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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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Phishing Scams · December 26, 2019

Bing.com Redirect – Simple Removal Instruction

This article intends to assist you to fix Bing.com Redirection problems. What is bing.com? Bing.com is a legit Internet search engine by Microsoft. Bing.com...

Unwanted Programs · December 26, 2019

ITL Driver Updater Removal

This article intends to assist you in remove ITL Driver Updater potentially unwanted program for free. Our guide also shows you why this tool...

Adware · December 26, 2019

Bo2news Removal. How to remove Bo2news.biz Adware?

Bo2news is a detection name indicating the adware program that installs in-browser content without users' consent or permission. What is Bo2news.biz? Bo2news.biz is adware...

Ransomware · December 24, 2019

Sodinokibi Ransomware (Removal Solution)

Sodinokibi is most likely being dispersed by attackers associated with those that dispersed the well known GandCrab ransomware family, which is supposed to be...