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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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GiveMeNitro (Nitro Ransomware) Virus

GiveMeNitro is a principally new type of ransomware. It still has several common attributes with well known STOP/Djvu, Dharma or Conti ransomware families. The...

MOSN Ransomware — How to remove .mosn virus?

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

DIVINITY Ransomware (.DIVINITY Virus File)

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