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So simply upgrading the firmware now will remove any existing roots or backdoors?

Question- Lets say you patched this 'too late' - Would doing a hard reset of the router by holding the reset button of the router actually remove any backdoors/exploits? Or is it the case if someone gets root that backdoor will be persistent forever and your only hope is to get a new router? My understanding is that the factory reset only resets the configuration options and does not physically reimage the OS.