Is autohotkey.com safe?
http://autohotkey.com/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Official AutoHotkey site: long-established open-source project with free downloads and optional donations.
autohotkey.com is the official home of the AutoHotkey scripting language, a free, open-source Windows automation tool licensed under GNU GPLv2. The site is operated by the AutoHotkey Foundation LLC, a non-profit founded in 2014. Visitors can download the software or donate to support the project.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
autohotkey.com is the official home of the AutoHotkey scripting language, a free, open-source Windows automation tool licensed under GNU GPLv2. The site is operated by the AutoHotkey Foundation LLC, a non-profit founded in 2014. Visitors can download the software or donate to support the project.
Long-standing open-source project with transparent governance
The registrable domain is 8278 days old, placing its first registration in the early 2000s, well before the non-profit foundation was established in 2014.
The site explicitly states that AutoHotkey is licensed under the GNU GPLv2 and links to its source code on GitHub.
Free software download with optional donation link
The primary commercial CTA is a prominent 'Download' button that leads to the free software installer; no payment or account creation is required.
A secondary 'Donate' link invites voluntary contributions to the AutoHotkey Foundation; the page does not create subscriptions or recurring charges.
Clean hosting reputation and acknowledged false-positive history
The hosting IP shows an abuse confidence score of 0/100 with zero saved reports.
The site maintains a dedicated 'Is it Safe?' page that addresses past the browser threat feed false positives, providing transparency rather than evasion.
Why the score is 92
The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 92
No detectionsSaved result - stale
No detections across 92 engines
No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
All 92 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- G-Data - clean - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
- GreenSnow - clean - Clean
- GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
- Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
- Guardpot - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
- Kaspersky - clean - Clean
- LevelBlue - unrated - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishing Database - clean - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- URLhaus - clean - Clean
- URLQuery - clean - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- VIPRE - unrated - Clean
- ViriBack - clean - Clean
- VX Vault - clean - Clean
- Webroot - clean - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
AutoHotkey Download
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
AutoHotkey
- 02
Download
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
AutoHotkey
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Domain registered 8278 days ago
- 02Hosting IP has 0/100 abuse score
- 03Optional donation link with no subscription model
Web research findings
Independent findings for autohotkey.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- AutoHotkeyopen
"AutoHotkey is a free, open-source scripting language for Windows that allows users to easily create small to complex scripts for all kinds of tasks"
- The AutoHotkey Foundationopen
"The AutoHotkey Foundation LLC was founded on April 24th 2014 in Indiana, USA. It was created in order to prevent monetization, ensure the continuing existence of the software AutoHotkey"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainautohotkey.com
- Redirects towww.autohotkey.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · facebook.com
Domain Timeline
- Dec 29, 2003Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 23 years old today.
- Aug 29, 2026Saved security review — Reviewed as safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
autohotkey.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Links to 8 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://autohotkey.com/
- 2301https://autohotkey.com/
- 3206https://www.autohotkey.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · Aug 29, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 3 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 29, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result3 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is autohotkey.com legit and safe?
Is autohotkey.com safe to use?
Could a legitimate site like autohotkey.com still be used in a scam?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Official AutoHotkey site: long-established open-source project with free downloads and optional donations.
autohotkey.com is the official home of the AutoHotkey scripting language, a free, open-source Windows automation tool licensed under GNU GPLv2. The site is operated by the AutoHotkey Foundation LLC, a non-profit founded in 2014. Visitors can download the software or donate to support the project.
09 · Community
