While reading through a bunch of “weird” facts at a website filled with such, I found one that really surprised me. According to research conducted by cyber security firm Symantec in 2012, you are more likely to pick up malware visiting religious websites than visiting porn sites.
According to the Symantec: “Websites
with religious or ideological themes were found to have triple the average
number of "threats" that those featuring adult content. We hypothesize that this is because
pornographic website owners already make money from the Internet and, as a
result, have a vested interest in keeping their sites malware-free; it's not
good for repeat business."
According to Cisco's 2015
Annual Security Report: “The top industries that
pose a risk to you through their websites, depending on where you live, include
aviation, media and publishing, agriculture and mining, food and beverage,
insurance, automotive, and real estate and land management."
What
was I searching for?
Reviews
on windows.
— Mitchell Hegman
Sources: https://phys.org/news
, https://bestlifeonline.com/weird-amazing-facts, https://www.akamai.com
The worst malware I ran into was on a hardware site. I knew right away I was in trouble when, instead of the expected siting of picks, axes, and shovels, I saw naked ladies. I shut down the computer immediately, but it was too late. The malware was so smart it denied my access to several different virus eaters, and even tried to sell me a fake virus protection software product.
ReplyDeleteWhat was I looking for? Horse blankets.
Not good. Thanks for sharing. No horse blankets for me!
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