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A new survey by security vendor McAfee has found that world cup soccer players Angola’s Lama, England’s Beckham and Brazil’s Ronaldinho are among players most likely to lead to risky screensaver sites. Fans of soccer superstars have in some instances a more than one in three chance of visiting a risky website.
According to McAfee, Angola has the most dangerous soccer team in the
world when ranked by the safety of Team Angola’s World Cup
screensavers. A survey conducted by McAfee, which analyzed screensaver
pages associated with World Cup teams and players found that hot on
Angola’s heels among risky screensavers were those of Brazil and
Portugal. Among the players, the screensavers associated with
superstars Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, David Beckham of England and
Ronaldinho of Brazil pose significant danger to fans.
The McAfee SiteAdvisor team first searched Google for each of the 736
World Cup players, adding the phrase “World Cup Screensaver” to the
search. Then, it crossed Google’s results with SiteAdvisor’s own
database of spyware and spam safety test results for more than 3.8
million of the Web’s most popular sites. The “winners” were searches
that resulted in the highest percentage of risky Web sites.
Angola beat Brazil 24% to 17%, followed by Portugal, Argentina and the
USA in consecutive order. The most dangerous player to search for is
Luis Mamona Joao “Lama” from Angola, with 45% of first page results
leading to questionable sites. Fans of soccer stars like Beckham and
Ronaldinho who conduct online searches for their idols face as much as
a 30% chance of landing at risky Web sites.
“Soccer fans are famous for the depth of their feelings for player,
club and country, but sadly, the vendors of spyware, adware and other
unwanted software know how to exploit fans’ passions for financial
gain,” explained Chris Dixon, director of strategy for McAfee
SiteAdvisor. “This survey shows yet again that the problem of Web
security has truly gone global.”
McAfee found the top 10 World Cup teams with a high percentage of sites with adware, spyware and malicious downloads include:
1. Angola 24.0%
2. Brazil 17.2%
3. Portugal 16.2%
4. Argentina 13.6%
5. USA 13.0%
6. Italy 12.7%
7. Spain 11.2%
8. Netherlands 10.9%
9. Iran 10.9%
10. France 10.8%
While the top 10 players with a high percentage of sites with unwanted downloads are:
1. Lama (Angola) 45.5%
2. Christian Lara (Ecuador) 41.7%
3. Loco (Angola) 41.7%
4. Roberto Carlos (Brazil) 40.0%
5. Mateus (Angola) 38.5%
6. Fernando Torres (Spain) 36.4%
7. Raul (Spain) 36.4%
8. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 36.4%
9. Ronaldo (Brazil) 36.4%
10. Ze Roberto (Brazil) 36.4%
David Bass
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