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15 most dangerous celebrity searches

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While searching the Web for the latest celebrity news and photos may be your favorite Internet pastime, it can also potentially lead to some unintended pain.

That's because some people use the popularity of celebrity searches on the Web to lure unsuspecting surfers to their sites, where they then unleash their viruses, spyware, spam, and other threats.

Computer security company McAfee released its third annual list of the celebrities whose searches lead to the highest percentage of risk-laden websites. Here are the 16 celebrities (with two tied for a single spot) that comprise McAfee's riskiest celebrity searches.

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While searching the Web for the latest celebrity news and photos may be your favorite Internet pastime, it can also potentially lead to some unintended pain. That's because some people use the popularity of celebrity searches on the Web to lure unsuspecting surfers to their sites, where they then unleash their viruses, spyware, spam, and other threats. Computer security company McAfee released its third annual list of the celebrities whose searches lead to the highest percentage of risk-laden websites. Here are the 16 celebrities (with two tied for a single spot) that comprise McAfee's riskiest celebrity searches.
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