MAR-10271944-2.v1 – North Korean Trojan: ARTFULPIE

2020-02-14 USCISA

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/analysis-reports/ar20-045e

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CISA, FBI, and DoD analyzed ARTFULPIE as a North Korean government-linked Trojan variant associated with HIDDEN COBRA activity. The implant functions as a downloader and in-memory loader, retrieving a DLL from a hardcoded URL and manually loading it into its own address space. The report highlights the sample hash, the hardcoded download path at 193.56.28.103:88/xampp/thinkmeter.dll, and the user-agent used during retrieval. The advisory provides defensive context for prioritizing detection and mitigation of DPRK-linked malware without relying on long IOC lists.

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