article about malware on porn sites - GoFuckYourself.com

Manfap · 04-10-2013, 07:21 AM

Browsing some of the internet's most popular pornography websites is increasingly putting visitors at risk, research has found.

Advertisements displayed by the sites, which are visited by millions every day, were found to be installing harmful files without users' knowledge.

Researcher Conrad Longmore found that two popular sites - xhamster.com and pornhub.com - posed the greatest risk.

He said it should be easier for users to report malicious advertising.

He said it was primarily Windows users at risk, but that criminals were increasingly turning their attentions to mobile devices.

While none of the porn sites observed hosted any malware themselves, it was the embedded advertisements within their pages that created problems for users.

"We call these malicious advertisements 'malvertising'," explained Mr Longmore.

"The way the ads are bought and sold across all websites is incredibly complex.

"Ads can often be repackaged and resold so that it is hard to tell where they originated from, and the criminals behind them go to great lengths to disguise what they are doing."

full article here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22093141

spiederman · 04-10-2013, 07:36 AM

everytime i stumble upon xhamster, malwarebytes pops up that it has blocked certain connections

VamosNicholas · 04-10-2013, 07:58 AM

This isn't necessarily new. This kind of crap has been going on for quite a long time. It's the reason why I started using noscript and adblock on firefox. There are too many stupid vulnerabilities/exploits out there nowadays.

AllAboutCams · 04-10-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by spiederman

everytime i stumble upon xhamster, malwarebytes pops up that it has blocked certain connections

Mine pops up with some pages on gfy too

Abracadabra_nl · 04-11-2013, 12:31 AM

I don't get it... Pornhub is owned by Manwin. This is not just a simple amateur website. Why on earth isn't a website like that not able to control malware embedded in advertisements?

EddyTheDog · 04-11-2013, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Abracadabra_nl

I don't get it... Pornhub is owned by Manwin. This is not just a simple amateur website. Why on earth isn't a website like that not able to control malware embedded in advertisements?

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Captain Kawaii · 04-11-2013, 12:44 AM

JuicyAds is 'fected at the moment. According to malwarebytes. Report this crap to sponsors so they can tell whoever they are working with. Its in their interest not to kill your traffic right? The ad networks may not be aware of it but why they are not is bizarre to me. Thanks for post Manfap.

I have spoken.

PornDiscounts-V · 04-11-2013, 01:48 AM

So many of my friends are coming to me with their computers because of malware... nice side business.

kane · 04-11-2013, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Abracadabra_nl

I don't get it... Pornhub is owned by Manwin. This is not just a simple amateur website. Why on earth isn't a website like that not able to control malware embedded in advertisements?

Do we know for sure they aren't being paid to allow these malware programs to be on the sites?

04-10-2013, 07:21 AM	#1
Manfap Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,617	article about malware on porn sites Browsing some of the internet's most popular pornography websites is increasingly putting visitors at risk, research has found. Advertisements displayed by the sites, which are visited by millions every day, were found to be installing harmful files without users' knowledge. Researcher Conrad Longmore found that two popular sites - xhamster.com and pornhub.com - posed the greatest risk. He said it should be easier for users to report malicious advertising. He said it was primarily Windows users at risk, but that criminals were increasingly turning their attentions to mobile devices. While none of the porn sites observed hosted any malware themselves, it was the embedded advertisements within their pages that created problems for users. "We call these malicious advertisements 'malvertising'," explained Mr Longmore. "The way the ads are bought and sold across all websites is incredibly complex. "Ads can often be repackaged and resold so that it is hard to tell where they originated from, and the criminals behind them go to great lengths to disguise what they are doing." full article here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22093141

04-10-2013, 07:36 AM	#2
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04-10-2013, 07:58 AM	#3
VamosNicholas Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 181	This isn't necessarily new. This kind of crap has been going on for quite a long time. It's the reason why I started using noscript and adblock on firefox. There are too many stupid vulnerabilities/exploits out there nowadays.

04-11-2013, 12:31 AM	#5
Abracadabra_nl Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 147	I don't get it... Pornhub is owned by Manwin. This is not just a simple amateur website. Why on earth isn't a website like that not able to control malware embedded in advertisements?

04-11-2013, 12:44 AM	#7
Captain Kawaii So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6,748	JuicyAds is 'fected at the moment. According to malwarebytes. Report this crap to sponsors so they can tell whoever they are working with. Its in their interest not to kill your traffic right? The ad networks may not be aware of it but why they are not is bizarre to me. Thanks for post Manfap. I have spoken.

04-11-2013, 01:48 AM	#8
PornDiscounts-V Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: L.A. Posts: 5,740	So many of my friends are coming to me with their computers because of malware... nice side business.