McAfee names Jessica Biel "Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace"

[Aragorn]

Complete McAfee article

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Fans searching for “Jessica Biel” or “Jessica Biel downloads,” “Jessica Biel wallpaper,” “Jessica Biel screen savers,” “Jessica Biel photos” and “Jessica Biel videos” have a one in five chance of landing at a Web site that’s tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware. Searching for the latest celebrity news and downloads can cause serious damage to one’s personal computer.

Every day, cybercriminals use celebrities’ names and images, like Kim Kardashian and Rihanna, to lure surfers searching for the latest stories, screen savers and ringtones to sites offering free downloads laden with malware.

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This year's top 15 (see web site for virus breakdown):

1. Jessica Biel
2. Beyoncé
3. Jennifer Aniston
4. Tom Brady
5. Jessica Simpson
6. Gisele Bundchen
7. Miley Cyrus
8. Megan Fox
9. Ashley Tisdale
10. Brad Pitt
11. Reese Witherspoon
12. Britney Spears
13. Rihanna
14. Lindsay Lohan
15. Kim Kardashian

 

[tharpdevenport]

Hum. Jessica Biel poses a more immediate threat than Islamic extremists. Clearly she needs to be firefombed and run over by tanks.

 

[Aragorn]

Is that before or after her strip search?

 

[tharpdevenport]

Unless you man her finding me some chicken stripes to cook tonight, before.

 

[Islander]

Ok I get the why for the list in general but I'm surprise to see Jennifer Aniston still in there at all, let alone in 3rd place. Not that I mind it, I'm from that generation anyway so she'll always be a hottie to me but MILEY CIRRUS!?! How old is she again? I guess we might have a means of infesting pedophile's computers with malware!

 

[Valin]

Downloading Jessica Biel can cause harmful viruses?
I can think of better ways of catching something from her.

 

[Ryan]

How the heck did Scarlet Johanson not make the list?

 

[Broccoli]

How the heck did Scarlet Johanson not make the list?

Because she gets herself checked twice a year!