Clement further gave clear directions on what are the do’s and dont’s for those who used an ISO file to download the Cinnamon edition on their computer.

  1. Take the computer offline, 2. Backup personal data, 3. Reinstall the OS (with a clean ISO) or format the partition, 4. And change passwords to sites you used – especially email accounts. Users of the said edition who used an ISO to download were advised to go through the following process to save themselves from an malicious attack on their personal computers. As the news of the ISO file being malicious spread, people went into a havoc but as things stand now, the ISOs on the Mint website are now clean – only those who downloaded an ISO on Saturday 20th, February need to be concerned. Linux which has in the past received critical acclaim for its relatively high security and hack-immune OS would now be extra cautious and the think-tank at Linux would now be all ready for the next challenge. Source:-Linux Mint Blog