you probably didn't download AHK from the official website, and now your machine is infected

It looks like your system has been infected. If you want proof that this is add free. Here is the source code: https://github.com/Lexikos/AutoHotkey_L/
You can build it and run it. It should like you have something injecting itself into your pc's apps.
Try running [c]adwcleaner[/c] and [c]Malwarebytes[/c].

AutoHotkeys entire source code is available at GitHub. If you search through it you will find that there i no code that adds "Steam ads".
Whatever added those Steam ads was not part of AutoHotkey. We would be grateful to you if you could track the source behind this.

As we've all said, this is unrelated to AHK. [strike]Topic locked.[/strike]

Edit: changed my mind, sorry. Please feel free to work out this issue (moved to offtopic).

My work laptop accesses the internet explicitly through a VPN. It operates behind a heavy corporate firewall. There is for sure no problem with it. Or any kind of malware. This is ridiculous.

Sorry but it doesn't happen here (yes I downloaded it and compiled a script) and I don't see ads or internet connection.

I suggest you scan your computer as it no doubt has some malware, but not in the ZIP file. You can upload it to virustotal.com - https://virustotal.com/en/file/557ed1af426f378efb43fe9671c77e5343447a7b618c41f36f0073d1b42c2b09/analysis/ currently 3/59 (all big AVs list it as clean)

I'm unclear if you're legitimately having a problem, or just trying to just spread slander, but there is no adware/spyware/malware/any kind of malicious-ware in the AHK download package. If you are indeed having an adware problem, you should scan your system. I recommend Malwarebytes.

Note that there is adware that can redirect your traffic through an ad server, which can inject code into things like the webpage (to add advertisements) and downloaded files. This is unrelated to AHK in itself.

Edit: I looked up the IP for you. It's related to AkamiGhost, some type of mirror service by Microsoft on Windows 10.

[quote="Guest"]What posted the add? Not the official standard AutoHotkey install you get from this site https://autohotkey.com/download/ I'm sure - where did you get it?[/quote]

Yes, exactly this one. I didn't get the install, but the zip file without the installer: AutoHotkey_1.1.26.01.zip. It's my work laptop, where I don't have the user permissions to install. Then I used the compiler (Ahk2Exe.exe) and converted my AHK script to an .exe file. And the add was inside. Feel free to try it yourself! Convert some simple script to an .exe and setup your firewall to a restrictive mode or to logging mode. You will see, that your new .exe will try to connect to the internet.

What posted the add? Not the official standard AutoHotkey install you get from this site https://autohotkey.com/download/ I'm sure - where did you get it?

Now I know why was this happening. It has placed an ad shortcut on my start menu. Something connected with a sale on steam for some game.
I have to say I don't like this. I am OK with the developer wanting to make some money through advertising, I am a developer myself.
But at least as an user of the piece of software I want to get informed about this!!! This is called "unwanted application" or even "adware".

; Move the mouse to a new position:
MouseMove, 200, 100

; Move the mouse slowly (speed 50 vs. 2) by 20 pixels to the right and 30 pixels down
; from its current location:
MouseMove, 20, 30, 50, R

Nope. Nothing wrong.
Quite short and straight forward:

[code]
; Move the mouse to a new position:
MouseMove, 200, 100

; Move the mouse slowly (speed 50 vs. 2) by 20 pixels to the right and 30 pixels down
; from its current location:
MouseMove, 20, 30, 50, R
[/code]

This behavior (trying to connect to the above mentioned IP) must be part of the AHK framework. Unfortunately invisible to me.

Normally there should no connection to internet. So there should be something in this code.

Hello,

I have a short question:
After I start the .exe file of a converted AHK script, my firewall detects a try to reach an external address. In my case: 95.100.202.192.
How can I disable this? I don't want to have any internal or external connections to the network.

Thanks in advance!