Obsessions with Jessica Biel lead to a world of malware hurt
- Tuesday, 25 August 2009 14:31
Admit it: every so often, you pop over to Google to search for a hot celebrity or two (or if you don't, you know somebody who does). If Jessica Biel is at the top of your (or their) list, you might want to exercise a bit more caution, as security firm McAfee has rated the 7th Heaven star as the most likely to net you an infection or two—on your computer, that is.
McAfee performs an annual survey of sites that purport to have information and pictures of A-list celebrities. Paris Hilton and Brad Pitt have both been at the top of the list in the past, but Biel has passed Pitt to become the riskiest star to search for. According to McAfee, fans searching for downloads, wallpapers, screensavers, photos, and videos of Biel have a one-in-five chance of ending up at a site that hosts spyware, malware, viruses, adware, spam, or phishing scams. "Jessica Biel screensavers" in particular were very dangerous—almost half of the downloads coming from those sites were malicious.













