An analysis of screensaver pages associated with World Cup teams and players
found that pages linked with Angola contained the highest percentage of risky
websites.
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The study searched
Google
for each of the 736 World Cup players, adding the phrase 'World Cup Screensaver'
to the search.
The results were then cross-checked with SiteAdvisor's database of spyware
and spam and the 'winners' were searches that resulted in the highest percentage
of risky sites.
Angola beat Brazil 24 per cent to 17 per cent, followed by
Portugal,
Argentina
and the
US.
The report also found that the most dangerous player to search for is
Luis
Mamona Joao 'Lama' from Angola, with 45 per cent of first page results
leading to questionable sites.
Fans searching for
Beckham
and
Ronaldinho
face a 30 per cent chance of ending up at a risky website.
"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 this passion for financial gain," said Chris Dixon, director
of strategy at McAfee SiteAdvisor.
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