Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberpace, according to the second annual study of by Internet security company McAfee.

When computer users searched  “Brad Pitt,” “Brad Pitt downloads,” and Brad Pitt wallpaper, screen savers and pictures, they had an 18 percent chance of being led to fake sites and having their computer infected with online threats.  These include  spyware, spam, phishing, adware, viruses and other malware.

Justin Timberlake is another superstar who is potentially dangerous.  Beyonce and Heidi Montag  topped the list for women.

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