Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
SkyDrive.exe
Microsoft SkyDrive by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 17.0.2011.0627 |
| MD5: | 796bb5d76eb3b2637b7abc1abe9c77ee |
| SHA1: | c4dccc254d68b91835d3e5587865feec73b9b5fa |
| SHA256: | 4deba510467648d1403e5338bc9d1f9dcfec38b21ab80de71910a054b1d3d7b1 |
What is SkyDrive.exe?
SkyDrive is a file hosting service that allows users to upload and sync files to a cloud storage and then access them from a Web browser or their local device. It is part of the Windows Live range of online services and allows users to keep the files private, share them with contacts, or make the files public. Publicly shared files do not require a Microsoft account to access.
Overview
skydrive.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| File name: | skydrive.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft SkyDrive |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\microsoft\skydrive\skydrive.exe |
| File version: | 17.0.2011.0627 |
| Size: | 251.11 KB (257,136 bytes) |
| Build date: | 6/28/2013 1:35 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Thursday, July 26, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, October 26, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'SkyDrive' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Microsoft\SkyDrive\SkyDrive.exe" /background
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'Microsoft SkyDrive Auto Update Task-S-1-5-21-1318870350-1538431248-2977772109-1001' in the path '\Microsoft SkyDrive Auto Update Task-S-1-5-21-1318870350-1538431248-2977772109-1001'
- The job 'Microsoft SkyDrive Auto Update Task-S-1-5-21-3203543148-2324073305-2790340789-1001' in the path '\Microsoft SkyDrive Auto Update Task-S-1-5-21-3203543148-2324073305-2790340789-1001'
Network connections
[TCP] bn1wns2011404.wns.windows.com (157.56.100.63:443)
[TCP] bn1wns2011615.wns.windows.com (157.56.100.107:443)
[TCP] bn1wns1011213.wns.windows.com (157.56.98.42:443)
[TCP] bn1wns2011502.wns.windows.com (157.56.100.77:443)
[TCP] 157.55.236.43:443
[UDP] listens on port 63663
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00035393% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00019774% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015619% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,851 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,577,631/sec | |
| Context switches: | 75/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 16.41 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 31.33 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 25.59 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 16.41 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 168.27 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 171.81 MB | |
| Working set: | 26.34 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 34.13 MB | |
| Page faults: | 101,806/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 10.31 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 2.13 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 2.79 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 30/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 36 | |
| Handles: | 595 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 68 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 71 | |
| GUI USER count: | 42 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 50 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| SkyDrive.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00060019% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00025627% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00034392% | |
| CPU cycles: | 325,610/sec | |
| Context switches: | 8/sec | |
| Memory: | 256 KB | |
| wow64win.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00055549% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00047608% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00007941% | |
| CPU cycles: | 23,108/sec | |
| Memory: | 360 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00030044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00015426% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00014618% | |
| CPU cycles: | 43,293/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
| wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00021016% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007129% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00013887% | |
| CPU cycles: | 322,411/sec | |
| Context switches: | 9/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.66% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
15.92% |
|
| Windows 8 |
14.65% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
12.10% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.83% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
3.18% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.18% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
3.18% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
2.55% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
1.27% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium N |
1.27% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro N |
1.27% |
|
| Windows Server 2012 Standard Evaluation |
1.27% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center |
0.64% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 57.96% of Microsoft SkyDrive.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.81% |
|
| ASUS |
20.65% |
|
| Dell |
15.48% |
|
| Toshiba |
14.19% |
|
| Sony |
9.03% |
|
| Acer |
3.87% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.87% |
|
| Intel |
2.58% |
|
| Samsung |
1.94% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
1.29% |
|
| Alienware |
1.29% |
|
