AHKScriptScanner is a great free tool to help evaluate AutoHotkey scripts

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AHKScriptScanner can help you spot RATs!

Some say there’s no such thing as bad press.  Well when AutoHotkey gets mentioned as a vehicle for distributing RATs (Remote Access Trojans).   In this article they discuss how someone was using FileInstall to alter installed files.

If you have an executable, you can watch this video to see a few approaches below how to decompile your script or read this post on the AHK Forum

Is AutoHotkey Safe?- How to evaluate an AutoHotkey Script
Is AutoHotkey Safe?- How to evaluate an AutoHotkey Script


 

Joe Glines

Joe Glines spent 20 years as a corporate data scientist before going all in on automation. He now uses AI to build automation in AutoHotkey, Python and Rust, has made 1,500+ tutorials, and runs the-Automator with a small team that has shipped 450+ time-saving tools.

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