When SurfRecon scans my computer what is it doing?
When SurfRecon locates an image file on the hard drive it’s scanning, it calculates the image’s hashes and sends them to the International Forensics Image Database (IFID) to see if the corresponding image has already been categorized. In a fraction of a second, SurfRecon can find out if anyone, namely law enforcement, has tagged that image as sexual, safe, or child pornography. It also retrieves any additional information submitted regarding the image. As this information is retrieved, SurfRecon presents the images to you in their corresponding categories. This enables you to examine computers in much less time than was previously possible.
