Russian researchers are working on new computer software that will trawl social networks for Islamic State recruiters.

Russian researchers are working on�reconstructing the profile of�a potential recruiter to�the Islamic State through�social networks.

The profile will then be incorporated into�a computer program that will trawl social networks, such as�Facebook, Twitter and VKontakte, for�real ISIL recruiters.

The researchers have already turned for�help to�religious scholars and experts in�Arab studies, Yevgeny Venediktov, head of�the Center for�Research in�Legitimacy and Political Protest told �Izvestia� newspapaper. They, together with�IT-specialists, will help to�research suspicious pages in�social networks and identify their IP-addresses.

All the intelligence will be fed into�the �Laplace's Demon� computer program, which has been already monitoring social networks for�extremist groups since�this spring to�prevent calls for�mass unrest.

The name of�the software was taken from�a mathematical thought experiment proposed by�French scholar Pierre-Simon Laplace in�the 19th century, featuring a �demon� who knows the location and momentum of�every atom in�the universe.

From 2016, the program will begin hunting for�social network accounts belonging to�potential ISIL recruiters. The specialists of�the Center will then send the account owners a message in�Arabic and then linguistically examine the answer.

The user will then be advised to�follow a link, which, in�turn, will provide the IT-specialists with�his IP-address, operating system and browser details.

�With this data, specially trained staff, such as�hackers, for�example, can get full access to�their computers,� the newspaper quotes Venediktov as�saying.

The researchers will be looking for�certain tell-tale signs of�recruiters, such as�misinterpreted quotations of�the Koran, which can be identified by�religious scholars, as�well as�a general linguistic analysis undertaken by�experts in�Arab studies.

However, other experts suggest that the researchers should focus not on�reconstructing a portrait of�a recruiter but�rather of�a potential victim, which can then be used to�help to�prevent victims being signed up�to the terrorist group.

�We should understand why a person is open to�recruitment,� the newspaper quotes Alexei Filatov, Vice President of�the International Association of�Veterans of�the Antiterrorism Alfa Group as�saying,

He added that the researches should turn to�psychologists and law enforcers for�help to�prevent ISIL recruiting, as�the enlisters constantly monitor potential victims and could easily change their ways of�recruitment.

By Sputnik