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Porn remains the best way of contracting malware

Porn remains the best way of contracting malware

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Internet insecurity outfit BitDefender has said that pornography remains the best way of compromising your computer. The firm studied the data security risks and implications when accessing 'adult' web sites and found that 63 per cent of users attempting to persuse a bit of porn on their PCs compromised their security on multiple occasions. The firm's survey looked at porn surfers' habits to determine their ensuing malware and privacy-related problems. “This...



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