If you’re a fan of the movie stars Cameron Diaz, be careful when surfing the internet. His name, included in a list of keywords most dangerous because it is often used to trap and malicious programs infiltrating a.k.a malware (malicious software).

McAfee antivirus companies put Cameron Diaz in the top position in the list of most dangerous celebrities in an online search service. Julia Roberts is the next celebrity. Jessica Biel which last year occupied the first position slipped to third position.

Monitoring results showed one of 10 web pages displaying search results that the star “Knight and Day” that contains malware that potentially stealing user data. McAfee released the report on Thursday (08/19/2010).

The creators of malicious programs is often exploit celebrity names as bait to trap his victim because of the popularity of the name. They expect great opportunities to defraud unsuspecting Internet users clicking on the web and download the contents seem harmless. (more…)