Internet Security Firm Sees More Malware on Religious Websites Than Porn Sites
- Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:32am by
Liz Klimas
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It may seem counterintuitive, but a new security report from the firm Symantec has found religious websites hold as much as three times more malicious malware compared to pornographic ones, according to PC World.
Although PC World notes reports that come from security firms also selling virus protection software, such as this annual Internet Security Threat Report, should be taken with a “pinch of salt,” they still provide intriguing observations.
Here’s what the report had to say with regard to religious site malware:
Moreover, religious and ideological sites were found to have triple the average number of threats per infected site than adult/pornographic sites. 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.
PC World calls it a “notable discrepancy” that religious sites average about 115 security threats and adult websites only about 25 threats.
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Overall Symantec reported an 80 percent increase of malware in 2011 compared to 2010. On a perhaps happier note, email spam has decreased from 88.5 percent of all email in 2010 to about 75.1 percent. PC World attributes this decrease to ”law enforcement action which shut down the Rustock worldwide botnet that was responsible for sending out large amounts of spam.”
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tupp1313
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:45pmI have been a long time Glenn Beck fan and supporter, but on numerous occasions this site and links have come up and been flagged as malicious content and ad-ware. Currently there is this alert by norton on the browser:
Viruses (what’s this?)
Threats found: 1
Here is a complete list: (for more information about a specific threat, click on the Threat Name below)
Threat Name: Fake App Attack: Fake AV Redirect 21
Location: http://www.theblaze.com
I want to think better of Glenn because I agree with him on just about everything, but this is concerning.
Report Post »Suzanne D
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 12:32amSounds like a “false positive” that you should report to Norton so they can research it.
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 1:56amOr, maybe, The Blaze is subject to attack and occasionally penetrated!
Report Post »Pontiac
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:17pmTried replying to this once, I guess my links got it blocked.
Most likely the 3rd party advertisers aren’t screening their content.
Internet Explorer is a sad joke, please stop using it…
I don’t have these issues because I use the following:
Firefox
+
Adblock Plus
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Ghostery
There are many more add-ons I use but those two are the most important ones.
mozilla.org
Report Post »addons.mozilla.org
Razlord
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:45pmpicking up 18 trackers from blaze…porn sites have muc h less.
Report Post »OneShotPagan
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:40pmYep … I’m showing 23 – 3 social, 7 ad and 13 companies
Report Post »OneShotPagan
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:42pmyep … showing 23 – 13 companies, 7 ad networks and 3 social networks
Report Post »Caniac Steve
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:44pmthats why i run my cootie scans twce daily
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:55pmI wonder how many of the malware on religious sights are inspired and directed by the administration.
Report Post »VanceUppercut
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 2:55pm@Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
None.
Report Post »blaaaaackwoman
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:42pmBe careful of downloading wallpaper sized images of hot movie actresses.
Report Post »cromag11b
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:10pmIf you want to get it out there you got to seed it where the average intelligence and tech know how is the lowest.
Report Post »blaaaaackwoman
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:40pmThat’s funny!
Report Post »Bull Dog
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:03pmSymantec considers the blaze as a computer threat…If you are running Nortons just look at the page report for site
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:15pmWell of course, because truth is always a threat.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:24pmThat’s like they plan to get rid of people, although never has there been so many people in the earth, and so they have no idea how much it is going to sabotage their own future existence keeping them from ever existing again.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:25pmThat’s because Itsjusttim registers as spam.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:26pmAnd it is their very actions because of their blindness that will instigate it be so that hell and death will be cast onto the sea of fire forever and ever.
Report Post »Bull Dog
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:43pmWhat are you smoking Tim? I’ve smoked plenty of stuff in my day but never anything that made me that weird!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:56pmWhile on TheBlaze… periodically… my Screen flashes lighter… and IE goes Dead… and this happens no where else… and Norton does not Help!
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:56pm@ lukerw
Report Post »May I strongly suggest a different browser like Firefox, Opera or Chrome anything is safer than IE.
Bluntobj
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:02pmAnd little plug-ins like Ghostery and NoScript help.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:59amThe funny thing is that if most people chose to be Eunuchs for the sake of Heaven, then people would walk around nude and pay no attention to physical attributes.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:04pmThe funny thing is that if all the people in the world stripped off their clothes, then all could plainly see the people who are beasts and the people who are not.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:08pmThat must be why in the Bible people rent their clothes to display “Look, I’m not a beast.”
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 12:11pmThat must be why Jesus stripped off his clothes and walked around washing the Apostle’s feet.
Report Post »Conservative2
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:33pmDo you ever have coherent thoughts, that can be placed in one post?
Your multi-posts are annoying, reminds me of a 16 year old with hormones a racing therefore they can’t seem get their thoughts together.
Maybe we should refrain from posting until all thoughts are gathered into one post for a change!
Report Post »Conservative2
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:37pmTim, have you ever thought about taking the time to gather your thoughts Before you post?
Report Post »KOseekingtruth
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:58pm@itsjusttim you seriously need to visit a doctor,you sound like a schizophrenic. You make no sense at all in your posts. Seriously please get some medical help.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:57amOne of the very first gutters that were dug by human beings is wearing clothes. Because our spirits aren’t the same, and certain body parts tell on them. Not that I want to see people in the super-market all nude, but people should be aware of the truth.
Report Post »NutterButter79
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:54amThese are some scary times for freedom and the internet.
Even the Tea Party is involved.
http://revolutioninmedia.com/2012/05/01/borg-tea-party-voted-to-kill-fourth/
Where is the sanity?
Report Post »FaithFamilyandFriends
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:52amwe need more businesses who aren‘t afraid to show our country’s religious roots. here’s one that will either never be supported because no one knows about it or it will be attacked like this article states:
http://www.whitepinepatriot.com
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:48amWhy is it animals are not obsessed with porn? Oh I know why, it’s because animals are not corrupt, and so they don’t have to go through the purification process.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:59pmHave you ever seen a male dog humping another male dog, or humping your leg ?
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:39amOf course religious site are under attack more than porn sites…..the secular architects of the new society don’t want religion sites to grow. So they hit them virally to make people stop visiting them.
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