McAfee have just released their list of the most dangerous celebrity to search for online, this time Brad Pitt has come out on top of the list, replacing Paris Hitlon. The list:
1 Brad Pitt — When “Brad Pitt screensavers” was searched, more than half of the resulting Web sites were identified as containing malicious downloads with spyware, adware and potential viruses.
2 Beyonce – Inputting “Beyonce ringtones” into a search engine yields risky Web sites that promote misleading offers to gather consumers’ personal information.
3 Justin Timberlake – Interest in his high-profile relationships makes him an easy target for spammers and hackers. When searching for “Justin Timberlake downloads” one Web site advertised free music downloads that were flagged as directly leading to spam, spyware and adware.
4 Heidi Montag – “The Hills” star is a popular search term when it comes to searching for wallpaper. A host of wallpaper Web sites contained hundreds of malware-laden downloads.
5 Mariah Carey – Spammers and hackers are using Mariah Carey screen saver Web sites to link to other sites proven to contain spyware, adware and other threatening downloads.
6 Jessica Alba – Red-ranked risky sites were identified when searching for “Jessica Alba” and “Jessica Alba downloads.” The sites contained hundreds of malicious downloads, links to other bad sites, misleading offers to gather information, and a high number of spam emails when an email address was provided.
7 Lindsay Lohan – This young Hollywood starlet is as dangerous to search online as she is famous. Searching for “Lindsay Lohan downloads” resulted in several dangerous Web sites laden with hidden adware.
8 Cameron Diaz – Cybercriminals use download Web sites related to Cameron Diaz’s image to link to other harmful sites containing spyware.
9 George Clooney, Rihanna – The technology found one Web site embedded with hundreds of dangerous wallpaper and photo downloads after inputting “George Clooney downloads.” “Rihanna pictures” was also a risky search term, as McAfee identified a site that spammed its test email address.
11 Angelina Jolie – When “Angelina Jolie downloads” was searched, the software highlighted a risky site with 978 hidden malware-infected wallpaper and photo downloads, as well as links to other potentially dangerous URLs.
12 Fergie – A Fergie screen saver site was flagged as offering 111 risky downloads that could seriously compromise a PC’s privacy with unwanted spyware and adware.
13 David Beckham, Katie Holmes – The “David Beckham” search term generated a great deal of wallpaper and screen saver downloads veiled with malware. Consumers should also exercise caution when searching for “Katie Holmes” online — one download site advertised free screen savers that, if
downloaded, would infect your computer with malicious programs like spyware.
15 Katherine Heigl – Hollywood’s big headliner in recent years is now susceptible to Internet lurkers too. “Katherine Heigl” was searched and a site was identified containing hundreds of malware-infected pictures.
But why do you need to search for celebrities when you can just come here?
LIKE A VIRGIN — Madonna popped out of a wedding cake in a crucifix and puffy white gown to sing her hit at her first appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. The album went on to become No. 1 in the U.S. and sell over 7 million copies.
PAPA DON’T PREACH ABORTION CONTROVERSY — After singing lyrics, “I’ve made up my mind/I’m keeping my baby,” in 1986, abortion-rights groups praised her (while anti-abortion supporters were up in arms). Madonna called it a “message song that everyone is going to take the wrong way.”
POPE AGAINST MADONNA — In 1987, Pope John Paul II urged Catholics not to see her “Who’s That Girl?” concert in Turin, Italy. The church later boycotted her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour.
LIKE A PRAYER — Madonna’s 1989 music video featured the singer kissing a black saint and dancing in front of burning crosses. Pepsi cancelled her $5 million endorsement deal (signed just two months earlier) after religious groups expressed outrage. Madonna kept the money.
JUSTIFY MY LOVE — Madonna simulated sex with a woman in this 1990 video, which was banned from MTV. “I think the video is romantic and loving and has humor in it,” she later told the New York Times. Lenny Kravitz - currently in Paris with the wife of Madonna’s “friend” A-Rod - co-wrote and produced the tune.
DATING MICHAEL JACKSON — The king of pop and the Material Girl hooked up for a few dates, including the 1991 Oscars.
SEX, the book — Released by Madonna (who portrayed herself as a character named Mistress Dita) a day after her 1992 album Erotica, the book is packed with pornographic images and features Naomi Campbell, Vanilla Ice and Isabella Rossellini.
