Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

6.13.0.13771	10.78%
6.12.0.13601	2.61%
6.11.0.13348	4.17%
6.11.0.13307	0.87%
6.10.0.13089	1.39%
6.9.0.12585	12.17%
6.8.0.12323	0.17%
6.7.0.12055	4.52%
6.6.0.11664	16.70%
6.5.0.11422	12.52%
6.4.0.11328	4.87%
6.3.0.11079	20.17%
6.2.0.10687	2.96%
6.1.0.10441	2.78%
6.0.0.10297	2.09%
6.0.0.10201	1.22%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

c2c_service.exe

Skype Click to Call by Skype Technologies SA (Signed)

Remove c2c_service.exe

Version:	6.11.0.13307
MD5:	b9f101c40a8631b20778b46d1a6f6daf
SHA1:	f642fc353a86c8cda70bc747e30d2b3c13c6e7f0
SHA256:	bb754078bafc14ff8843d3465fe7c20477901ce4a3124549f74e01a1dfb799a3

What is c2c_service.exe?

The Click & Call Advertising with Skype plug-in highlights Skype contacts and phone numbers on most websites. Within the web browser such as Internet Explorer, click on the number to call it with Skype. Phone numbers and Skype contacts are highlighted wherever they appear on the web.

About c2c_service.exe (from Skype Technologies SA)

“Call numbers instantly, anywhere on the web, with just one click. It’s like magic – once you install Skype Click to Call, you can call on the web with just one click. Call numbers marked 'free' at no ”

Overview

c2c_service.exe runs as a service under the name Skype C2C Service with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Skype Technologies SA which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	c2c_service.exe
Publisher:	Skype Technologies S.A.
Product name:	Skype Click to Call
Description:	Skype C2C Service
Typical file path:	C:\ProgramData\skype\toolbars\skype c2c service\c2c_service.exe
File version:	6.11.0.13307
Size:	3.14 MB (3,291,008 bytes)
Build date:	8/6/2013 10:33 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	Skype Technologies SA
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows Console
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'Skype C2C Service'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00046553%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00031877%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00014676%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	16,695,851 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	1,162,725/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	36/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	3.84 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.16 MB
Private (minimum):	2.94 MB
Non-paged memory:	3.84 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	58.73 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	98.34 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	3.32 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	13.37 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	34,361/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	127 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	4 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	7	12
Handles:	118	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\ProgramData\skype\toolbars\skype c2c service\c2c_service.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	Skype C2C Service
Description:	“Skype Click to Call Update Service”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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