McAfee lists “Most Dangerous Celebrity 2013”
2013-09-25
McAfee has revealed the findings of its research report to check most famous riskiest celebrity sportsmen, actors and politicians across the web and unveil the 2013 version of “Most Dangerous Celebrity” research. The study highlights the trend of cybercriminals using celebs to take advantage of fans seeking more information about their idols. From the research, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has been named McAfee's Most Dangerous Celebrity in the Indian cyberspace this year
Venkatasubrahmanyam Krishnapur, VP of Engineering Consumer and Mobile, Business Group, McAfee India Centre, said, In India where celebrities are given the status of demi-gods, cybercriminals often use their names to lure people to sites that actually host malicious software designed to compromise personal details and disrupt devices. By including the names of popular celebrities in a website's search tags, cybercriminals are able to direct more visitors to malicious sites where they may unwittingly sign up for spam or harmful spyware ending up with a malware ridden devices.
The study has used McAfee SiteAdvisor site ratings, which indicate which sites are risky to search when attached to celebrity names on the Web and calculate an overall risk percentage.
To stay protected, the McAfee research report has suggested users to remain beware of content that prompts them to download anything before providing the content.
Free downloads are significantly the highest virus-prone search term. Anyone searching for videos or files to download should be careful as not to unleash malware on their computer. Password protection should always be used on phone and other mobile devices.
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