File name:

AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/34f95924-630b-45b1-963b-d13c3e41415d
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 16, 2025, 14:49:38
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
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: 5112)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2108)

    • Application launched itself

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5112)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2108)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)

    • Adds/modifies Windows certificates

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5112)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2108)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5112)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5112)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)

    • Checks supported languages

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5112)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 4448)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2108)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 3888)

    • AutoHotkey executable

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5112)
      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)
      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2108)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2108)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe (PID: 5400)

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • AutoHotkeyUX.exe (PID: 2108)
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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
139
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start autohotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs autohotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe autohotkeyux.exe no specs autohotkeyux.exe no specs autohotkeyux.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1128"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2108"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\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\wsock32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
3888"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-editor.ahk" "C:\Users\admin\Documents\AutoHotkey\Untitled.ahk"C:\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\wsock32.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
4448"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\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
5112"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\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\appdata\local\temp\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
5400"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe" /to "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\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\appdata\local\temp\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
7012C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe—svchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
Total events
8 323
Read events
8 285
Write events
31
Delete events
7

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5400) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
AutoHotkey
(PID) Process:(5400) 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:(5400) 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:(5400) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:NoModify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5400) 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:(5400) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
2.0.19
(PID) Process:(5400) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:URLInfoAbout
Value:
https://autohotkey.com
(PID) Process:(5400) AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AutoHotkey
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
AutoHotkey Foundation LLC
(PID) Process:(5400) 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:(5400) 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
65
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\install-version.ahktext
MD5:30B87FBFADC592C38BE9D82EDF597FA3
SHA256:1E59921BCDDB3C41651EB01605CDEFCDEE3C6ADEC5DB6B7CAFB7AB801EAD5E1E
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\AutoHotkey.chmbinary
MD5:57BB054E56EB6FA154F5BCA6AFFA656A
SHA256:33D035BBC23CE61FA83E13DA126D17D3EB48ED210CA59E4F4BAB46F1BE3654C7
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\license.txttext
MD5:E3F2AD7733F3166FE770E4DC00AF6C45
SHA256:B27C1A7C92686E47F8740850AD24877A50BE23FD3DBD44EDEE50AC1223135E38
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\WindowSpy.ahktext
MD5:1B081984B7C90528E03E67096F001E5F
SHA256:83E60BA7D330D4FAA32576C0AB223A2440EF92972D3D32DEE46D117E8A446CE9
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\Install.cmdtext
MD5:4CFB569D3628B7E14E729DE9956CC24B
SHA256:DB2578B4EE5617F45ACFFB3AF21E1D3FC31CDCF035DD9227C8061A950AA015E7
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\launcher.ahktext
MD5:596B69069BBBCC9A22AC26BBA6EFE546
SHA256:830DB4BE4C8320F23FF32316DAC933D4E72D9056EA5A819CC12C38614DA6E06F
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\AutoHotkey64.exeexecutable
MD5:38746D44ECA1F41D1F8E16746EB182F5
SHA256:3880F9EC464DFE78C16BBD8B9F30560227154C292280337346A30C8FD92871FE
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\reload-v1.ahktext
MD5:35F4753A58432446B99BF89A9E930BF5
SHA256:E4659306A755B583E9CEF5FDBA3B3EB102D8939FB028AFD91AAD4496E758FAD5
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\UX\ui-dash.ahktext
MD5:669BD791C5AAFB60EE0885EF064D3622
SHA256:E8C0B4E149AD58C57E77AAC12041F1FA8BC9F25C6D642D12837EFC5FD97B8D21
5400AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exeC:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe\AutoHotkey32.exeexecutable
MD5:564C4E3D2BF76B70A41596FEE7C209EB
SHA256:E0464215B4D096FA0B27CD34D5E6B15DD6EA7F71A9BCE837938A23FD7C8BEB36
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
15
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.53.40.178:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3896
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3896
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
23.53.40.178:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.32.72:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.16.206
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.178
  • 23.53.40.176
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.74
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.95.31.18
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • —
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
AutoHotkey_2.0.19_setup.exe