517-4F42-8AC3-4BD5E2E800DC}'
  • The task '{024D9C10-E0D5-40CB-A0F5-3325E08D6FFD}' runs on registration in the path '\{024D9C10-E0D5-40CB-A0F5-3325E08D6FFD}'
  • The task '{41800888-663B-4219-9E17-D8FE3F6A7A7E}' runs on registration in the path '\{41800888-663B-4219-9E17-D8FE3F6A7A7E}'
  • The job '{32783ABB-DA10-4028-9A04-6A6592697067}' runs on registration in the path '\{32783ABB-DA10-4028-9A04-6A6592697067}'
  • The task '{FD0A2BA2-3431-4DA4-A7DF-E199578E054C}' runs on registration in the path '\{FD0A2BA2-3431-4DA4-A7DF-E199578E054C}'
  • The task '{21AB8436-E36D-47F6-85FC-0C9EC9561421}' runs on registration in the path '\{21AB8436-E36D-47F6-85FC-0C9EC9561421}'
  • The job '{97E2CF17-82E2-404E-88BE-BAA82DC6FD3F}' runs on registration in the path '\{97E2CF17-82E2-404E-88BE-BAA82DC6FD3F}'
  • The job '{792ABD3E-9D6B-4757-8E03-220580A2DFBB}' runs on registration in the path '\{792ABD3E-9D6B-4757-8E03-220580A2DFBB}'
  • The job '{7ABD8BF7-3EE9-428F-A9BB-DACDB8C8B49F}' runs on registration in the path '\{7ABD8BF7-3EE9-428F-A9BB-DACDB8C8B49F}'
  • The job '{EF803F50-F83F-4907-B9C3-09A34A8C1A4D}' runs on registration in the path '\{EF803F50-F83F-4907-B9C3-09A34A8C1A4D}'
  • The job '{60C2329C-8EAC-43B4-9891-B27E93DA13BD}' runs on registration in the path '\{60C2329C-8EAC-43B4-9891-B27E93DA13BD}'
  • The job '{9489E999-21D9-4D02-BE62-82327841F513}' runs on registration in the path '\{9489E999-21D9-4D02-BE62-82327841F513}'
  • The task '{881F47A9-51A2-4BDA-86D8-11F6048561E3}' runs on registration in the path '\{881F47A9-51A2-4BDA-86D8-11F6048561E3}'
  • The task '{F5F4D055-C19D-43EE-8556-CE52E2EB8AFC}' runs on registration in the path '\{F5F4D055-C19D-43EE-8556-CE52E2EB8AFC}'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [TCP] 2.20.35.240:443
  • [TCP] sn1msg3020217.sn1.gateway.edge.messenger.live.com (65.55.71.167:443)
  • [TCP] db3msgr5011011.gateway.messenger.live.com (157.56.126.95:443)
  • [TCP] a23-67-157-195.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.157.195:443)
  • [TCP] 193.120.199.16:12350
  • [TCP] 157.55.56.161:40017
  • [UDP] listens on port 54250
  • [UDP] listens on port 61227
  • [UDP] listens on port 61903
  • [UDP] listens on port 58674
  • [UDP] listens on port 60809
  • [UDP] listens on port 58066
  • [UDP] listens on port 58315

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01563458%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00510679%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.01052779%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:6,141,333 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:25,970,826/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:563/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:112.19 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):127.94 MB
    Private (minimum):67.48 MB
    Non-paged memory:112.19 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:423.66 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):460.01 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:101.16 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):140.99 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:713,317/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:122.03 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:73/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:388.9 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:141/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:170.7 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:6,021/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:41
    12
    Handles:923
    600
    GUI GDI count:262
    103
    GUI GDI peak:328
    142
    GUI USER count:149
    49
    GUI USER peak:207
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\skype\phone\skype.exe"
    • "C:\Program Files\skype\phone\skype.exe" /minimized /regrun
    • "C:\Program Files\skype\phone\skype.exe" /nosplash /minimized
    Owner:User
    Parent processes:

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    Skype.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.44612724%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.04471587%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.40141137%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:11,690,179/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:6/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:34.9 MB
    1.16 MB
    msvcrt.dll
    Total CPU:0.29107510%
    Kernel CPU:0.00147859%
    User CPU:0.28959651%
    CPU cycles:4,707,120/sec
    Memory:688 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.06020957%
    Kernel CPU:0.03669271%
    User CPU:0.02351686%
    CPU cycles:993,829/sec
    Memory:1.23 MB
    mshtml.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.02539982%
    Kernel CPU:0.01388005%
    User CPU:0.01151977%
    CPU cycles:844,393/sec
    Memory:11.77 MB
    winmm.dll
    Total CPU:0.01760989%
    Kernel CPU:0.01302734%
    User CPU:0.00458256%
    CPU cycles:571,218/sec
    Memory:200 KB
    wow64win.dll
    Total CPU:0.00124431%
    Kernel CPU:0.00055595%
    User CPU:0.00068837%
    CPU cycles:93,394/sec
    Memory:360 KB
    wow64cpu.dll
    Total CPU:0.00054979%
    Kernel CPU:0.00022822%
    User CPU:0.00032158%
    CPU cycles:7,462/sec
    Memory:32 KB
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00041496%
    Kernel CPU:0.00011313%
    User CPU:0.00030184%
    CPU cycles:6,627/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    WININET.dll
    Total CPU:0.00006894%
    Kernel CPU:0.00005416%
    User CPU:0.00001477%
    CPU cycles:11,827/sec
    Memory:1.11 MB
    MMDevApi.dll
    Total CPU:0.00002462%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001477%
    User CPU:0.00000985%
    CPU cycles:237/sec
    Memory:228 KB
    gdiplus.dll
    Total CPU:0.00000492%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000492%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:143/sec
    Memory:1.56 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 28.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 23.50%
    Microsoft Windows XP 22.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 5.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 3.50%
    Windows 8 Pro 3.00%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 3.00%
    Windows 8.1 2.50%
    Windows 8 Single Language 2.00%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
    Windows Vista Ultimate 1.00%
    Windows 8 1.00%
    Windows Se7en Titan 0.50%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 21.50% of Skype.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Toshiba 20.53%
    Dell 16.73%
    Hewlett-Packard 15.59%
    Sony 9.13%
    Lenovo 8.37%
    ASUS 6.84%
    Acer 5.70%
    Intel 5.32%
    Medion 2.28%
    MSI 2.28%
    NEC 2.28%
    American Megatrends 1.90%
    GIGABYTE 1.14%
    Samsung 1.14%
    Sahara 0.38%
    Packard Bell 0.38%
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