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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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Adware · February 20, 2020

Win32/007Spy Removal. How to remove 007Spy Adware?

Win32/007Spy is a detection name indicating the adware program that installs in-browser content without users' consent or permission. What is 007Spy? 007Spy is adware...

Ransomware · February 18, 2020

MOOL VIRUS – Fix .mool files

Mool is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. The ransomware encrypts your private files (video, photos, documents). The crypted files can be tracked by...

Dharma · February 17, 2020

Restore [[email protected]].pay Files

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