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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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Ransomware · April 2, 2021

ENFP VIRUS (.enfp FILE) ✅ REMOVAL & DECRYPT DATA

Enfp is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. The ransomware encrypts important personal files (video, photos, documents). The encrypted files can be tracked by...

Others · April 2, 2021

KAMIRA99 Ransomware Removal Instruction

The Kamira99 virus was originally discovered by virus analyst Tomas Meskauskas, and belongs to the FilesRecoverEN ransomware family. This ransomware encrypts all user's data...

Adware · April 2, 2021

RTWads Removal. How to remove RTW ADS?

RTWads is a detection name indicating the adware program that installs in-browser content without users' consent or permission. What is RTW ADS? RTW ADS...

Others · April 1, 2021

FilesRecoverEN Ransomware — How to remove virus?

The FilesRecoverEN virus was originally discovered by virus analyst dnwls0719, and belongs to the RCRU64 ransomware type infection. This ransomware encrypts all user's data...