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About Sean Oriyano
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Expertise
I can answer questions relating to viruses, worms, trojans, logic bombs and other types of malicious code. I can answer your questions relating to how such code spreads, how they work and how to prevent and remove such.

Experience
I am a security specialist who instructs for the US Military and Federal Government as well as private organizations. I also consult and lecture frequently on the topic of Information Security.

Organizations
BECCA, ISSA, Infraguard, EC Council

Education/Credentials
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator), SCNP/SCNS (Security Certified Network Professional/Specialist), Security , CEI (Certified EC Council Instructor).

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Sean Oriyano 
In Category  Computer Security & Viruses

SubjectDate Asked

changes1/6/2008
  Q: i was downloding a vst for my music (it was in a winrar file) and when i opend the application(it ...
  A: This problem bothers me because there could be a couple problems going on here. First, you may have ...
Got rid of the viruses, but....1/4/2008
  Q: My computer recently got taken over with virus and adware. Where ever I tried to go, I would be ...
  A: Go to a website called www.speedguide.net on there you can download a utility called the TCP ...
Norton Internet security10/11/2007
  Q: I know I need internet security and normally buy Norton Interent security, but is there anything ...
  A: Actually, you're getting a little bit of "Tunnelvision" here which is the problem. Put it this way, ...
which suite10/10/2007
  Q: my suite is going to run out soon..and with the new internet security suites hitting the market ...
  A: Personally I don't buy these products as a suite as I can find all of them seperately and do just as ...
Computer career field ?10/5/2007
  Q: I have tough about working in the computer area of fixing computer from viruses. What is that area ...
  A: The area you are thinking about is called a number of things like Bench Tech, Field Tech or Depot ...
HELP!!!!9/29/2007
  Q: ok on my friends computer...when you start it up it only comes up with the background you can't go ...
  A: I don't know which operating system you have, but if it is Windows XP or Windows Vista look up a ...
adware threat9/28/2007
  Q: i downloaded a dvd writer called as cliprex from internet ,then i got an adware threat from my ...
  A: Looks like the DVD software had spyware embedded in it (not uncommon with free stuff). Typically ...
trojan.mailskinner9/27/2007
  Q: So apparently my Spyware Doctor detected a trojan.mailskinner, but is unable to get rid of it. ...
  A: I found an answer to this question that my colleague Christine provided previously for someone else ...
Porn Pop Ups9/23/2007
  Q: I first noticed a radio program playing in the background on my computer that I could not trace. I ...
  A: Actually this is quite easy to have happen whether you visited porn sites or not. Basically what ...
do i need to spend another $40?9/17/2007
  Q: I have two problems...one is that my browser frequently re-directs to ad sites when I try to go ...
  A: Yes, you definitely have spyware all the classic symptoms are there. I would recommend that you use ...
toolbar serch virus9/16/2007
  Q: I have the toolbar serch virus on an E-TOWER 466 is with windows me. Because the system is older it ...
  A: If the toolbar is actually a virus downloading or running your antivirus program should remove it. ...
Moving Anti-Virus Program9/16/2007
  Q: I purchased a license for Norton Anti-Virus Corporate Edition about 8-10 years ago that was ...
  A: Symantec should be able to pull up your information on their system provided it was registered. ...
Security Question9/12/2007
  Q: What security suits do you think Bill Gates use to protect his PC ? Also, is "Avira Antivir ...
  A: I wouldn't be surprised if Bill Gates used Norton or McAfee on his system or even one of Microsoft's ...
automatically redirected web pages9/10/2007
  Q: I am using Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4). I am using Internet Explorer 6.0.28….. and Norton ...
  A: Yep, you got hijacked by spyware, but you can remove it using a program called Hijack This. You ...
Recover Windows TaskManager9/10/2007
  Q: Sean Oriyano I have mail server but now some days the server could not see the ...
  A: Sounds like a problem I have run into before so let me give you a fix that worked very well for me. ...
problems in OS after got net connection9/8/2007
  Q: wel n wish the same from u.i m having following problems with my PC.These are occured after i got ...
  A: Based on your description it sounds like you have a lot of things getting started when your computer ...
Files9/7/2007
  Q: I checked my documents on my pc the other day, and found hundreds of (files I guess) with names that ...
  A: The files you speak of could indeed be created by a virus, worm or spyware however they could also ...
virus9/7/2007
  Q: When I open a prticular site www.irctc.co.in, a message comes : Internet explorer has encountered a ...
  A: Do you have another computer available that you can download this file to and copy it to this one? ...
Unsolicited Webpages9/7/2007
  Q: Every time I am navigating at Internet, unsolicited WebPages automatically appear. How can I stop ...
  A: From what you describe it definitely sounds like you have spyware on your system, might I suggest ...
problems in OS after got net connection9/6/2007
  Q: wel n wish the same from u.i m having following problems with my PC.These are occured after i got ...
  A: I am not sure that I understand your problem with the first question, as to the second question. ...
virus9/6/2007
  Q: When I open a prticular site www.irctc.co.in, a message comes : Internet explorer has encountered a ...
  A: Actually, from what you have described here we cannot assume that it is a piece of malicious ...
Isaas9/4/2007
  Q: greetings to everyone. This is my first post and hopefully a lot more depending on the results from ...
  A: From reading over your answer I can think of several scenarios that would cause this behaviour, but ...
strange virus9/2/2007
  Q: I have an ADSL connection here in Iran.I use win xp.Recently I found out that my connection speed ...
  A: Yes, it's definitely possible that a AV program is just not picking up I've seen that before myself. ...
strange virus9/2/2007
  Q: I have an ADSL connection here in Iran.I use win xp.Recently I found out that my connection speed ...
  A: Interesting problem here, in fact it looks like you might have more than one. First, for the DSL ...
spyware virus advert8/9/2007
  Q: my pc became infected with an advert saying i need to buy this spyware to remove it, using ad-aware ...
  A: You might try Spybot to remove the infection, or if you have name of the product that is popping up ...
virus protection and firewall8/7/2007
  Q: I need some information about virus protection for my Dell computer. I have Mcafee virus scan and ...
  A: It sounds like you are in resonably good shape here and I couldn't say that you are in any huge ...
W32.Annew.A Virus8/3/2007
  Q: followed symantec troubleshooting documentation to remove virus. System drivers were corrupted, ...
  A: You might look into doing a driver rollback (if possible) on the desktop. I have also found that ...

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