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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 14 days ago

Is Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

5 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag this Windows program, but nothing confirms it is harmful.

Why Suspicious? 5 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees and one sandbox test run rated it malicious while another found nothing.

Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.

Don't run it until you know where it came from

Do not execute the file on a production or personal system unless it came from a source you can independently verify. Keep security protection enabled and prefer a current, signed alternative for keyboard automation.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already ran it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

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Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

5 of 71 flagged

  • Flagged 5
  • No detection 66
  • No result 4
FileAutosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe1.1 MBSHA-256 c21996d9bf78…2778d8
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 8y ago
A sandbox test run rated its behaviour as malicious.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

2 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Only 5 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged it, no major antivirus engines detected it, another sandbox returned clean, and the fully checked network contacts had no known adverse reputation.

Where this verdict could be wrong5 caveats
  • All 17 major antivirus engines returned no detection, and only 5 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file.
  • The file is widely observed and has circulated since 2017, which weighs against a newly distributed malware campaign.
  • The complete host-reputation cross-check found no known-malicious or suspicious host among the 37 distinct observed contacts.
  • One of the two sandbox runs returned clean, so the malicious runtime assessment lacks consensus.
  • No malware-specific YARA rules or external intelligence matches corroborated the detections.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

6 sources checked · all complete. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; 1 test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 34sandbox rule tags
  • 11spawned processes
  • 19network contacts
  • 35filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Used an unusual way to talk to a server.

  • Moderate concern: Downloaded a file during the test run.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Hid files or windows on the test computer.

  • Note: Read the network settings of the test computer.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as recording keystrokes; no keylogging was confirmed.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as setting up auto-start; no auto-start entry was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run

      Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe

      c21996d9bf78dc7172b5eaca6d2dedbb17ef0f86e9b23a6363550183e52778d8

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      file.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\file.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      0007476973.exe

      C:\Users\Johnson\AppData\Local\Temp\0007476973.exe

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      Autosofted License.txt

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Autosofted License.txt

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      Autosofted License.txt

      C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Autosofted License.txt

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      api.bing.com

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      ieonline.microsoft.com

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

5 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

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.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 5 of 71 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteWorth noting: Combined summary is split: malicious and clean verdicts Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete37 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 5

  • APEXMalicious
  • GridinsoftAdware.Win32.Downloader.ns
  • MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.685302649.susgen
  • Trapminemalicious.moderate.ml.score
  • ZillyaWorm.AutoitGen.Win32.928

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 12, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC
SHA-256
c21996d9bf78dc7172b5eaca6d2dedbb17ef0f86e9b23a6363550183e52778d8
SHA-1
948d219d89dae0a277519978b751cb70991eb577
MD5
e60e845933d747c615286b762630919a

About this file

Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 1.1 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 1.1 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Dec 10, 2017On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
3,703 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.68 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe safe, or is it malware?
Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 5 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe?
Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe is a Windows program, about 1.1 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Dec 10, 2017.
How many antivirus engines detected Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe?
5 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe, including Gridinsoft and Zillya. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and ran Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe is c21996d9bf78dc7172b5eaca6d2dedbb17ef0f86e9b23a6363550183e52778d8, and its MD5 is e60e845933d747c615286b762630919a. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
How up to date is this analysis of Autosofted_Auto_Keyboard_Presser_1.9.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 12, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
Chapter 06

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