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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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Others · November 2, 2020

AFRODITA Ransomware — How to remove PC virus?

The Afrodita virus was originally discovered by virus analyst S!Ri, and belongs to the LockerGoga ransomware family. This ransomware encrypts all user's data on...