Renamed AutoHotkey.EXE Execution
Detects execution of a renamed autohotkey.exe binary based on PE metadata fields
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| thedfirreport.com/2023/02/06/collect-exfiltrate-sleep-repeat/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.autohotkey.com/download/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 0f16d9cf-0616-45c8-8fad-becc11b5a41c
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1