Because Project Neptune relies on outdated Windows API manipulation techniques, modern operating systems with default security configurations inherently mitigate the threat.
: Identifying unusual outbound traffic patterns to known command-and-control (C2) servers.
Like most commercial or underground spyware packages of its generation, Project Neptune v1.78 was split into two primary components: the (used by the operator) and the stub payload (the actual malware injected into the victim's machine).