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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 · January 22, 2021

DEATHFILE Virus Files of MedusaLocker Ransomware

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