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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| spam | 11/25/2008 | Amit |
| Q: Amit Lately I have been getting a lot of spam that has my own email address as the sender?! How can ... A: It is not possible to stop the spammer from *sending* the mails. What you can do is stop the mail ... | ||
| Hacked vs Virus | 11/18/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: well done on your service here and in the field! How can you tell if you are being hacked vs having ... A: Hey Mike, well its hard to tell sometimes actually as the effects are sometimes the same, and they ... | ||
| Network Access | 11/17/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: .. I'm trying to achieve a goal. I have a home network, and i have 3 computers in it. One of the ... A: First make sure your network is secure. Is it wireless or hardwired you did not say. You can set up ... | ||
| security | 11/15/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: Dave I've accessed my online banking in an internet cafe How likely is it that somebody else may ... A: plenty of online articles on the subject are available. here are a few at Online Banking: Tips for ... | ||
| security | 11/15/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Commander Chris I appreciate that someone like you is helping people like me to find answers to our ... A: Please tell me you didn't access it from an unknown wireless signal!?!?!? You should never access ... | ||
| security | 11/15/2008 | Amit |
| Q: Amit I've accessed my online banking in an internet cafe How likely is it that somebody else may ... A: If you used your own laptop then there is a very low chance (as good as accessing from home). If you ... | ||
| PACKETLOSS HAMACHI | 11/13/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I have 3 computers who are connecting through a siemens sx762 gigarouter All 3 pcs have an hatachi ... A: Since Hamachi uses UDP traffic to create the peer to peer tunnels, some environments may be ... | ||
| Monitoring employees | 11/11/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: Most employers generally monitor web surfing and e-mail messages of their employees. Can you tell ... A: besides the ethical and privacy issues, the technical aspects of implementing employee monitoring ... | ||
| Internet Explorer hijacked!? | 11/6/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: My computer recieves and sends email but I cant get online. It wont even let me open internet ... A: Well you have a simple problem but tricky to solve. The easiest approach I can recommend is to ... | ||
| Cant access internet | 11/5/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I have a problem with one of my two home computers. I can get email but the screen hangs when I try ... A: Install and run SpyBot-Search&Destroy from http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html You also ... | ||
| online identity | 10/31/2008 | Amit |
| Q: I know that my computer somehow has an identity when I get online. Is there a way a website I ... A: Yes its true that your computer has an identity (your ip address). Even if you change your ip ... | ||
| online identity | 10/31/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I know that my computer somehow has an identity when I get online. Is there a way a website I ... A: a website can identify a computer by HTTP cookies (commonly know as internet cookies - see ... | ||
| IP blocking | 10/24/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I would like to know if a specific IP address can be used as a "blocker". ..example: if someone was ... A: It is possible to "spoof" one's own IP and it is also possible that others are doing the same. ... | ||
| ethical hackimg | 10/4/2008 | Amit |
| Q: iam planning to do acourse in ethical hacking from appin there site is www.appinonline.com......is ... A: From the website, the courses look ok. I've not seen or tried one. Getting a job based on these ... | ||
| ISA server | 9/23/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I'm trying to block video calls from msn messenger on ISA firewall. I have searched all over the ... A: what you are looking for is here (How to block MSN Messenger traffic and Windows Live Messenger ... | ||
| Internet Bandwidth Monitoring | 9/10/2008 | Denis Mello |
| Q: I would like to know what is the best way and method to monitor all internet traffic going through ... A: There is an open source (free) bandwidth and site monitoring tool found in Analogx ... | ||
| Help | 9/9/2008 | Denis Mello |
| Q: Sir, my computer was stolen this weekend , and I am trying to figure out a way to locate it and ... A: Stone. Unfortunatelly, when this kind of sittuation happens, nothing can be done unlesse you have ... | ||
| secure network | 9/4/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: i apologize in advance. now i'm no computer expert and my question may seem a bit childish for an ... A: No apologies needed. You just need the typical computer security setup. You need a good anti-virus, ... | ||
| hi | 9/1/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ... A: Yes the passwords need to be the same, or they can not access the accounts. Go to yahoo change your ... | ||
| hi | 9/1/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ... A: I postedx this in my previous answer: Q. Can I use Hotmail with MailWasher? A. The free version of ... | ||
| hi | 8/30/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ... A: Have you read the directions FAQ section for the program?? Go here and read this it will answer all ... | ||
