Phone Porn is Risky

Contrary to what many other article writers say, I AM here to judge you.  It would appear that sometimes people can't wait for their nightly porn and must resort to phone porn in a corner somewhere.  Phone porn is a lot riskier then it appears and people that view porn on their phones should consider waiting until they can get on their home computers where they typically have better malware defense.

Nearly 25% of all malware on phones comes from the visitation of pornographic websites although only 1% of all mobile traffic is porn. Clearly it is a lot more risky to watch porn from your phone; about three times as risky to do so. 

We are at a technological crossroad where in the near future more important financial transactions and exchanges of personal information via phone will be more common.  While most people still do their business transactions via home computer, malware designers target the widest audience they can for mayhem.  The more people that get phones capable of internet access and performing financial transactions, the more virus and phishing developers will target phone owners.  Pornographic websites among other websites can download malware on your phone designed to acquire your information and exploit it.  

How to tell if your phone is infected? The most common mobile malware is an SMS Trojan.  It typically takes the form of a fake app and while hidden from the owner sends SMS codes that bill the owner.  If your phone is infected by an SMS Trojan then check your bill.  It will be a lot higher than usual. Fake apps and ads may ask for your personal information. Also, just like on a PC, if your phone makes changes to your social networking sites like facebook or sends out emails without your permission you probably have some form of malware on it. 

As for trying to protect against malware, there are anti-malware apps for both Androids and iPhones.  Watch for changes in your bills and overall be more careful when visiting sketchy websites especially pornographic ones.