>>1599169 (previous bread)

This is the malware that they are asking the reboot for!

A reboot permanently installs it.

"Unlike most other malware that targets internet-of-things (IoT) devices, the first stage of VPNFilter persists through a reboot, gaining a persistent foothold on the infected device and enabling the deployment of the second stage malware."

https://thehackernews.com/2018/05/vpnfilter-router-hacking.html

Yet the FBI is asking us to do exactly this, for exactly this malware:

"The hackers are using VPNFilter malware to target small office and home office routers, the FBI said. "VPNFilter is able to render small office and home office routers inoperable," the FBI warns. "The malware can potentially also collect information passing through the router. Detection and analysis of the malware’s network activity is complicated by its use of encryption."

The feds recommends "any owner of small office and home office routers reboot the devices to temporarily disrupt the malware and aid the potential identification of infected devices."

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a20918611/vpnfilter-malware-reboot-router/