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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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Vovalex es el primer ransomware escrito en Dlang

Una nueva familia de ransomware llamada Vovalex se propagará a través de software pirateado disfrazado de populares utilidades de Windows, como CCleaner. El ransomware...