Skype causing major internet latency

Hello,
I've been using skype for a while now, around about 2-4 years and I've never had this problem before till recently. When skype is open, bareing in mind that I am not calling anyone, my internet speeds drop from 40Mbps to around 15 or sometimes even 2 Mbps. But the weird thing is when I am on a call it shoots back up to about 40Mbps, also when I close my skype my speeds go back up.
What could be causing this?

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