Katrina Kaif one of the most dangerous search terms
Katrina Kaif is one of hottest and most popular of Bollywood actresses today. Katrina has become one of the most searched celebrities online, but according to a recent study by internet Security Company McAfee, the “katrina kaif” is one of the most dangerous web search terms in India.
Search for Telegu actress Namitha Kapoor can be as dangerous and has a maximum risk level of 16.7 per cent. The South Indian beauty’s growing popularity on the Web is exploited by scammers in luring the Netizens to phishing and other online scams.
McAfee recent study report titled “The Web’s Most Dangerous Search Terms” says that WapTrick is the most dangerous search term in India. This search term has maximum risk percentage of 30.09 per cent. The “maximum risk” here refers to the maximum percentage of risky sites a user might encounter on a single page of search results. From Waptrick site users can download free content specifically customised for phones. This includes music, ringtones, wallpapers, animations, logos and adult videos.
The study conducted by research analyst (McAfee) Shane Keats and software development engineer (McAfee) Eipe Koshy reveals that Katrina Kaif, with the maximum risk percentage of 28.6, is the second most dangerous web search term in India. The “katrina kaif” screensavers or wallpapers are one of the most dangerous web searches.
According to the researchers, the riskiest internet search terms usually include searches for free items, such as music, screensavers, or wallpapers, popular celebrities, and work from home. “Screensavers,” with a maximum risk of 59.1 percent, are one of the most dangerous internet search terms.
The researchers researched more than 2,600 popular keywords to determine the degree of risk for each and found that about six out of the top 10 search results for ‘screensavers’ contain malware. The researchers also found that the popular search terms, such as ‘viagra’ also fall in the category of risky searches.
The McAfee researchers explain that the cyber criminals or internet hackers/attackers usually create websites based on popular search keywords, in order to lure a large number of internet searchers. The victims get enticed and visit these sites and consequently download files carrying malicious software that could reveal their personal and financial data.
Google’s popular social networking site Orkut ranks at no. 3 with maximum risk percentage of 25.96. Over the past few years, Orkut has been several times hit by many scams that compromise the user’s computer by downloading malicious malware. In December 2008, Orkut was hit by a Worm that compromised over 400,000 users. According to research reports, Orkut is most popular in Brazil and India.
Free mail service Yahoo and Rediff ranks 4 and 6 respectively. Senior Vice President of McAfee Product Development & Avert Labs, Jeff Green said, “Cybercriminals are smart. Like sharks smelling blood in the water, hackers will create related websites laden with adware and malware whenever a particular topic increases in popularity. Unsuspecting consumers are then tricked into downloading malicious software that leads them to blindly hand over their personal assets to cybercriminals.”
Shahid Kapoor ranks at no. 5 in the list has a maximum risk level of 22.2 per cent. The report highlights that celebrities are used by scammers and hackers to lure internet users to download malicious codes.
During the recession, McAfee has observed a growing number of malicious search results targeted at people who want to save money or earn extra income. ‘How to earn money’ maximum risk percentage of 16.7.
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