Searching for Brad Pitt Can Lure Surfers To Malware

Movie fans who love to search what leading man Brad Pitt is up to need to beware of malware. Pitt's name is being used to lure Web surfers to malware-hosting sites, according to McAfee. Web surfers looking for wallpaper, ring tones, photos and screensavers are the main targets.

Typing Pitt's name in a search engine produces a one in five chance of hitting a malware site, according to McAfee. Other top search names used as lures include Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Maria Carey, Jessica Alba, and George Clooney.

Each month, Internet users make more than 550 million clicks to risky Web sites, according to McAfee.

This is good news for criminals using "drive-by downloads" to spread malware, according to F-Secure, a security company. But it is not good news for Internet users typing in innocuous words such "knitting mittens," warns F-Secure.