Posted on February 26th, 2010When you surf the Internet there is always a hint of danger no matter where you go. With the skill set of Hackers these days, any site can be loaded with malicious code at anytime. You never know when a site has been attacked until it is too late. There are several different holes and exploits that can be used to penetrate a normal looking web site. Even though any web site can be hacked, if the the hacker is willing to put in enough work, there are certain web sites that are more prone to be dangerous than others. While surfing most of the web sites on the Internet, your chances of getting a virus from a certain site is maybe at most 1%. But on certain types of sites, that percentage point jumps up to about 20%. We will talk about the sites that you should either avoid or be very careful while you are visiting them .
The first type of site that you should be careful of when you visit them, are adult sites. Adult web sites run a high risk of making your computer become infected. There are a high amounts of viruses, Trojans, and other malware that can affect your system, hosted on these sites. You must also be careful about what kind of links that you click on while you are visiting these types of web sites. You especially, do not want to be lured off of the site that you are already on. They can do this by the use of a tempting link of your favorite adult actress. These days, with the influx of flash driven adult video sites, the chance of infection is even worse. Flash, by itself, has certain security vulnerabilities that can cause you trouble, flash on an adult site just doubles the risk.
The other type of sites that may bring harm to your computer, are sites that you go to for illegal downloads. These sites are filled with nasty, and malicious malware that can do all types of nasty things to your computer. If you decide to download anything from the site, you should be sure that you scan it with an anti virus before running the program. This is why it may be best to purchase the item. Purchasing the product will guarantee that you get what you want, securely, without worrying about getting anything else on your computer. With sites such as this, you not only have to worry about downloading an infectious file from the site itself but also the program that you downloaded may have an extra surprise in it as well. This, like the Flash adult sites in our earlier example, can lead you to have double the worries.
The last type of site that you should worry about getting a virus is a newcomer to the list. Hackers have found that they can use these types of sites to spread their malware, faster and easier than ever before. The type of site that we are referring to are social media sites. This includes Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and others. There are now new exploits and holes found every week on these platforms. Keep that in mind when you are visiting these web sites to see your friends and family.
Avoiding or being careful on these web sites that we listed earlier, can save your computer from becoming infected. If you decide to visit these types of sites, just keep you eyes open for anything suspicious. If you have even the tiniest feeling that something may be wrong, then do not click on the link. It is better to be safe than sorry, especially when it comes to the Internet.