Yuvraj Singh and Aishwarya Rai - cyberspace celebrity threats

Bengaluru: 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 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.

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-India, McAfee, Inc. “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.