If you happen to find yourself searching for “Avril Lavigne” online, for who knows what reason, you might end up helping yourself to a nasty virus.
Yup – according to a recent report you have about a 14% chance of clicking on a webpage that carries viruses or malware.
The reason? Well, the pop singer, whose last album was released back in 2013 (feel old?), recently found her name in headlines when she announced she was working on a new album – but I would say it has more to do with the resurgence of that Avril Lavigne conspiracy.
The report, compiled by cybersecurity firm McAfee, also went on to say how that number – 14% – increases to 22% if users type her name as well as “free MP3s”.
Now isn’t that a little obvious – never search for “free” anything!
The rest of the list is a smorgasbord of celebs, reports TIME:
Bruno Mars was second in his debut on the list, followed closely behind by Carly Rae Jepsen. Zayn Malik (No. 4), Celine Dion (No. 5), Calvin Harris (No. 6), Justin Bieber (No. 7), Sean “Diddy” Combs (No. 8), Katy Perry (No. 9) and Beyonce (No. 10) rounded out the top 10 list.
Lavigne was ranked second in 2013, the same year her self-titled album was released. I mean, at least she’s number one at something, right?
Lavigne is the first female musician to take the No. 1 spot and replaced Amy Schumer, named the most dangerous celebrity on the internet in 2016. In 2015, it was Dutch trance DJ van Buuren.
Be careful out there, kids. Mommy’s watching.
[source:time]
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