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The AI swept his Plex server over SSH, fixed the malware blocking and found the trackers behind it

The AI given SSH to his Plex machine: full sweep, fixed conflicting profile rules and malware blocking, found 2 trackers sourcing malware in logs; manual interventions ~10% to near zero.

How it works

  1. The AI gets SSH access to the Plex machine
  2. Runs a full sweep
  3. Fixes conflicting profile rules and malware blocking
  4. Finds 2 trackers in the logs sourcing the malware

Why it’s worth knowing

It traced the malware back through the logs to the trackers feeding it.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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