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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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Tutorials · July 16, 2021

Working with the File Explorer in Windows 10

Windows 10 doesn't have an integrated assistance for File Explorer anymore, unlike Windows 7. Microsoft encourages customers to search the Internet for data, thus,...