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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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Ransomware · January 29, 2020

Npsg Virus Removal + Decrypt .npsg Files

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