AboutCommander Chris Wagoner Expertise I can help you search for almost anyting on the Internet. I have exstensive experience in using the various search engines on the Internet to locate information on almost any subject. From professional whitepapers, to information for families and kids. If its on the net, I can help you find it!
I am a police Commander that conducts Computer Crime Investigations at the Local, State and Federal level. I have investigated all most any kind of crime with which or which involved a computer and the internet, from murders, kidnappings, extortion, drug dealing and more. I can answer questions concerning Computer Forensics (the art of recovering information from a suspects computer), Computer Crime Investigations and Internet Investigations. I can answer questions on almost any crime in which a computer is used. I am a Federally Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime and Computer Forensics. I have worked in both Facebook and MySPace, also in Peer to Peer investigations. In addition I can answer questions concerning child predators and how to make your children safer on-line.
I teach Computer Forensics, Internet Investigations, Peer to Peer Investigations and other computer crime related subjects for several colleges and the Institute of Police Technology and Management.
Experience I teach police officers all over the world to use the Internet as a search and investigative tool. I conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.
Organizations HTCIA - High Technology Crime Investigation Association
Computer Crime Investigators Yahoo Group (Founder)
Education/Credentials Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, Florida 32606
Degree 2001: Associate of Arts and Science (with Honors)
Degree 2007: Associate of Arts (with Honors)
Awards and Honors Awarded the FBI Directors Award for assisting the FBI in a National Computer Crime Investigation. Awarded Dec 2002
Some time ago I downloaded a jpeg or jpg file of a painting. Stupidly I changed the filename, and now I can't find it again on the internet. But, the file I have contains specific information: file size, scanner used, date, etc. What I wish to know is whether any of this internal information can be used by a search engine to narrow down the search. Or is there any search facility that looks at the content of the file, as does Duplicate File Finder on my hard drive?
Thanks in advance.
Answer Hi Brian,
Well there is and there isn't a way for you to find it again. Hows that for a wishy washy answer. You actually would have to be able to search by HASH signature to find it, and that only works on Peer to Peer networks and the like.
Let me explain. A HASH signature in case you are not aware of it is a unique type of identifier that each and every file in the world has. Its kind of like a serial number for a file. No two different files have the same HASH signature. You can search for files by HASH signatures but only using certain programs like Peer to Peer programs and such. General search engines themselves do not have a HASH file signature search.
So if your image was found on WinMX, Bearshare, Limewire, or any other the other peer to peer then you could find it, but if not, you will not be able to search by picture content.
