xHamster is a free pornographic video hosting company headquartered in Limassol , Cyprus [2] . With 10 million registered users, the site is the third most popular pornographic site after XVideos and PornHub [3] . As of August 2017, the site is at 75th place among the most visited sites in the world [4] .
| xHamster | |
|---|---|
 | |
| URL | |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Site type | porn site |
| check in | optional |
| Languages) | English , Russian , German , French , Spanish , Italian , Portuguese , Polish , Japanese , Dutch |
| Owner | Hammy media ltd |
| Beginning of work | April 2, 2007 |
| Alexa Rating | |
The site shoots the reality show Sex Factor, in which men and women compete for the right to become porn stars. xHamster often becomes the target of campaigns against Internet pornography and is blocked by governments of different countries [5] .
Malicious Ad
Researcher Conrad Longmore claims that adware displayed on websites detected malware that installs malicious files on users' computers without their permission. Longmore told the BBC that two popular sites, xHamster and PornHub [6] [7] , pose the greatest threat.
Notes
- ↑ Alexa Internet - 1996.
- ↑ Woods, Ben . The (almost) invisible men and women behind the world's largest porn sites (English) , The Next Web (March 3, 2016). Date of treatment August 20, 2017.
- ↑ One of the largest porn sites congratulated Gorbachev on his anniversary . Date of treatment August 20, 2017.
- ↑ Xhamster.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa . www.alexa.com. Date of treatment August 20, 2017.
- ↑ The Indian government just banned porn (Eng.) , The Independent (August 3, 2015). Date of treatment August 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Popular porn websites 'host adverts with malware' - News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent . "
- ↑ Top porn sites 'pose growing malware risk' to users - BBC News