| hi | 8/30/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ... A: I use mailwasher on my 7 accounts and it works great. MailWasher works directly with your email ... | ||
| hi | 8/29/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ... A: You can't bounce a message once it has left the mail server and has been sent to the addressee ... | ||
| Do smarttags spy? | 8/24/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: "1: I recently received an email attachment: a PDF file created by WordPro and sent to me via ... A: Smart tags are a feature found in later versions of Microsoft Word, and beta versions of the ... | ||
| Firefox trouble | 8/12/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I'm using firefox as my internet browser. The problem is that after installed mcafee antivirus to ... A: Remove all McAfee programs using the McAfee removal tool and do a custom install. Install the McAfee ... | ||
| Cookies are not getting accepted/set in IE; Firefox is not opening at all | 8/4/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I've been facing this strange problem since yesterday. My laptop (DELL Inspiron 6000, Windows XP) ... A: Most likely, you stumbled across a javascript loop and it became a memory leak. Click Start > All ... | ||
| using wireless internet | 7/29/2008 | Drew Williams |
| Q: I am wondering about using someones wireless internet connection without permission. Besides the ... A: Great question. Actually, you can see whether someone is evesdropping on you via your system. There ... | ||
| firewall and antivirus | 7/27/2008 | Drew Williams |
| Q: Drew I have currently a firewall (ZoneAlarm) and an antivirus (avira antivir) installed on my ... A: ZoneAlarm is one of my favorites. It is very thorough, but a "virus" often uses a different code ... | ||
| email access | 7/25/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: how do I find out how got into my aol mail? is there a way for me to track down ip address or time ... A: Your email provider is the only one who can give you the IP details of the machines from where your ... | ||
| Screen Saver | 7/22/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I have some clown at work, that added a unwanted photo to my screen saver via network system. I ... A: Look in Windows Explorer under the Tools - Folder Options - View tab (a) Select Show Hidden Files ... | ||
| Computer identity theft | 7/22/2008 | Drew Williams |
| Q: can a person copy your profile and then put it up on another profile then use it to steal our ... A: I don't know the Canadian courts or their police procedures, but this is a shot: If you have ... | ||
| Finding ISPs | 7/19/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: How do I find the ISP for a given website/Domain? Thank you. ANSWER: There are plenty of online ... A: The traceroute is giving a listing of hops along which the packet travels between the host (for ... | ||
| protection for windows xp sp2 | 7/19/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: Dave what softwares do you recommend are great for protecting your computer (with windows xp sp2)? ... A: Firstly, upgrade to SP3. Its available at plenty of mirrors. (Check this one at ... | ||
| sharing internet connection | 7/18/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: I want to setup my internet connection with 2nd desktop in my home without paying for extra ... A: How are you presently connecting to the internet ? For sake of simplification here, I shall assume ... | ||
| Finding ISPs | 7/16/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: How do I find the ISP for a given website/Domain? Thank you. ANSWER: There are plenty of online ... A: Use the traceroute (in Windows tracert) command to the domain/IP whose ISP you want to determine. ... | ||
| software | 7/5/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: Seems like every few months my internet surfing becomes very slow, especially after I download ... A: Your system has 256MB of RAM. Under normal conditions a Windows system needs atleast 512 MB and ... | ||
| limited or no connectivity | 7/5/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: Two days ago one of my family members went on our router's ip address site 192.168.2.1. and they ... A: Open your web browser and type the IP address of the TEW-452BRP in the address bar. The default IP ... | ||
| software | 7/4/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: Seems like every few months my internet surfing becomes very slow, especially after I download ... A: Since your problem of Internet slowing down seems to re-occur it could apparently be due to an old ... | ||
| System intrusion | 7/3/2008 | Dave Mitch |
| Q: It appears a program has been placed on my system that is in effect making my computer spam others. ... A: You need to first sanitize your system. There are many ways of doing this. Your existing "e-mail ... | ||
| Static IP Addresses | 6/24/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I have a "dumb" question. We are getting an installation at our office from a company called Logix. ... A: There are two types of IP addresses used by ISP's (Internet Service Providers). Since there are ... | ||
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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.
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FA Inc.
Education/Credentials
Graduate Degree in Computer Science
Awards and Honors
CCNA
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