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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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MedusaLocker · March 12, 2021

1BTC MedusaLocker Ransomware — How to remove?

The 1btc virus was originally discovered by virus analyst Tomas Meskauskas, and belongs to the MedusaLocker ransomware or DHARMA family. This ransomware encrypts all...