Mobile ads replace porn as No.1 malware carrier


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 10 Jul 2014

A user is directed to mobile malware through Web advertisements, one in every five times. This is three times the rate as compared to back in November 2013.

Blue Coat’s country manager for Malaysia, Ivan Wen said, “‘Malvertising’ is generated through activities like online shopping on mobile devices. Mobile users are more used to seeing web ads and this naturally makes them more vulnerable to the malware attacks that are launched through these ads.”

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