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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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Recent articles by Brendan Smith

Backdoor · August 17, 2023

JanelaRAT Malware Remote Access Trojan (RAT)

JanelaRAT, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT), functions as a sophisticated piece of malicious software intended to grant remote access and control over compromised machines....

Malware · August 16, 2023

NightClub Malware Removal

The malware named NightClub possesses spyware and data-stealing capabilities. This program has at least four versions, with the earliest variant dating back to 2014....

Malware · August 16, 2023

Agniane Stealer-type Malware Removal

The Agniane malware is a stealer created to extract and exfiltrate sensitive information from compromised machines. This particular stealer focuses intensely on pilfering cryptocurrency-related...

MedusaLocker · August 12, 2023

ALOCK (.alock File) Ransomware Virus Removal

The Alock virus belongs to the MedusaLocker ransomware family. Malware of such sort encrypts all user's data on the PC (images, text files, excel...