Heidi Klum named most deadly celebrity on Internet

Germaic supermodel Heidi Klum has looks that could kill - literally, in the case of smartphones and computers.

Internet security firm McAfee has just named her the most dangerous celebrity in cyberspace, with malicious malware trailing the leggy model like a gaggle of paparazi.

McAfee found that people searching for videos or pictures of Klum were more likely to end up with a malware-ridden computer than any other celebrity. In their tests, searches for Heidi Klum yielded nearly a one-in-ten chance of landing on a malicious site designed to infect computers with viruses and malware.

“While slightly safer than last year, searching for top celebrities continues to generate risky results,” said Paula Greve, director of Web security research at McAfee.

“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.”

Dangerous search phrases highlighted by the security firm include “Heidi Klum and downloads,” “Heidi Klum and ‘free’ downloads,” “Heidi Klum and screensavers,” and “Heidi Klum and hot pictures”. (We're surprised that 'Heidi Klum naked' and 'Heidi Klum nude' weren't on the list. It seems cyber-criminals are less purient than we thought.)

Other celebrities in McAfee's Top 10 include Cameron Diaz, Jessica Biel, Andriana Lima and Scarlett Johansson. Brad Pitt also makes an appearance at the bottom of the list.