Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    32s
  • max time network
    37s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 13:04

General

  • Target
    AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample261014-qa7hsadv4v
  • SHA256 ecfb26b4cc90cd1e5440ed491cde486e728541d63f3a4c24159e8ddae77ab772
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    A root certificate was added, modified, or removed in the trusted certificate store registry paths.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 55 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2320
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe" /to "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey"
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4460
      • C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
        "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\reset-assoc.ahk" /check
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:2852
  • C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
    "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" UX\ui-dash.ahk
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    PID:5644
  • C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe
    "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\AutoHotkeyUX.exe" "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\UX\ui-dash.ahk"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3204
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:6024

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          AutoHotkey.chm

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\AutoHotkey.chm
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 ecd89f8464e04e2815dee641e4ad6dc344193c54be5a6d22009d2d11e0f33de2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AutoHotkey32.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\AutoHotkey32.exe
          • Size 966KB
          • SHA256 7fb45c9973b26dcb6df1c7aa4ab7bf67cd1e0f32d0d63f0eaa987120fba6574a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AutoHotkey64.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\AutoHotkey64.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 2eab99848ebc07f8ab0cc448bf69af8c700b2fc7fcd1ff8794df743dcc58da51
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Minimal for v2.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\Templates\Minimal for v2.ahk
          • Size 93B
          • SHA256 7f618d3ca343a0739a52a4a3c4f5b963ed98dc077b60c65fdc77d70fb0ec12d3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          WindowSpy.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\WindowSpy.ahk
          • Size 8KB
          • SHA256 b29f7037876d82deaaf200e79e9f1c139a4fc9d8b883101be1f93c62d3299967
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          CommandLineToArgs.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\CommandLineToArgs.ahk
          • Size 352B
          • SHA256 a6c51e2188e31e3510577263d7b96db147b0df3dfa24c96df8fdd9d73da859ee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          CreateAppShortcut.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\CreateAppShortcut.ahk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 40a6f0cda5fd1dff324cab288bb453aa60b41b09dacbfbc64f2d871423f33935
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          EnableUIAccess.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\EnableUIAccess.ahk
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 a9a824a763195e5810bf904854af7ed41c025527b2b8faa7532c6f24189d69b9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          GetGitHubReleaseAssetURL.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\GetGitHubReleaseAssetURL.ahk
          • Size 844B
          • SHA256 48a3f822a720b8e9b41165a1d19d56411d1f58036338ebd07ab40f2a14cf0f1b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          HashFile.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\HashFile.ahk
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 84032ecac8ed334cf8788a81bea721b0af5cd7ca7dca57b60cdec3556ae33914
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          README.txt

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\README.txt
          • Size 182B
          • SHA256 d65c6e73417e6bba7a619f2e68933b74e6ae6141277b65542aed9b6acdfc83ff
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ShellRun.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\ShellRun.ahk
          • Size 420B
          • SHA256 ea67340c555fdc1abf8e324ac550ac37d2ba5f96a8edef120e72fb340f8f95c0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          bounce-v1.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\bounce-v1.ahk
          • Size 142B
          • SHA256 9b75c7f804d1d55807459e6f06db2bee8e1fb60ce9c9340d44a7b491ce53b982
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          common.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\common.ahk
          • Size 870B
          • SHA256 4e1e49dcb93bb8f6adcc7385029ff779259f1492a214f9bd6af0d62ea10a76e3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          config.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\config.ahk
          • Size 429B
          • SHA256 4d1f241a0c973e30f1bf19e71cadb386b872a14bf0c29d32d4781a56cafd998a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          identify.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\identify.ahk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 f5b97911887c303b6859de44eff73780309e31e931dcba86a66aaafbe932af72
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          identify_regex.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\identify_regex.ahk
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 c2563ab626df892398083404acecc5229300ba7dc6077b120844c65facfad854
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          launcher-common.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\launcher-common.ahk
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 220629b006d13b24afb3367abeea424c5b4103ac0c5a137fdc9d98047cdd908f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          spy.ico

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\spy.ico
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 968473df8eac7264d9e84e6ae91a4d706cda9f89f345d182617b161ef4fe1a7b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ui-base.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\inc\ui-base.ahk
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 5f0208e050c64b5b8c7733c2413cd5bb69cc6eb2555c67ee0716b28a351ed651
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          install-ahk2exe.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\install-ahk2exe.ahk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 c242ebb51241acab13152d95cdb05be5382ffb97f3dca2da3a4e5a084c2e3ff4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          install-version.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\install-version.ahk
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 d275f352ca714100249457ed39f42ce4e2b342102f51a16c59b6270d681c2907
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          install.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\install.ahk
          • Size 40KB
          • SHA256 eae93fc89ed952cb2323de726d54107848950f3effa55a564557e78347fe3597
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          launcher.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\launcher.ahk
          • Size 17KB
          • SHA256 830db4be4c8320f23ff32316dac933d4e72d9056ea5a819cc12c38614da6e06f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          reload-v1.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\reload-v1.ahk
          • Size 556B
          • SHA256 e4659306a755b583e9cef5fdba3b3eb102d8939fb028afd91aad4496e758fad5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          reset-assoc.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\reset-assoc.ahk
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 d26caef44190e0b612c3e4309ff6689dc2953c72cb3de1c94d002250b089f16b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ui-dash.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\ui-dash.ahk
          • Size 9KB
          • SHA256 e19e68f3904e1e5d3eee1c1340a0e36a854670911e051d263a8ea4c1fb2e53c3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ui-editor.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\ui-editor.ahk
          • Size 8KB
          • SHA256 7263286eb3a42eccf5edc39b43c74a8bf7c82f2671204d1ae654236c1de3f05d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ui-launcherconfig.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\ui-launcherconfig.ahk
          • Size 8KB
          • SHA256 179c96d787fae5dd26cdf832e5226142ab3e4f1ff53e3b1f24cecddcf3e79947
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ui-newscript.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\ui-newscript.ahk
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 e6279029591444d06adbfc718eef7436da1fb0f2b69873732aff89ca0f54a20a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ui-setup.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\ui-setup.ahk
          • Size 7KB
          • SHA256 68b114a2ea4af9df54709a78ec5991a1f271097b29cb93757403fdb158746bc7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ui-uninstall.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\UX\ui-uninstall.ahk
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 1e09fc4af5dc3e673d4facfe4fa849c6bdd0b29c67b0efd7f96aaf387fcef698
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          license.txt

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\.staging\AutoHotkey_2.0.30_setup.exe\license.txt
          • Size 17KB
          • SHA256 b27c1a7c92686e47f8740850ad24877a50be23fd3dbd44edee50ac1223135e38
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          WindowSpy.ahk

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\WindowSpy.ahk
          • Size 159B
          • SHA256 c1908cfc4b224b3bc8d1a5c67cfe4acdb4e738d8acf98560905afc412981c18b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe
          • Size 966KB
          • SHA256 a24f67944926dd963662fc86fcd827147206522ad79ffeb979c1793c312bcde6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 af77e64bd7434f2a2adcdcad72bdaf5bcc82d796e7837bde88cd2c296e7bd050
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AutoHotkey Dash.lnk

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AutoHotkey Dash.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 cf040aa4388aebc1be8969ed3d984bc32bc79ec2aa2e7d85a58da8d6fef4330a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AutoHotkey Window Spy.lnk

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AutoHotkey Window Spy.lnk
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 3de30a3a8ded8a3682204c4ceebd8387fc6ab643982d13dbbd279794fcdf6a0a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2320-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000956000-memory.dmp

          memory/2320-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000956000-memory.dmp

          memory/4460-176-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000956000-memory.dmp