[size=5]^^^ +1 – excellent comments 🙂 … The good news is that FBI shut down the command & control servers … so what the reboot does is to clear out any malware “hooks” back to the now “inactive” C&C server — on a just in case basis.
For those who have issues coming back up after a router reboot, it could be that there was either a router was “OWNED” by the malware & it’s settings are possibly now “bricked” … https://www.pcmag.com/news/361431/is-your-router-vulnerable-to-vpnfilter-malware