Emma Watson has taken over the #1 spot from Heidi Klum as
the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Web. Best known for her role
as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movie series, this British actress has
grown up in the spotlight and her actions are followed by the press. Searches
for the latest Emma Watson pictures and free downloads have more than a 12%
chance to land on a malicious site that has tested positive for spyware,
adware, spam, phishing, viruses or other malicious stuff.
This year marks the first time that the entire Top 10 list
is comprised of all women, and Latin women and singers pose a bigger risk than
most. Amazingly, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Kristen Stewart, and Robert
Pattinson were all absent from this year’s list despite the publicity
surrounding the Cruise-Holmes divorce and the Stewart-Pattinson cheating
scandal.
Cybercriminals often use the names of popular celebrities to
tempt viewers to visit websites that are actually laden with malicious
software. Anyone looking for the latest videos or pictures could end up with a
malware-ridden computer instead of the trendy content they were expecting.
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