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How does
it work?
Paraben's Porn Detection Stick scans the
entire hard drive or specific folders
you chose for all images. Using
different algorithms that look at things
such as flesh tones, shapes, facial
recognition, and more, it determines if
each image is likely to be pornographic
in nature. If an image is suspected of
being illicit, it copies and categorizes
them into folders in the report called
"Suspect" or "Highly Suspect".
Is it 100% accurate?
Nothing is 100% accurate when it comes
to scanning for pornography. The Porn
Detection Stick is designed to make your
investigation quick and easy. A typical
home system can contain anywhere from
10,000 images to hundreds of thousands
of images. The Porn Detection Stick is
designed to analyze all these images and
tell you which ones are most likely to
contain pornography. Typically, out of
50,000 images scanned, the Porn
Detection Stick will determine that
around 350 images may contain
pornography on a clean system. Viewing
these 350 "false positive" images is
very easy compared to the 50,000 images
on the system.
There are a number of images
in the "Suspect" and "Highly Suspect"
folders but none of them are
pornographic. Why?
Images that are determined to be suspect
can easily be a false positive hit. This
means there are elements in the image
that triggered enough suspicion for it
to be categorized as suspicious. You'll
notice many of these pictures are of
people who have a larger amount of skin
showing (pictures of babies often get
marked as suspicious) or contain a lot
of flesh tones (a picture of a cardboard
box may be marked as a false positive)
or even have round or elongated shapes.
Sometimes it's not obvious why an image
is marked as a false positive.
The Porn Detection Stick can also miss
some pornographic images. These misses
are a small percentage of overall
pornographic images. The thing to
remember is that if someone is viewing
pornography, there will generally be a
large number of images marked as
suspicious even if a few get past the
scan.
How fast does it work?
That depends on a number of factors such
as computer speed, the size of the
drive/folders being scanned, and the
size of the images. Scanning of an
average computer with a 500 GB hard
drive and over 70,000 images took just
over an hour and a half in testing and
resulted in only about 400 false
positive results.
Do I need the password of the
computer I'm scanning for pornography?
Yes, for the first scan. You will need
to be logged into the system you are
investigating the first time you use the
Porn Detection Stick to scan for
pornography. By clicking the "Remember
This Computer" the first time you run a
scan on a computer, you will be able to
simply plug the stick into the computer
in the future and it will automatically
run a scan. If you plan on using the
"Remember This Computer" option, you
will need to be logged in as Admin.
Does the Porn Detection Stick
prevent pornographic material from
getting on my computer?
No. The Porn Detection Stick was
designed as an investigative tool only.
Porn filters and other preventative
measures can always fail. The Porn
Detection Stick simply analyzes all the
images on a system so you can identify
illicit images and remove them.
I see a file called
Report.txt in the "Suspect" and "Highly
Suspect" folders. What is this?
This file is a report of all suspected
images that includes the image location
so you can delete any images you find
offensive.
There are multiple folders in
when I open reports. Which one is my
search results?
Each report is saved under a folder
named with the time the search started
(i.e. 2009-10-29 22-54-51 for a search
that was started October 29, 2009 at
10:54:51 PM). You can keep as many
reports on your stick as room will
allow. Keep in mind that there is a
limited amount of space on the Porn
Detection Stick so clear your reports
regularly.
What does "Remember This
Computer" do?
The first time you insert the Porn
Detection Stick into a new computer, you
will need to manually navigate to the
drive (most times, Windows will simply
ask if you want to open the root folder
of the thumb drive) and double-click on
the Porn Detection Stick software to run
it. If you click the "Remember This
Computer" button, you will no longer
have to manually launch the Porn
Detection Stick software each time you
want to scan this computer (even if
there is a password on the system). The
Porn Detection Stick thumb drive will be
recognized by the system and allowed to
automatically run the software and a
scan will automatically start as well
(it may take a minute on some systems
for the software to open).
Is the Porn Detection Stick
considered spyware?
No. Spyware is software that is either
installed on a system unknowingly to the
user or software that gathers and sends
information over the Internet without
the user's knowledge. The Porn Detection
Stick is an investigation tool that
simply detects the presence of
pornography on a computer.
It says there are "Suspect"
images. Does this mean there's porn on
my computer?
Not necessarily. Suspect and Highly
Suspect images are likely to be
pornographic in nature, however, there
are always going to be false positives.
Even some standard Windows images have
enough features to be marked as
suspicious. Typically, less than 0.007%
of images will be false positives.
The Porn Detection Stick
found a handful of pornographic images.
Does this mean my kids have been surfing
porn?
It is important to realize that even
accidental exposure to pornographic
images online can leave an image trail
on a computer. If you discover only a
few dozen pornographic images, it's not
likely the user has been viewing
pornography.
Can I scan other thumb drives
and media cards?
Yes. Simply insert any type of media
that will mount as a drive on the
computer before running the Porn
Detection Stick and select that drive
letter before clicking start. This means
you can search memory sticks from
cameras, cell phones, or larger capacity
portable storage devices.
How do I view the images
suspected of being pornographic?
Once a scan is complete, click on the
"Reports" button and open the report you
wish to view. Open the "Suspect" or
"Highly Suspect" folders and you'll see
the images. If the images are not shown
as thumbnails, you can change the view
by clicking the "View" menu option and
selecting "Thumbnails".
I see files in the "Suspect"
and "Highly Suspect" folders that don't
open. What are they and how do I view
them?
Because the Porn Detection Stick is
designed by a digital forensic company
specializing in digital investigations,
images are searched by the file header
rather than file extensions. This is
geek speak for saying people can't hide
their pornography by simply changing the
file type.
These files that can't be viewed are
images of some type and are usually
simply missing their file extension or
have the wrong file extension. Most of
the time, you can try changing the file
extension to one of the following:
*.jpg, *.gif, *.bmp, *.tiff, *.png.
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