Just how much malware is on free porn sites?
Did you know the Internet has pornography on it? We were just as shocked to discover that as you. In fact, much of this pornographic material is available for free—but that doesn’t mean there’s not a huge potential cost. Specifically when it comes to malware. One researcher found that among some of world’s most highly trafficked free pornography sites, the probability of coming into contact with malware can exceed 50 percent in some cases.
Security expert Conrad Longmore detailed on his blog an investigation into the prevalence of malware on some top pornographic sites. Utilizing data from Google’s Safe Browsing diagnostic tool, he calculated porn aficionados’ risk of becoming infected with malware. For example, visitors to Pornhub.com, the 63rd most popular website in the world (and 41st in the US) have a 53% chance of coming into contact with malware, according to his calculations.
