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Brendan Smith

Cybersecurity analyst covering malware families, suspicious files, and detection alerts. Brendan focuses on clear explanations of what a warning means, when it may be a false positive, and which cleanup steps are appropriate.

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Dharma · January 26, 2022

BL Virus Files of [email protected] Ransomware

Security expert Tomas Meskauskas was the person who, for the first time, described the Bl virus, which falls under the Dharma ransomware family. Ransomware...

Adware · January 26, 2022

Shortcuts Adware Removal

Shortcuts is a detection name indicating the adware program that installs in-browser content without users' consent or permission. What is Shortcuts? Shortcuts is adware...

Makop · January 25, 2022

FACTFULL Ransomware — How to remove virus?

The Factfull virus falls under the Makop ransomware family. Harmful software of such sort encrypts all user's data on the computer (images, documents, excel...