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  Nowadays, the Pegasus name has become very well-known. Because spyware named Pegasus has been distributed on the internet. And many mobiles and IT devices are becoming hacked by it !! How does PEGASUS delete itself? || How PEGASUS spyware is self-destructible?

 

So, we will explain to you how pegasus spyware is self-destructible? That means how the spyware can destroy itself from your device after completing its hacking activity. We'll try to explain you to it with a simple code or script which is built using Python Language. We'll try to make it easy to understand for you with just two lines of Python Code.

#Step: 1

At first, we'll make a folder named "pegasus example" on our computer. Ok?

#Step: 2

After that, we'll make a Python file named "pegasus.py" inside the "pegasus example" folder.

#Step: 3

Then we'll open the file named "pegasus.py" with a Python Code Editor named Visual Studio Code by Microsoft.

#Step: 4

And now we'll write codes in this file. At first, we'll import a python module named the "os" module which will enlist the file into the folder.

#Step: 5

After this malicious codes will be there in the code's body part which will spy on your data and upload and deliver the data on the spyware's author server !!

#Step: 6

And then it will execute the self-destroyer code which is able to delete the spyware from the device. Here for an example, we have used a piece of python self-destroyer code which is "os.remove('pegasus.py')". When the code will be executed the spyware will be automatically deleted !!  

If we run this code now. What will be happened? Ok, let's see below.

As you can see here that there is no file in the "pegasus example" folder. But there was a file named "pegasus.py" before we had run the program. So, what happened? The spyware file has deleted itself automatically !! 

Thus the PEGASUS spyware deletes itself. If there are hacking codes and malicious codes in the body part of the code then it will execute the malicious codes and spy your data and transfer them to its author's server !! 

Computer programs get executed from upward to downward. That means on the first line of code there is "import os". So, that will firstly be executed. Then we have not written anything here. But imagine for a sec, if there are malicious codes then those codes will be executed and spy on your data. And after that, the downward code will be executed which is "os.remove('pegasus.py')". It will delete the spyware program by itself. 

So, all over what happened? The spyware program has been executed on your device and performed its malicious tasks and after that, it has been also deleted by itself !! How dangerous is this !!

Right?

In this way, it comes on your device and performs its malicious task which is spying and hacking your important data and upload or send that data on the spyware's author server !!

What is PEGASUS?

It is named after the legendary winged horse Pegasus. It is a Trojan Horse that can be sent "flying through the air" to taint mobile phones. Pegasus is spyware created by the Israeli cyber arms firm NSO Group. 

Pegasus is spyware created by the Israeli digital arms firm NSO Group that can be clandestinely introduced on cell phones (and different gadgets) running most forms of iOS and Android. 

The 2021 Project Pegasus disclosures recommend that the current Pegasus programming can abuse all-new iOS forms up to iOS 14.6. Starting in 2016, Pegasus was equipped for perusing instant messages, following calls, gathering passwords, area following, getting to the objective gadget's mouthpiece and camera, and collecting data from applications. 

The spyware is named after the legendary winged pony Pegasus a Trojan pony that can be sent "flying through the air" to taint mobile phones or devices.

So, that's all for our today's discussion about how does PEGASUS delete itself? || How PEGASUS spyware is self-destructible? 

We have tried our best to explain to you how this PEGASUS spyware deletes itself after completing its malicious tasks. We used a simple Python two lines of codes or scripts here to give you a clear concept about it.

If you have any questions or queries you can ask us in the comment section below. We'll try our best to give you the answer.