Skype.exe
Skype by Skype Technologies SA (Signed)
| Version: | 5.5.0.115 |
| MD5: | 7c18f87ca8c42084a16296e35e0b1516 |
| SHA1: | 04ae9d82d0711dcb6b9170ef9f4c64bef8328b70 |
| SHA256: | e139a7224fefd51cf962fd4c1d528e2cc7a627d90a9a448832b318c7079771ce |
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 ”
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 |
| File version: | 5.5.0.115 |
| Product version: | 5.5 |
| Size: | 16.56 MB (17,361,032 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Skype Technologies SA |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, August 16, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, August 17, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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...
Behaviors
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 '{0621DE73-F194-4540-9C68-B19087627D5B}' runs on registration in the path '\{0621DE73-F194-4540-9C68-B19087627D5B}'
- Entry path '\{0ED287CD-926A-40CA-BD10-C13427A5F3DE}'
- Entry path '\{61F4EF1F-2F71-4189-8E79-9B371FCCD182}'
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:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
[UDP] listens on port 1073
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.28884688% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.15202467% | |
| User CPU: | 0.13682221% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 591 ms/min | |
| User CPU time: | 401 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 178/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 61.42 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.08 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.78 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 61.42 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 188.25 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 195.25 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.55 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 65.59 MB | |
| Page faults: | 33,716/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 60.71 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 81/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 5.66 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 6/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 24.21 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1,076/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 26 | |
| Handles: | 446 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 179 | |
| GUI USER count: | 143 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
61.90% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.29% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.52% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
4.76% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
4.76% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
4.76% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of Skype.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
100.00% |
|
