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There is indeed a risk of infection on porn sites and adult content apps, but that’s also true for sites completely unrelated to porn.

Possibly the most common advice for avoiding computer viruses is to avoid adult sites. You’ve probably heard the tropes — dogs, fleas, porn, viruses. But is there any truth to them? Let’s investigate.

To state the obvious, adult content is rather popular. A report by SimilarWeb suggests that three of the world’s 20 most visited sites are porn-related.

Two of them are breathing down the necks of front runners Facebook, YouTube, and search giants Google and China’s Baidu.

And sandwiched between Instagram and Yandex, in 14th place, is PornHub. We were amazed to learn that in 2017 the site got a staggering 28.5 billion hits. That’s more than 81 million a day!

Cybercriminals are not overly bothered about other people’s business models. The popularity of XXX sites has not gone unnoticed.  Every now and then they hack porn resources or the advertising platforms that host banners on them .

Now, malicious porn sites do exist — sites created to defraud or infect visitors. But they tend to be small-scale, not well-known. And then there are players and other apps for viewing adult content that phish for data.

You can avoid dangers on porn sites by doing the following:

• Install all operating system and browser updates promptly and only from official sources.
• Don’t click on suspicious links and don’t be tempted by banner ads.
• Use antivirus software, for example Kaspersky Internet Security on your desktop and Kaspersky Internet Security for Android on your smartphone or tablet.

Although we have provided solutions to avoid malware on porn sites, for safety reasons we advise you not to browse on porn sites.

Source: Kaspersky Labs