There was something in the news about malware being discovered and the skype authors had done something to keep it from working until they get it resolved. I am not a big user of it, but they said using Skype through the web page was ok. [&:]
paulderynck -> RE: skype (9/23/2015 3:31:34 AM)
Skype has been working normally, and working fine for me for many months. Long calls occasionally dropping their connection is the only thing that is bothersome and that behavior has been no worse, nor any better, of late.