Skype.exe
Skype by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Overview
skype.exe has 18 known versions, the most recent one is 6.16.73.105. skype.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 19.88 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Microsoft Corporation by the certification authority Microsoft Corporation. The programs Skype™ 6.10, Skype™ 6.9 and QuickTime 7 have been observed as installing specific variations of skype.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0085% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 159.63 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 171.59 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.3 MB per minute for reads and 2.85 MB per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | skype.exe |
Publisher: | Skype Technologies S.A. |
Product name: | Skype |
Description: | Skype |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\skype\phone\skype.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
Effective date: | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
Expiration date: | Friday, June 13, 2014 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Skype.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of skype.exe, select a unique version for details.)
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" /minimized /regrun
Scheduled tasks
- The job '{515DED7E-15CD-4992-A5DD-91A1C43173E8}' runs on registration in the path '\{515DED7E-15CD-4992-A5DD-91A1C43173E8}'
- The job '{DA4420AC-BD47-4EB0-9506-863E2B3A0DD0}' runs on registration in the path '\{DA4420AC-BD47-4EB0-9506-863E2B3A0DD0}'
- The job '{467D1168-0D33-4AC6-8C6B-21AC9AD469AF}' runs on registration in the path '\{467D1168-0D33-4AC6-8C6B-21AC9AD469AF}'
- The task '{B529F8F5-DB16-4EDF-B841-9EB96B50C39A}' runs on registration in the path '\{B529F8F5-DB16-4EDF-B841-9EB96B50C39A}'
- The task '{3BB6BEF0-D335-454E-B627-D19FDF795408}' runs on registration in the path '\{3BB6BEF0-D335-454E-B627-D19FDF795408}'
- The task '{6600C6BF-269A-4164-909D-896A062D840E}' runs on registration in the path '\{6600C6BF-269A-4164-909D-896A062D840E}'
- The job '{1B10F218-8DA6-4386-A890-7B593183EA76}' runs on registration in the path '\{1B10F218-8DA6-4386-A890-7B593183EA76}'
- The job '{473160FB-A4A6-4C6F-A495-D6825CA28D27}' runs on registration in the path '\{473160FB-A4A6-4C6F-A495-D6825CA28D27}'
- The job '{B1C8204A-F723-4FFD-BDD6-FB1ADFD299E5}' runs on registration in the path '\{B1C8204A-F723-4FFD-BDD6-FB1ADFD299E5}'
- The job '{1E9C2119-DD9E-4011-BD3E-CFE24A260118}' runs on registration in the path '\{1E9C2119-DD9E-4011-BD3E-CFE24A260118}'
- The task '{53F71766-4485-4AE0-AA60-81C2A5D8EB2E}' runs on registration in the path '\{53F71766-4485-4AE0-AA60-81C2A5D8EB2E}'
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'
All file variations of skype.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.26% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.30% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.43% |
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Windows 8.1 |
8.70% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
6.96% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
6.09% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.35% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.61% |
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Windows 8 |
1.74% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.74% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.74% |
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Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.74% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.74% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.87% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
0.87% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.87% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 32.14% of Skype.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
28.57% |
|
Toshiba |
11.69% |
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Lenovo |
11.69% |
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Sony |
11.69% |
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Acer |
9.74% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
8.44% |
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ASUS |
7.79% |
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Intel |
2.60% |
|
GIGABYTE |
1.95% |
|
American Megatrends |
1.95% |
|
Alienware |
1.30% |
|
Samsung |
1.30% |
|
Compaq |
1.30% |
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