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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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Malware · January 18, 2024

SparkRAT Malware Removal

SparkRAT, a malware developed in Go, poses a significant threat across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. It spreads through malicious email attachments, compromised websites,...

Malware · January 17, 2024

Silver RAT Malware Removal Guide

Silver is a Remote Access Trojan known for its ability to spread through multiple methods, such as phishing, malvertising, and suspicious downloads. It excels...

Ransomware · January 17, 2024

BaN (.BaN) Xorist Ransomware Virus

The Ban virus falls under the Xorist ransomware family. Ransomware of such sort encrypts all the data on your PC (photos, text files, excel...

Ransomware · January 10, 2024

CDPO Virus Files Decrypt & Removal

The Cdpo virus, also known as a ransomware infection, is part of the STOP/DJVU family. This malware is notorious for malignant file encryption operations....