Predator The Thief

Internal ID: win.predator

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Predator is a feature-rich information stealer. It is sold on hacking forums as a bundle which includes: Payload builder and Command and Control web panel. It is able to grab passwords from browsers, replace cryptocurrency wallets, and take photos from the web-camera. It is developed by using a modular approach so that criminals may add more sophisticated tools on top of the it.

Threat Analysis

Predator The Thief 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.

External References

→https://fumik0.com/2018/10/15/predator-the-thief-in-depth-analysis-v2-3-5/

→https://fumik0.com/2019/12/25/lets-play-again-with-predator-the-thief/

→https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/Report2020CrowdStrikeGlobalThreatReport.pdf

→https://jsac.jpcert.or.jp/archive/2020/pdf/JSAC2020_4_ogawa-niseki_en.pdf

→https://securelist.com/a-predatory-tale/89779

→https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-microsoft-teams-updates-lead-to-cobalt-strike-deployment/

→https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/uploads/CERTFR-2020-CTI-008.pdf

→https://www.cybereason.com/blog/the-hole-in-the-bucket-attackers-abuse-bitbucket-to-deliver-an-arsenal-of-malware

→https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/predator-the-thief-new-routes-delivery.html

→https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/pt-esc-threat-intelligence/paas-or-how-hackers-evade-antivirus-software/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.predator

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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