Editing AutoHotkey (section)

==Malware==
When AutoHotkey is used to make standalone software for distribution, that software must include the part of AutoHotkey itself that understands and executes AutoHotkey scripts, as it is an [[interpreted language]]. Inevitably, some [[malware]] has been written using AutoHotkey.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cybereason.com/blog/fauxpersky-credstealer-malware-autohotkey-kaspersky-antivirus|title=Fauxpersky: CredStealer malware written in AutoHotKey masquerades as Kaspersky Antivirus, spreading through infecting USB drives|last=Research|first=Cybereason Nocturnus|access-date=2018-03-29}}</ref> When [[Antivirus software|anti-malware]] products attempt to earmark items of malware that have been programmed using AutoHotkey, they sometimes falsely identify AutoHotkey as the culprit rather than the actual malware.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}