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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 · August 26, 2019

Hese Virus Removal + Decrypt .hese Files

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

Ransomware · August 22, 2019

Stare Virus Removal + Decrypt .stare Files

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

News · August 21, 2019

Syrk ransomware attacks cheaters in Fortnite

Cyren experts discovered the Syrk cryptographer, built on the basis of the open-source malware Hidden-Cry, whose source codes were published in the public domain...

Ransomware · August 20, 2019

Masodas Virus Removal + Decrypt .masodas Files

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