McAfee: Katrina Kaif is one of the most dangerous internet search keywords for India

McAfee: Katrina Kaif is one of the most dangerous internet search keywords for India Katrina Kaif is not only dangerous on the silver screen, but she’s become dangerous on internet also. The bollywood stunner Katrina Kaif is one of the hotly searched celebrities on internet, and consequently the name of the hottie has become one of the most dangerous search keywords – says a new study by McAfee, the world’s renowned security technology company.

In its study titled as ‘The Web’s Most Dangerous Search Terms’ released on Thursday, McAfee has revealed that often Internet users use keywords in different search engines like Google or Yahoo to make their searchers. The name of Katrina Kaif has been identified as the second most dangerous keyword for India.

According to a study, the websites created by cyber criminals and hackers are usually based on popular search keywords. The cyber criminals and hackers use popular search keywords to lure internet searchers to download files carrying malicious software that could reveal their personal and financial data.

The McAfee’s study conducted to determine the most dangerous internet search keywords has revealed that “Waptrick” is the riskiest search keyword in India. Waptrick is website for free downloads of music, ring tones, wall paper, animations and logos for mobile phones. “Katrina Kaif” is the second most dangerous keyword, followed by Orkut, Yahoomail, Shahid Kapur, rediffmail, ‘How to earn money’, Namitha, Shimla and ‘Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.’

“Like sharks smelling blood in the water, hackers will create related websites laden with adware and malware whenever a particular top increases in popularity. Unsuspecting consumers are then tricked into downloading malicious software that leads them to blindly hand over their personal assets to cyber criminals,” says McAfee vice-president Jeff Green.