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4% of PCs block this file from running.

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1, 0, 39, 0 31.75%
1, 0, 38, 0 63.19%
1, 0, 37, 0 0.93%
1, 0, 34, 0 0.41%
1, 0, 33, 0 0.10%
1, 0, 32, 0 0.31%
1, 0, 31, 0 0.52%
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1, 0, 28, 2 0.41%
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1, 0, 0, 22 1.86%

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Skype4COM.dll

Skype4COM by Skype Technologies SA (Signed)

Remove Skype4COM.dll
Version:   1, 0, 38, 0
MD5:   6e04c50ca4a3fa2cc812cd7ab84eb6d7
SHA1:   4183b214fc2ffb8d6f8ed052fb42db279b06d286
SHA256:   b3450a5ae1ec6bee5a14c737a71e60b7007d954d611cbfe83c98cc9b2e79353e

What is Skype4COM.dll?

Skype4COM is an ActiveX component that represents the Skype API as objects, with properties, commands, events and notifications. Use Skype4COM in any ActiveX environment, such as Visual Studio or Delphi, and with a standard scripting language, such as Visual Basic, PHP, or JavaScript. 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.

About Skype4COM.dll (from Skype Technologies SA)

Skype Accessories enhance the Skype experience for Skype users. They can be hardware products or software applications, but they’re all created by developers who use the Skype Public API, a text-based

DetailsDetails

File name:skype4com.dll
Publisher:Skype Technologies
Product name:Skype4COM
Description:Skype for COM API
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\skype\skype4com.dll
File version:1, 0, 38, 0
Size:2.06 MB (2,156,192 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Skype Technologies SA
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Thursday, May 27, 2010
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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Skype 6.3 for Windows is a maintenance release which brings to you a set of quality and performance related improvements. Skype is for doing things together, whenever you’re apart. Skype’s text, voice and video make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are. With Skype, you can share a story, celebrate a birthday, learn a language, hold a meeting, work with colleagues – just about anything you ...
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BehaviorsBehaviors

PROTOCOLS handlers
  • skype4com
Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
  • Name: 'XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • CLSID: {00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
  • CLSID: {387E725D-DC16-4D76-B310-2C93ED4752A0}
  • CLSID: {99FD978C-D287-4F50-827F-B2C658EDA8E7}
  • CLSID: {2916C86E-86A6-43FE-8112-43ABE6BF8DCC}
  • CLSID: {920E6DB1-9907-4370-B3A0-BAFC03D81399}
  • CLSID: {AB5C5600-7E6E-4B06-9197-9ECEF74D31CC}
  • CLSID: {A449600E-1DC6-4232-B948-9BD794D62056}
  • CLSID: {B5A7F190-DDA6-4420-B3BA-52453494E6CD}
  • CLSID: {16F3DD56-1AF5-4347-846D-7C10C4192619}
  • CLSID: {2A541AE1-5BF6-4665-A8A3-CFA9672E4291}
  • CLSID: {6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D}
  • CLSID: {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E}
  • CLSID: {3D60EDA7-9AB4-4DA8-864C-D9B5F2E7281D}
Mozilla plugins
  • Microsoft SharePoint Plug-in for Firefox
  • Office Authorization
Wallpaper
  • Skype4COM.dll

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.00%
Windows 8.1 6.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.50%
Windows 7 Professional 6.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.00%
Windows 8 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows Se7en Titan 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
21 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 26.00% of Skype4COM.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 16.30%
Hewlett-Packard 15.93%
ASUS 15.56%
Acer 11.48%
Toshiba 9.63%
Sony 8.89%
Lenovo 8.15%
GIGABYTE 2.59%
Intel 2.22%
American Megatrends 1.85%
Samsung 1.48%
Medion 1.48%
MSI 1.48%
Alienware 0.74%
NEC 0.74%
Compaq 0.74%
Sahara 0.74%
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