Search for internet crime targets, 2010 edition "Most Dangerous Celebrities" ranking

"When the computer sleepsCameron DiazI want to be healed by the cute smile of you "Julia RobertsPhrase that combines phrases such as popular Hollywood actress name and popular Hollywood actress name with phrases such as "screensaver", "picture", "movie", etc. has always become a popular search phrase It seems to be. Many people download popular celebrity videos and images, and for net criminals, if you hide a virus there, you can efficiently spread to many people.

Depending on its popularity, security software giantMcAfeeIn the rankings announced, the latest work "Knight & DayI co-starred inTom CruiseAlso suppresses, Cameron · Diaz is top of "Dangerous celebrity when searching".

Dangerous celebrity rankings are from the following.McAfee Newsroom: Cameron Diaz Named Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace by McAfee, Inc.

"McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities" announced three years ago by McAfee is a celebrity in various fields such as actors, musicians and models, athletes and politicians, saying " High risk of getting to a site or content that has "is surveyed and ranked who is.

In the fourth survey this time, the first place in 2007Paris Hilton, 2008 isBrad Pitt, 2009Jessica BeerIt seems that it was.

"In this year's survey, celebrity name search results were safer than last year, but still searching on the net is dangerous," said Dave Marcus, a McAfee researcher.

"Although consumers' security awareness and ability to avoid dangers are increasing, net criminals are increasingly becoming smarter against it.For example, instead of placing a trap on the downloaded content on the site, SNS And shortened URLs that can be expanded on Twitter, etc. Internet criminals follow the same trends as consumers and target them.When you enjoy surfing the web with smartphones, When clicking on a link about your favorite celebrity on Twitter, it is important to keep safety at all times, it is important to check whether the security software you are using is the latest one. "

In this year's ranking, Cameron Diaz, one of 10 in search results, reached "dangerous site" became the "dangerous celebrity" No. 1, and 2% of the search result is said to be dangerous at 9% Julia Roberts, third place is "Scouting team A team"Jessica beer (1st place last year) and sexy female models and beautiful actress as a whole are more" dangerous "than male actors and athletes etc.

Also, if you combine search phrases such as "Cameron Diaz downloads" "Cameron Diaz screensavers" "Cameron Diaz wallpaper" "Cameron Diaz photos" "Cameron Diaz videos" for downloading pictures and videos, the risk increases, for example "Cameron Diaz screensavers Search by "MalwareAnd 19% of the search result including the download link that downloaded the virus, and 20% in "Julia Roberts downloads".

Therefore, the ranking of "dangerous celebrity when searching on the net" is as follows.

First place:Cameron Diaz


Second place:Julia Roberts


3rd place:Jessica Beer


4th:Giselle Bunchen


5th place:Brad Pitt


6th place:Adriana Lima


7th place:Jennifer Love Hewitt,Nicole Kidman



8th place:Tom Cruise


9th place:Heidi Krumm,Penelope Cruz



10th place:Anna Pakin


Looking at 11th to 50th, at the athleteMaria Sharapova(13th place) ·Andy Roddick(14th place) by the tennis player on the top,David Beckham(29th place) andTiger Woods(33rd place) seems to be able to search with relative relief. In young idols,Justin BieberIs 46th,Miley CyrusIs 44th,Zach · EphronIt is 40th and it is relatively safe. Although it is speculation to the end, is it likely that it is not targeted as a net crime because it is unlikely that data on credit card numbers etc are contained in primary and middle school students 'computers of these star fans' layers.

Also, in politiciansPresident ObamaIs 49th,Sarah PalinIs 50th, "It is not too dangerous to search on the net" has become a celebrity. I do not know whether people are trying to download images or videos of politicians because they are not targeted or whether they are being avoided by net criminals for something else, but the names of politicians are relatively low It seems possible to search by heart.