Actress Katrina Kaif could be a heartthrob of millions, But she is the most dangerous celebrity in the Indian cyber space, followed by Deepika Padukone.
That's according to internet security company McAfee's the 'Most Dangerous Indian Celebrity' study.
The beauteous actress has emerged as the most dangerous celebrity in the Indian cyber space for year 2011, according to a report by the internet security company McAfee.
Commenting on the findings of the report, Venkatasubrahmanyam Krishnapur, senior director, McAfee India, said, "In a celebrity crazy country such as India, cyber criminals find it very lucrative to use the names of popular figures as keywords to lure people to websites with malicious software."
Fans looking for results on search engines using strings such as 'name of celebrity' combined with words like 'free downloads', 'hot pictures', 'screen savers', and 'videos' are at a risk of running themselves into websites with malicious software and online threats.
McAfee researched popular culture's most famous people to reveal the riskiest celebrity sportsmen, actors and politicians across the web to pick up the 'most dangerous Indian celebrity.'
According to the report, Katrina is on top among the most dangerous celebrity-related key words in the Indian cyber space that expose computers to malicious software, leaving behind Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor.
"In a celebrity crazy country like India, cyber criminals find it very lucrative to use the names of popular figures as keywords to lure people to websites with malicious software. This year's study found movie stars top the most dangerous list, while sports stars and politicians are among the safest," Venkatasubrahmanyam Krishnapur, Senior Director, McAfee India, said in a statement.
There is 10.26 percent possibility that the name of the British Indian actress and former model could lead the users to a risky web site, the report says.
The study for 'Most Dangerous Celebrity' used the McAfee SiteAdvisor site ratings, which indicate the sites that are risky to search for celebrity names on the web and calculate an overall risk percentage.
