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Carrie Underwood listed as 'dangerous' celebrity name on Web
Published: 9/20/2011 12:06 PM
Last Modified: 9/20/2011 12:06 PM

Carrie Underwood performs at the BOK Center in this Oct. 10, 2010, file photo. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World file

Watch out, search-engine trollers and link-followers. A report by McAfee Anti-Virus considers Carrie Underwood one of the most dangerous celebrity names on the web.

Underwood’s name is frequently used by spammers and scammers to lure people to ill-willed websites that could contain spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware, the report shows.

Though the Oklahoma native’s name hit No. 51 on the list, Victoria’s Secret model Heidi Klum took the top spot. Following a link with her name from a web search risks a 10 percent shot at a bad result, the anti-virus software site reported. Last year, Cameron Diaz held the undesired title.

“Consumers should be particularly aware of malicious content hiding in ‘tiny’ places like shortened URLs that can spread virally in social networking sites, or through e-mails and text messages from friends,” said Paula Greve, director of Web security research at McAfee, in a press release.

The top 10, in order, are Klum, Diaz, Piers Morgan, Jessica Biel, Katherine Heigl, Mila Kunis, Anna Paquin, Adriana Lima, Scarlett Johansson and No. 10 was a tie between Emma Stone, Brad Pitt and Rachel McAdams. Justin Bieber was at No. 49, Rihanna and Underwood tied at No. 51 and Lady Gaga ranked No. 58.

In a story you don’t have to follow a shortened link to, Billboard online reports that Underwood is halfway through her next studio album, a followup to 2009’s “Play On.” No release date and no album title has been set.

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