----- Original Message ----- From: "Parker at Vip conduit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Accessible Devices" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:04 PM Subject: Accessible Devices Searching For Information About Celebrities OnThe Internet Could Be Risky
>A couple of minutes spent reading this article could save you from having >to deal with a malware infection. > By Christian Wiessner Tue Sep 16, 2:29 PM ET > NEW YORK (Reuters) - Looking for information about Brad Pitt or Beyonce on > the Web? > It could be risky. > An internet security firm has dubbed the actor and singer the most > dangerous celebrities > to search for on the Internet because cybercriminals use their names to > lure victims. > California-based McAfee Inc. said fans searching for information and > pictures of > Pitt, or downloads, wallpaper and screen savers, have an 18 percent chance > of having > their PCs infected with a virus, spyware, spam, phishing and adware. > "Cybercriminals employ numerous methods, yet one of the simplest but most > effective > ways is to trick consumers into infecting themselves by capitalizing on > Americans' > interest in celebrity gossip," explained Jeff Green, senior vice president > of McAfee's > Product Development & Avert Labs. > "Tapping into current events, pop culture or commonly browsed sites is an > easy way > to achieve this," he added in a statement. > Web surfers looking for celebrity gossip, screen savers and ringtones are > often directed > to fake Internet sites that look legitimate but pose a risk to the > security of their > computers, according to the company. > Pitt and singer Justin Timberlake are the most dangerous men to search for > on the > Internet, while Beyonce and Heidi Montag, the star of the reality > television show > "The Hills," top the list for women. > Other celebrities on McAfee's most dangerous list include singers Mariah > Carey, Rihanna > and Fergie and film stars Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz and > George Clooney. > Green said Americans' obsession with following celebrities' lifestyles > make them > obvious targets. > "We have to take precautions in casually navigating the Web since many > subtle sites > may be rife with malware for consumers' computers," he said, referring to > software > designed to infiltrate computer software without the consent of the owner. > Malware includes viruses, worms and spyware, which are computer programs > that report > back to a third party a user's activity and Web-surfing habits. > The reasons for planting spyware range from simple marketing purposes to > more serious > things like stealing files or passwords used to access sensitive financial > information. > Celebrity searchers can also be used for phishing, an attempt to get > sensitive information > by masquerading as an entity that is known to be reputable. > Searches for soccer star David Beckham and actresses Katie Holmes, Lindsay > Lohan > and Katherine Heigl are also risky and have a good chance of infecting > computers, > the company said. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.accessible-devices.com/pipermail/a-d_accessible-devices.com/attachments/20080917/4c8a838a/attachment.html > This is an Announce only list. Subscribers are not able to post to this > list. > To unsubscribe from the Accessible Devices list copy the line below. > Paste it in > the To: line of a blank message and send it. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please feel free to pass this message on to a friend who might like to > subscribe. > To subscribe to Accessible Devices send a blank e mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Just follow the directions in the confirmation message when it comes. > Please Note: Accessible Devices is not able to provide tech support for > software or products that we supply information about. > > > _______________________________________________ > A-d mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.accessible-devices.com/mailman/listinfo/a-d_accessible-devices.com > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm September 21 &22!! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
