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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 · September 16, 2019

Domn Virus Removal + Decrypt .domn Files

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

Ransomware · September 9, 2019

Meds ransomware. How to decrypt .meds files?

Meds is a DJVU family of ransomware-type infections. This virus encrypts important personal files (video, photos, documents). The infected files can be tracked by...