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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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Fixing the CsEnabled option and Power Plans

The most recent Windows update, specifically the August cumulative update,, brought several bug fixes and enhancements. However, it has also resulted in some unintended...

BlackByte Ransomware — How to remove virus?

The Blackbyte virus belongs to the ransomware type infection. This ransomware encrypts all user's data on the PC (photos, documents, excel tables, music, videos,...

RIGD Virus (.rigd File) Ransomware

The Rigd virus is a STOP/DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. This virus encrypts your files (video, photos, documents) that can be tracked by a...