MADONNA ON DAVID LETTERMAN — The singer used the F-word 13 times in her 1994 appearance on the Late Show - causing the show to become the most censored in TV history at the time. The duo made up at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards.
MADONNA VS. MARIAH — In 1995, Madonna said, “If I were Mariah Carey, I’d kill myself,” and further attacked the singer by calling her “too mainstream.” In 1996, Carey snapped back that she “hasn’t really paid attention to Madonna since I was in like 7th or 8th grade when - when she used to be popular.” Their 2008 albums were released just two weeks apart.
EVITA — The archbishop of Buenos Aires protested Madonna’s role as Eva Peron in 1995 - but the singer turned actress went on to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress, and an Oscar for Best Song with “You Must Love Me.”
HINDU BODY ART — Madonna drew ire from the World Vaishnava Association after wearing a Hindi mark and body art during her “Ray of Light” performance at the 1998 MTV VMAs. “She didn’t want to insult anyone,” her rep later said.
KISSING BRITNEY — After sharing a kiss with Spears at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna had to explain to her daughter that she “was the mommy pop star… [passing] on [her] energy…to the baby pop star.”
AMERICAN LIFE ANTI-GEORGE W. BUSH MESSAGES — In this 2003 video, Madonna throws hand grenades (one is caught by President Bush) between flashing images of war. “I am not anti-Bush,” she later said in a statement. “I am not pro-Iraq. I am pro-peace.”
PERFORMING ON A CROSS — Madonna “crucified” herself on a giant cross during her 2006 tour. “[Putting myself on a cross] is no different than a person wearing a cross or ‘taking up the cross’ as it says in the Bible,” she said later. “I believe in my heart that if Jesus were alive he would be doing the same thing.”
LIFE WITH MY SISTER MADONNA — The cover of the new, nasty, unauthorized, warts and all biography on Madonna, written by her estranged brother, has just been revealed.
Mariah Carey landed on the cover of Vibe magazine. The June 2008 issue the almost 40 year addicted to Baby Gap’s clearance section has been airbrushed into oblivion.
Mariah recently eloped with Nick Cannon. Poor bastard. Her new video released today and you can see if by clicking here. (See I am giving you the option of self inflicted pain. It is truly interesting if you dig Mimi singing into her crystal encrusted microphone. I wonder if she has a toilet to match. What? They are both on the receiving end of her musical crap.)
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And… for your listening pleasure, here’s Miriah Carey’s official music video for her new single, “Bye, Bye.”
Lil’ Kim is the “virginal Mary” it some sort of trip that involves child molester vans, naked men and enough blow to make Gandhi reconsider.
I am guessing this is either one of three things. A promo of some kind, her interpretation of Lindsay Lohan’s Friday night or her upcoming Christmas Card. Either way it has been retouched more than Mariah Carey’s thighs.
Would you believe that Mariah Carey is bigger than Elvis? Me neither. But she has actually had more number one records than The King.
With her 18th chart-topper “Touch My Body,” Mariah Carey has passed Elvis Presley for the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard singles chart, and is now second only to the Beatles. But while the diva was in full celebration mode after learning of her latest milestone, she was also quick to put her accomplishment in perspective.
“I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionized music but also changed the world,” Carey told The Associated Press on Tuesday via phone from London. “That’s a completely different era and time … I’m just feeling really happy and grateful.”
That’s both the right standpoint to take from a PR standpoint and, well, right. Still, there have been a lot of big stars and she’s in rarified company:
Carey’s single is the new No. 1 single on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart: The song also is No. 1 on the trade magazine’s digital download chart thanks to a precedent-setting 286,000 downloads in its debut week. She had been tied with Presley with 17 No. 1 singles; the Beatles are the all-time leaders with 20. (Madonna also beat a Presley record this week, surpassing the King for the most top 10 hits with her 37th for her hit “4 Minutes.”)
But, of course, there’s the politics of identity:
Carey said being in such company was gratifying not only because of her personal success, but what it meant for women and minorities. “For me, in my mind the accomplishment is just that much sweeter,” she said. “In terms of my ethnicity, always feeling like an outsider, always feeling different … for me it’s about saying, ‘Thank you Lord, for giving me the faith to believe in myself when other people had written me off.’”
Goodness yes. She was 20 years old before she made it big. It’s amazing she persevered so long.
