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Global Campaign Targets PlugX Malware with Innovative Portal


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January 2, 2025 By Alessandro Mascellino
 

A groundbreaking malware disinfection campaign targeting the PlugX worm has been executed with the collaboration of international authorities.

Led by the Sekoia Threat Detection & Research team, the operation disinfected compromised systems across multiple countries.

The PlugX worm, often linked to Mustang Panda, can spread through infected flash drives, making it highly pervasive. After gaining control of a key command-and-control (C2) server in 2023, Sekoia researchers Charles Meslay and Félix Aimé analyzed the malware and proposed two potential disinfection methods.

 

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