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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 · June 9, 2023

AHUI Virus File Decrypt & Removal

The Ahui virus, also known as a ransomware infection, is part of the STOP/DJVU family, which is notorious for its malicious file encryption capabilities....

Others · June 6, 2023

NoEscape Ransomware 🔐 Virus Removal Guide

Virus analyst Tomas Meskauskas was the person who originally described the Noescape virus, which falls within the Avaddon ransomware family. A harmful program of...