File name:

AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/1a488897-e3e6-47dc-b850-8c621454e5a1
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 30, 2025, 12:54:54
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
autohotkey
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections
MD5:

34979CF8AB65E09D738FD6B95365CEFB

SHA1:

0AFD36786EEB45BBE7DB1CF2A6D2251C10DA303C

SHA256:

FD55129CBD356F49D2151E0A8B9662D90D2DBBB9579CC2410FDE38DF94787A3A

SSDEEP:

98304:/Rv3DwxUAtz2eVhxkk/7wIvycwI0mm/H7Krd6dV9zXv8E2d4J1KD3B+yfaXDFcd2:WmxZCp

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 4864)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)

    • Application launched itself

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 4864)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 6348)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)

    • Adds/modifies Windows certificates

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)

    • AUTOHOTKEY mutex has been found

      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2928)

  • INFO

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 4864)

    • Checks supported languages

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 4864)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 6324)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 6348)

    • Reads the computer name

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 4864)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 6348)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2928)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 4864)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)

    • AutoHotkey executable

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 4864)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 6348)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 7076)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 6348)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (64.2)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.7)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:01:25 08:00:28+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.39
CodeSize: 2994176
InitializedDataSize: 40960
UninitializedDataSize: 2527232
EntryPoint: 0x544000
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.0.19.0
ProductVersionNumber: 2.0.19.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0017
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription: AutoHotkey installer
FileVersion: 2.0.19
ProductName: AutoHotkey Setup
ProductVersion: 2.0.19
InternalName: AutoHotkey Setup
No data.
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Total processes
134
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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start autohotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe no specs autohotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe autohotkeyux.exe no specs autohotkeyux.exe no specs #AUTOHOTKEY autohotkeyux.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2928"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" /script WindowSpy.ahkC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
AutoHotkeyUX.exe
User:
admin
Company:
AutoHotkey Foundation LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
AutoHotkey 64-bit
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.0.19
Modules
Images
c:\program files\autohotkey\ux\autohotkeyux.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
4864"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
AutoHotkey installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.0.19
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\autohotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
6324"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\reset-assoc.ahk" /checkC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe—AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
AutoHotkey Foundation LLC
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
AutoHotkey 64-bit
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.0.19
Modules
Images
c:\program files\autohotkey\ux\autohotkeyux.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\wsock32.dll
c:\windows\system32\winmm.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
6348"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" UX\ui-dash.ahkC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
AutoHotkey Foundation LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
AutoHotkey 64-bit
Version:
2.0.19
Modules
Images
c:\program files\autohotkey\ux\autohotkeyux.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\wsock32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
7076"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe" /to "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe
AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
AutoHotkey installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.0.19
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\autohotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
Total events
7 509
Read events
7 475
Write events
27
Delete events
7

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
AutoHotkey
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-uninstall.ahk"
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:QuietUninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\install.ahk" /uninstall /silent
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:NoModify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
2.0.19
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:URLInfoAbout
Value:
https://autohotkey.com
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
AutoHotkey Foundation LLC
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:InstallLocation
Value:
C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey
(PID) Process:(7076) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:InstallDir
Value:
C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey
Executable files
11
Suspicious files
5
Text files
64
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\AutoHotkey32.exeexecutable
MD5:564C4E3D2BF76B70A41596FEE7C209EB
SHA256:E0464215B4D096FA0B27CD34D5E6B15DD6EA7F71A9BCE837938A23FD7C8BEB36
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\ui-uninstall.ahktext
MD5:0FE4932669E99A498A7BC76975919000
SHA256:1E09FC4AF5DC3E673D4FACFE4FA849C6BDD0B29C67B0EFD7F96AAF387FCEF698
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\inc\bounce-v1.ahktext
MD5:165B8FC572F943E3665994F87F1772B7
SHA256:9B75C7F804D1D55807459E6F06DB2BEE8E1FB60CE9C9340D44A7B491CE53B982
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\ui-setup.ahktext
MD5:DD3F9C2F9115689F4350896752F15926
SHA256:68B114A2EA4AF9DF54709A78EC5991A1F271097B29CB93757403FDB158746BC7
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\reset-assoc.ahktext
MD5:0299132478B49E3EB706C214BF32E62F
SHA256:D26CAEF44190E0B612C3E4309FF6689DC2953C72CB3DE1C94D002250B089F16B
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\ui-dash.ahktext
MD5:669BD791C5AAFB60EE0885EF064D3622
SHA256:E8C0B4E149AD58C57E77AAC12041F1FA8BC9F25C6D642D12837EFC5FD97B8D21
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\WindowSpy.ahktext
MD5:E2067D978526B83A1DA967F16A69C125
SHA256:040404A4DEF02F17CDAFDA938F5B63FC2181940BA1290DA5742DB0862C07166E
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\ui-newscript.ahktext
MD5:1B88198B4BD36EB25E23DC412321A555
SHA256:31249EF15CCE83D150A9A5DE11168A5052FF2C55DBD574B8DF1C054510B61843
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\ui-launcherconfig.ahktext
MD5:57DCC5F7853CFD0BDD49F35D1F86897B
SHA256:179C96D787FAE5DD26CDF832E5226142AB3E4F1FF53E3B1F24CECDDCF3E79947
7076AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\install.ahktext
MD5:A3CAA9963C9133C2A14A4E36D62761E3
SHA256:F628EDFECE15DB0061FDFE96724266A3CFAAEC396524A94B574E22E6E3970C40
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
NL
binary
973 b
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.9:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
NL
binary
1.01 Kb
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
DE
binary
471 b
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
DE
binary
313 b
whitelisted
5588
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
DE
binary
408 b
whitelisted
5588
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
DE
binary
419 b
whitelisted
6224
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
DE
binary
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.16.164.9:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.21.65.153:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
40.126.31.71:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
2.23.77.188:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.23.77.188:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1076
svchost.exe
184.28.89.167:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 216.58.212.142
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.9
  • 2.16.164.106
  • 2.16.164.18
  • 2.16.164.120
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.21.65.153
  • 2.21.65.134
  • 2.21.65.154
  • 2.21.65.157
  • 2.21.65.132
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 40.126.31.2
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 40.126.31.128
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 184.28.89.167
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.199.58.43
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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Reports
AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe