File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is Auto
Only one less reliable engine raised a generic AutoIt detection, while the verified signature and broad prevalence outweigh uncorroborated injection and YARA concerns.
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Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.
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Antivirus results
1 of 69 flagged
- Flagged 1
- No detection 68
- No result 6
- Code signing AUTOIT CONSULTING LTD
- Test run Completed
- First seen 1y ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
2 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Only 1 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this file, using a generic AutoIt label, while all 17 major antivirus engines remained silent.
Webroot alone reported a generic AutoIt detection among 75 engines, with no major detection or family consensus. The executable has a valid AUTOIT CONSULTING LTD signature and has been submitted by 396 sources over an established period, which weighs against an isolated generic alert. All 10 distinct observed network hosts were inspected, with none carrying a malicious or suspicious cached verdict; several contacts were also identified as analysis-environment background traffic. Two malware-specific YARA rules are a meaningful concern, but their anti-analysis and ransomware implications lack corroboration from engines, sandbox verdicts, or a named family consensus.
What We Detected
Webroot was the only engine to flag the executable, producing the generic label Win.Autoit.Gen. None of the 17 major antivirus engines flagged it, and there was no agreed malware family. The file also carries a verified signature from AUTOIT CONSULTING LTD and has an established footprint across 396 submitters.
Threat Behavior
The completed sandbox run recorded MITRE T1055 process injection into two updater processes, which deserves caution. However, that run returned a clean verdict, recorded no persistence indicators or dropped files, and the file showed no packing or high-entropy code. Two malware-specific YARA rules referenced anti-analysis behavior and VECT ransomware, but those static matches were not corroborated by antivirus family detections or ransomware behavior. Host-reputation coverage included all 10 distinct observed domains and IP addresses, with no malicious or suspicious results; identified Windows-related background contacts were not attributed to the sample.
What To Do Now
Use the file only if its origin and expected AutoIt purpose are known, and verify the digital signature before execution. Keep security software enabled; for high-sensitivity systems, obtain a fresh copy from the official distribution channel rather than relying solely on this sample.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- Two malware-specific community YARA rules matched, including an anti-analysis rule and a VECT ransomware-oriented rule, although antivirus engines did not corroborate either family.
- The certificate is valid, but there is no historical sample record for this signer, so signature reputation cannot be independently established.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Only 1 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, and that alert came from a less reliable engine using a generic AutoIt label.
- All 17 major antivirus engines remained silent.
- The executable has a valid AUTOIT CONSULTING LTD digital signature.
- The file has an established distribution history across 396 submitters and 493 submissions.
- The completed sandbox run returned a clean verdict and produced no dropped files or persistence indicators.
- Two malware-specific YARA rules matched anti-analysis and ransomware-oriented patterns.
- No historical reputation record was available for the signing certificate.
6 sources checked · all complete. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 31sandbox rule tags
- 4spawned processes
- 1network contact
- 21filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Sandbox verdicts
1- VT: CLEANclean
Techniques observed in the sandbox
31MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1005
- T1010
- T1012
- T1016· Network recon
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1036
- T1055· Process injection
- T1056.001· Keylogging
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1087
- T1112
- T1113
- T1115
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1134
- T1134.001
- T1222
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1497.002· Sandbox evasion
- T1518· Checks your AV
- T1529
- T1547.009· Auto-start
- T1548
- T1564.003· Hides artifacts
- T1614.001
Observed activity
Processes started
4Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
AutoIt3.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\AutoIt3.exe"AutoIt3.exe%SAMPLEPATH%\AutoIt3.exe5d69a932a077fee044b193c28e84564143f5c7e51079ab48e88fef74ab0b77b7.exe%SAMPLEPATH%\5d69a932a077fee044b193c28e84564143f5c7e51079ab48e88fef74ab0b77b7.exesoftware.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\software.exe"
Network contacts
11 host, listed as 1 address. Links show the host and path only.
- IP address
23.53.122.207
Files
11Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_idx.db - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_16.db - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_256.db - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\New folder - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_48.db - Written
C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\FontCache\Fonts\Download-1.tmp
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- Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Caches - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\KnownGameList.bin - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\GameDVR\KnownGameList.update
Registry and auto-start
19Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\MRUListEx - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\Shell\SniffedFolderType - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\Mode - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\LogicalViewMode
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- Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\FFlags - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\IconSize - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\Sort - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\ColInfo - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\GroupView - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\GroupByKey:FMTID - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\GroupByKey:PID - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\GroupByDirection - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell\SniffedFolderType - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlg\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}\GroupCollapseState - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupCollapseState - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\MRUList - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\181\ComDlg\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupCollapseState
Mutexes
10Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Local\Shell.CMruPidlListLocal\SessionImmersiveColorMutexGlobal\SyncRootManagerLocal\Mutexf01b4d95cf55d32a.automaticDestinations-msShellNewConsolidationMutex64Local\SHResolveLibrary:C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Libraries/Documents.library-ms
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\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\C::Users:user:AppData:Local:Microsoft:Windows:Explorer:iconcache_idx.db!rwWriterMutex\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\C::Users:user:AppData:Local:Microsoft:Windows:Explorer:iconcache_16.db!dfMaintainer\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\C::Users:user:AppData:Local:Microsoft:Windows:Explorer:iconcache_32.db!dfMaintainer\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\C::Users:user:AppData:Local:Microsoft:Windows:Explorer:iconcache_48.db!dfMaintainer
Sandbox background — not the file
22The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
services.exeC:\Windows\system32\services.exe - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s StorSvc - VM process
lsass.exeC:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -s W32Time
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- VM process
Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE - VM process
UI0Detect.exeC:\Windows\System32\UI0Detect.exe - VM process
updater.exeC:\Program Files\Google2744_330420222\bin\updater.exe - VM process
updater.exeC:\Program Files\Google2804_1881597610\bin\updater.exe - VM injection target
C:\Program Files\Google2744_330420222\bin\updater.exe - VM injection target
C:\Program Files\Google2804_1881597610\bin\updater.exe - VM host
www.microsoft.com - VM host
res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft - VM host
ecs-office.s-0005.dual-s-msedge.net - VM host
s-0005.dual-s-msedge.net - VM host
a83f:8110:2800:0:2800:0:1800:0 - VM host
192.168.0.41 - VM host
20.99.133.109 - VM host
23.55.140.42 - VM host
20.69.140.28 - VM host
23.196.193.245
Chapter 04
Technical details
1 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; signed by AUTOIT CONSULTING LTD.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 1
The saved verdict treats these detections as likely false positives.
- WebrootWin.Autoit.Gen
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 13, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC
- SHA-256
5d69a932a077fee044b193c28e84564143f5c7e51079ab48e88fef74ab0b77b7- SHA-1
96bb030389ac938c5ebc6bd2e9fcc86a10e5f2fd- MD5
80cdd5f19d704a001589976bae277bab
About this file
AutoIt3.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 1.1 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 1.1 MB
- Signer
- AUTOIT CONSULTING LTDValid code signature.
- First seen
- Sep 7, 2025On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 396 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 6.12 of 8
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
1 of 69 engines flagged this file
6 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-117 engines0flagged
- Tier-235 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines1flagged
View all 75 engine results
- WebrootMalicious: Win.Autoit.Gen
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighNo result
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSNo result
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Community YARA rules matched, but all of them are generic capability, anti-debug or compiler rules that ordinary software also matches. Worth noting, not on their own cause for alarm.
- TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFAREgeneric
- VECT_Ransomwaregeneric
- AutoIT_Compiledgeneric
- CP_Script_Inject_Detectorgeneric
- DebuggerCheck__APIgeneric
- golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846generic
- pe_detect_tls_callbacksgeneric
- PE_Digital_Certificategeneric
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)Signed by "AUTOIT CONSULTING LTD" — short generic company CN. Paired with 1 engine hit(s); possible stolen, fraudulent, or reseller-purchased code-signing certificate.
EvidenceAUTOIT CONSULTING LTD
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Widely seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.
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