How to Get Rid of Viruses from Dating Scam Sites [2019 Update]

Hey, Valentine’s Day is around the corner! It is time to get as romantic as you can be and start looking for love if you are not in a relationship already. If you are you have other pre-courtly love holiday chores. 

However, if you don’t have a partner,  you are most likely heading to some dating site, just like millions of other users, in search of local or Ukrainian brides. But you need to be extremely careful with that.

Aside from dating scammers per se, you can fall a victim of online dating sites viruses.

The internet is not a perfect place; even the most legit sites can give you viruses, but dating sites is another thing. No matter how often online daters are reminded to check out the reviews on the site that they are planning to use, a lot of them end up on dating scam sites.

And using one of those sites means that you are most likely to become a target of scam viruses. So, let’s figure out what are the risks.

The Risks of Being Exposed to Dating Scam Sites Viruses

Scam sites are scam sites, which means that the vulnerability of your data protection is as high as possible. You are looking for your perfect match, while your data becomes a perfect match for cybercriminals. So, let’s find out what are the main risks of being exposed to dating scam sites viruses.

• You Are Being Tracked:

The vulnerability of data protection on dating scam sites gives cybercriminals access to your valuable personal data, but nothing can give you more creeps than the fact that they may know your location and track down your moves. Yes, when the site has a low level of security, cybercriminals, thanks to viruses, may learn where you live and where you spend most of your day, thanks to your GPS information.

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• Your Profile May Be Hijacked:

Cybercriminals can easily hijack your profile on scam sites. Which means that they get access to whole data that you gave to the dating site. Your IP address included. They may steal your photos and use it for fake profiles, and they may get to your email and to your bank account as well.

• They Get Access to Your Device:

You’ve picked the wrong site, and cybercriminals get access to your phone’s camera and microphone. So, you are basically can be spied by some strangers. Which is kinda creepy, especially considering all the information they can get from your phone calls.

What Can Be Done to Prevent It?

There are a few things that you can do to protect your data:

• Keep Your Profiles Low:

Don’t give too much personal information and don’t link your profile to your social media profile. It will be best if you create a separate email for registering on online dating sites. This will prevent cybercriminals from getting any valuable information.

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• Disable GPS:

If you don’t want to be tracked and let someone know where your location is, you should disable the GPS on your dating app. It may sound way too easy, but protecting yourself turns out to be much easier than one might have thought.

• Use Legit Site

Last but not least, use legit dating sites and apps. Check out the users' reviews, check out the sites cyber-attacks history, basically check all the information on the site that you are planning to use. That’s the simplest and the safest way to date online.

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