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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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Hudson Virus Ransomware Removal Guide

The Hudson virus belongs under the ransomware type of malicious agent. Ransomware of such sort encrypts all user's data on the PC (photos, text...

FXLOCKER Ransomware Virus Removal

The Fxlocker virus belongs with the ransomware type of malicious agent. Malware of such sort encrypts all user's data on the PC (images, text...

Prince Ransomware (.BLACK File) Removal

Black filesbelongs to the Prince ransomware family. This is harmful program that encrypts some files on your computer (images, text files, excel tables, music,...

Frag is here! Ransomware Removal Guide

The Frag virus falls under the ransomware type of infection. Harmful software of such sort encrypts all user's data on the computer (images, text...

REVRAC ([email protected]) Ransomware Removal

Virus analyst dnwls0719 was the one who originally identified the Revrac virus, which falls within the Beast ransomware family. Malware of this type encrypts...