---
id: 6308
title: "Legacy Threat: PlugX Builder/Controller Discovered in Open Directory"
source_domain: hunt.io
source_url: "https://hunt.io/blog/legacy-threat-plugx-builder-controller-discovered-in-open-directory"
published_at: "2024-06-05T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["threat-hunting", "c2", "open-directories", "plugx", "malware-builder", "nepal"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6308"
lang: en
---

# Legacy Threat: PlugX Builder/Controller Discovered in Open Directory

## Summary

Hunt discovered an exposed Czech server hosting an outdated PlugX builder and controller, with victim logs and a VBA script abusing a Nepalese government domain; Nepal's CERT was notified.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hunt.io
- **Published:** 2024-06-05T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://hunt.io/blog/legacy-threat-plugx-builder-controller-discovered-in-open-directory
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6308