Tech Alert

Reports of Child Porn
Within the last month we have had several reports of questionable ant-virus programs warning people there is child pornography on their computers. This is a common scare tactic of rogue anti-virus programs, which are actually malware themselves. Anti-virus software is not designed to detect child pornography. Unless you actually see questionable images, you should utilize your legitimate anti-virus software or consult a computer repair service to get rid of this type of malware.

It is a myth viruses or other malware can result in child porn being inadvertently downloaded onto your computer. Downloading such material can only be accomplished by an overt act of searching for it and actively acquiring it.

If anyone has questions you may call a member of the Computer Forensics Team at (479) 709-5129 or email us at cybercops@FortSmithPD.org.