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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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Others · September 8, 2021

JANELLE Ransomware Virus Removal

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

Tutorials · September 3, 2021

How to disable or remove browser extensions?

Browser extensions were created for 100% benevolent purposes. It is like a modifier for your web browser, that allows you to personalize your browser...

Tutorials · August 31, 2021

How to fix error code 0x8007422

Error 0x8007422 appears unexpectedly, when you are trying to update your Windows. Fixing it requires several different steps, and also the knowledge about why...