Astasia
Intelligence Profile
Astasia is a banking trojan that spreads through phishing emails that contain an executable attachment. Once the attachment is executed, Astasia downloads and installs a trojan that runs in the background. The trojan can steal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers, from victims.
Threat Analysis
Astasia is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.
Financially motivated threat actors like Astasia prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
With high sophistication, Astasia is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.