15 Most Dangerous Celebrities on the Web: Jessica Biel is Top

by Amy Judd | August 25, 2009 at 02:53 pm

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The list of the '15 most dangerous celebrities on the web' have been released from security company 'McAfee' today for the third year, and Jessica Biel tops the list this year.

These celebrities are considered dangerous, as searching for their name brings up a chance of hitting a web site that contains malware and could be harmful to your computer. Searching for a celebrities' name in conjunction with the words 'screensaver' or 'wallpaper' could make your chance of hitting a malware site even higher. In addition, searching for photos, videos, and downloads of the celebrity could cause just as much damage.

"Cybercriminals are star watchers too--they latch onto popular celebrities to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise," Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Avert Labs, said Tuesday in a statement. "Consumers' obsession with celebrity news and culture is harmless in theory, but one bad download can cause a lot of damage to a computer."

The 15 Most Dangerous Celebrities on the Web are: