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Top 10 most dangerous celebs online (pictures)

When you search for these celebrities online, McAfee says, you have the best chances of landing on a page that tested positive for dangerous malware.

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#10 Emma Roberts

Security company McAfee recently released the results of their annual report on the most dangerous celebrities to search for on the Internet. McAfee took a look at pop culture's most famous people and ranked the riskiest celebrity athletes, musicians, politicians, comedians, and Hollywood stars on the Web -- and we're counting down the top ten.

When you search for pictures and downloads of actress Emma Roberts, No. 10 on the list, you have about a 9.8 percent chance of landing on a page that McAfee said tested positive for spam, adware, spyware, viruses, or other malware. Here, Roberts attends the Versace for H&M Fashion event on November 8, 2011, in New York.

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#9 Adriana Lima

You have a 9.9 percent chance of landing on a malicious site when searching online for model Adriana Lima, said McAfee. Here, Lima walks the runway during the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York.

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#8 Jon Hamm

Browsing for pictures and information on "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm -- seen here attending the 2012 Democratic National Convention -- gives you with a 10 percent chance finding yourself on a Web site that McAfee said tested positive for spam, adware, spyware, viruses, or other malware.

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#7 Britney Spears

Pop star Britney Spears lands at No. 7 on the list. McAfee said you face a 10.1 percent chance of ending up on malicious page when searching online for the singer. Here, Spears performs during the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

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#6 Katy Perry

Katy Perry -- seen here performing on the opening night of her "California Dreams" UK tour in London -- has a 10.4 percent chance of leading you to a Web page that McAfee said tested positive for spam, adware, spyware, viruses, or other malware.

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#5 Zoe Saldana

Browsing the Web for actress Zoe Saldana gives you a 10.5 percent chance of finding your way to a malicious site, according to McAfee. Above, Saldana arrives at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.

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#4 Kathy Griffin

Host Kathy Griffin -- seen here preforming during "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" -- has a 10.6 percent chance of leading you to a site that McAfee said tested positive for spam, adware, spyware, viruses, or other malware.

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#3 Sandra Bullock

Searching online for Sandra Bullock comes with a 10.8 percent chance of hitting on a dangerous Web page, according to McAfee. Here, the actress arrives for the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on in Hollywood, Calif.

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#2 Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne has a 12.7 percent chance of leading you to a page tested positive for spam, adware, spyware, viruses, or other malware -- earning the musician/designer the No. 2 spot on McAfee's list. Above, Lavigne walks the runway during a fashion show on September 12, 2011, in New York.

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#1 Lily Collins

At No. 1, Lily Collins is this year’s most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Web.

You have an incredible 14.5 percent chance of landing on a page that McAfee said tested positive for spam, adware, spyware, viruses, or other malware when searching for the Hollywood trendsetter -- seen here arriving at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. The daughter of musician Phil Collins, Lily has become famous as a talented actress and teenage journalist.

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