Reply to post: They unplugged the *infected* machine?

TV5Monde was saved from airtime-KO hack by unplugging infected box

Jamie Jones Silver badge
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They unplugged the *infected* machine?

At that stage of events, if there was only one machine distributing the malware, (which all seemed to go domrmant on disconnection) then it's not a virus, if anything it's' a C&C node

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