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Porn viruses
Why does watching porn on a website screw up my internet? I figured if I wasn't downloading anything onto my computer, it shouldn't be a problem. Any insight?
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I agree with the answer below.
I just wanted to add one or two things. Many of those kinds of sites are malicious. I.e. their real intent is to download malware (viruses, spyware, etc) onto your pc. Obviously they try to do this without you knowing about it.
Surfing for anything implies a certain risk, however sites with porn, cracks for programs/games, download of copyrighted software/movies, etc, are far riskier.
Apart from a good virus program, you should also have a firewall running. Even then there are no guarantees, but your chances will certainly be better.
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Unfortunately, you are actually downloading something when you load videos. Websites can load cookies or have hidden scripts to allow downloads.
It also might get slower because most of those sites have a lot of video ads which take up a tonne of bandwidth.
My suggestion? Get a good free virus scanner and set your security to high.
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