Survey: Internet porn remains major e-threat source

A new report from Internet security firm BitDefender has shown that Internet pornography remains a main source of e-threats, with 63 percent of respondents having compromised their computers' security while attempting to find adult content. The study consisted of a survey concerning the psychological background of adult on-line content use, and a net-research aiming to identify the ensuing malware and privacy related issues. More than 72 percent of the 2,017 respondents interviewed in the study admitted that they had searched for and accessed adult content sites (78 percent men and 22 percent women). The study also uncovered that of the most accessed pornographic materials, an impressive 91 percent, were videos that can be downloaded from different sources including torrents, Web sites and hubs. Real-time adult content sites, such as video-chats and adult dating, ranked second in respondents’ preferences with 72 percent. The study went on to reveal that 69 percent of the interviewed participants declared that they usually access adult content web sites from home, while 25 percent access them from their work places and only 6 percent from other locations (Internet cafés, etc.). The main motivations for accessing adult sites were the need to relax (54 percent) and curiosity (38 percent). “This BitDefender survey confirms that users should think twice when accessing these pornographic sites since this is an area that cyber criminals continue to exploit," states Sabina Datcu, e-threats analysis and communication specialist and author of the survey. “Over 60 percent of respondents admitted that they have had malware-related issues more than one time as a direct consequence of accessing adult content. In the end, the findings of this study should make users consider whether accessing these sites is worth compromising their systems, data and work." - Newsbytes.ph