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About Dave Mitch
Expertise
Trouble shooting in any of the following areas: Virus / Spy-ware / Mal-ware issues, Windows, Linux, virtual environments such as VMWare, Virtual ToolBox. Vast and varied hands-on expertise in a range of open source network security tools and utilities.Have worked on projects requiring practical implementation and configuration tweaking of Intrusion Detection / Prevention Systems, Enterprise-class Patch Management Solutions, Customization of Network Audit Framework and Penetration Test Tool Compilation. Consultant for corporations, NOCs (Network Operations Centres) in the area of Virtual appliances for office(and home) environments for secure browsing / traffic monitoring / Anti-spam / "anti-phising" with content filtering capability.

Experience
Virus/Spyware/Malware trouble shooting, Windows, VMWare, Linux. With over 10 years of industry experience in the Information Security field, I would be able to offer my experience and time to solve your problem. If any solution requires more time and effort or you require a customized product, I would be able to do so for a small fee.

Organizations
FA Inc.

Education/Credentials
Graduate Degree in Computer Science

Awards and Honors
CCNA

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Internet/Network Security - porn appearing that wasnt downloaded by me

Expert: Dave Mitch - 9/20/2009

Question
Hi, I have a secured/firewalled desktop with cable internet.
I am constantly finding porn on my computer that I did not download. I am the only one with access to this computer. Is it possible that someone is getting in through limewire or other file sharing sites and using my computer to download this junk?

I also have a laptop with wireless, that is not and will not be security enabled of firewalled, and the same thing keeps happening on this computer. Is it someone else hacking into my system to use it to download these clips?

Answer
You will need to secure your wireless connection. Here are a couple of links which offer guidelines & tips on howto secure your wireless connection

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/08/6-steps-to-secure-your-home-wireless-network...

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/support/wireless_secure.htm

Also keep your operating system (Windows) and updated with the latest patches. Dont forget to use frequently scan your system with a good anti-spyware+anti-virus.

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