This article details how to use PhantomFS, a ProjFS provider that serves files based on the accessing process. It encrypts payloads using AES-256-CBC and only decrypts them for allowed processes, effectively hiding the content from unauthorized access and analysis. The setup requires Windows SDK and admin privileges for ProjFS activation.

This article explains the Projected File System (ProjFS) in Windows, which allows virtual files to be projected from a backing datastore. It covers the system's architecture, how it operates, and its potential use cases for offensive and defensive applications.