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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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Dharma · March 23, 2020

[[email protected]].c-vir Virus Files

What is .c-vir file virus? Also referred to as DHARMA ransomware, it modifies your documents by means of encrypting them and demanding the ransom...

Dharma · March 19, 2020

Decrypt [[email protected]].lx Files

What is .lx file infection? Also referred to as DHARMA ransomware, it modifies your documents by means of encrypting them and demanding the ransom...

Ransomware · March 6, 2020

LOKD Virus (.lokd Files) – DECRYPT & REMOVAL

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