Most Dangerous Celebrities Online

clipped from www.mcafee.com

In their second annual report, McAfee compiled the list, using the McAfee®SiteAdvisor® technology, of Hollywood celebrity names that produce the largest number of risky sites when searched for on the Web. The list includes:

    Position         Celebrity

1             Brad Pitt - When "Brad Pitt screensavers" was searched,

                  more than half of the resulting Web sites were identified

                  as containing malicious downloads with spyware, adware and

                  potential viruses.

    2             Beyonce - Inputting "Beyonce ringtones" into a search

                  engine yields risky Web sites that promote misleading

                  offers to gather consumers' personal information.

    3             Justin Timberlake - Interest in his high-profile

                  relationships makes him an easy target for spammers and

                  hackers. When searching for "Justin Timberlake downloads"

                  one Web site advertised free music downloads that were

                  flagged as directly leading to spam, spyware and adware.

    4             Heidi Montag - "The Hills" star is a popular search term

                  when it comes to searching for wallpaper. A host of