What is AutoHotkey.exe?

AutoHotkey.exe is part of AutoHotkey according to the AutoHotkey.exe version information.

AutoHotkey.exe's description is "AutoHotkey Unicode 32-bit"

AutoHotkey.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected AutoHotkey.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AutoHotkey.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAutoHotkey
File descriptionAutoHotkey Unicode 32-bit
Internal nameAutoHotkey
Original filenameAutoHotkey.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012
Product version1.1.09.03
File version1.1.09.03

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameAutoHotkey
File descriptionAutoHotkey Unicode 32-bit
Internal nameAutoHotkey
Original filenameAutoHotkey.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012
Product version1.1.09.03
File version1.1.09.03

Digital signatures [?]

AutoHotkey.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AutoHotkey.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Jiangmin TrojanDownloader.Murlo.cve
1 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the AutoHotkey.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e0b6682c66dc3bc4a32119d1e6a212b2
SHA2564c891a171aba6fd93486e0db931a7e73d80c50dc35129384d1ca66d43c5f8d8b

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to autohotkey.exe:

autohotkey.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

autohotkey.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

AutoHotkey Unicode 32-bit has stopped working.

End Program - autohotkey.exe. This program is not responding.

autohotkey.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

autohotkey.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with AutoHotkey.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with AutoHotkey.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with AutoHotkey.exe. 60% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 10 users.

User vote results: There were 6 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with AutoHotkey.exe. Only 10 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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