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CSOonline · 22h

International effort erases PlugX malware from thousands of Windows computers

The US has again taken court-approved action to remove malware from privately-held internet-connected computers across the country, part of an effort by a number of countries to combat infections of a version of the PlugX malware from a Chinese-based group that has infected thousands of Windows machines around the world.

SecurityWeek · 10h

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.

FBI Confirms It Deleted Files From 4,258 U.S.-Based Computers

More than 4,000 U.S. computers and networks have had malware files deleted by the FBI, which said it did not collect other information during the remote operations.

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The FBI Says It Made Malware Delete Itself From American’s Computers

To retrieve information from and send commands to the hacked machines, the malware connects to a command-and-control server ...

Infosecurity-magazine.com16h

Chinese PlugX Malware Deleted in Global Law Enforcement Operation

The FBI deleted Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of devices in the US, using a technique developed by French ...

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