FBI Uses Malware’s Own ‘Self-Delete’ Trick to Erase Chinese PlugX From US Computers

'Law enforcement turns the PlugX malware’s own self-delete mechanism against it, nuking the China-linked trojan from thousands of US machines. ...remote access trojan from more than 4,200 infected computers in the United States.

Using court-approved access to a command-and-control (C2) server, investigators sent self-delete commands embedded within the malware’s functionality, wiping it clean without disrupting legitimate files or functions. ...'

Reference: www.securityweek.com
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