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Cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Bollywood beauty Aishwariya Rai have overtaken
Katrina Kaif as the most dangerous Indian celebrity to search in cyberspace,
according to Internet security company McAfee. For the second time in a row,
McAfee researched India's glamorous celebrities from the world of cinema,
cricket and politics to reveal the riskiest celebrities on the Web.
Fans searching for 'Yuvraj Singh downloads' or 'Yuvaraj Singh wallpapers,'
'Yuvraj Singh photos,' 'Aishwariya Rai wallpapers', 'Aishwariya Rai screen
savers' and 'Aishwariya Rai videos' have a one-in-five chance of landing at a
website 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.
Cricketers MS Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh rank third and sixth in the list
giving some serious competition to our B-town celebrities to grab the most
dangerous web-celeb title. It only proves the point that the successful and
controversial stars are hot favorites amongst criminals of the Internet. Young
Bollywood siren (and popular tabloid subjects) Namitha and Shriya Saran edged
out stars like Katrina Kaif. Namitha maintained her position consistently among
the top five riskiest celebrities to search on the web.
McAfee compiled its second annual list using McAfee SiteAdvisor technology
for celebrity names that produce the largest number of risky sites and overall
risk percentage, when searched on the Web. “Cricket and Bollywood are two
subjects about which every Indian is passionate about. It is no surprise that
cybercriminals capitalize on celebrities from the world of sports and cinema to
lure innocent fans to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise,”
said Kartik Shahani, Regional Director, McAfee India. “Its very common for
malware authors to take advantage of current hot topics luring consumers to
malicious websites they created. Users need to be cautious and should keep their
antivirus/ security software updated with the latest versions,” he added.
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