AUTOHOTKEY.EXE

File Behavior

AUTOHOTKEY.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Executes a Process
• The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• Terminates Processes
• Adds a Link in the Start Menu
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
• Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
• Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
• Reads your outlook address book

AUTOHOTKEY.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Created as a process on disk
• Executed as a Process
• Changes to the file command map within the registry
• The process is hooked into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
• Terminated as a Process
• Executed from Temporary Folders
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
• Copied to multiple locations on the system