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Jimmy Kimmel tops McAfee list of 'Most Dangerous' online celebrities

on Oct 1, 2014 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel has been crowned the web’s most malware-laden celebrity, posing online security threats to web-browsers all over the world, according to a report from McAfee.

Using the McAfee SiteAdvisor website rater, the report found that web links leading to Jimmy Kimmel videos, mp3s and torrent files were the most dangerous to computers as almost a fifth of web links containing the celeb’s name contained spyware, adware, spam, viruses or malware.

Following the comedian was a slew of musicians, who are reportedly of particular value to hackers as web users are often tricked into download harmful files under the guise of Read full story ›

Source: The Drum