Surfing for the Na’vi could give you a virus!

I don’t know about you but I loved all the glitz and the glamour of the Oscars, all those gorgeous designer dressers and of course the gorgeous A-listers themselves! 
I’ve only seen one of the movies that was nominated this year – UP! – of course!  Although my kids have seen Avatar, I just haven’t been able to squeeze in the 3 hours required to watch it as yet. But my kids love all things Avatar and have frequently changed my screen saver to an alien looking blue creature, which can only mean they’re on the “wild wild web” surfing for pictures, movie facts, screen savers and what ever else they can find that’s Avatar related.  It’s a bit of a worry then that Avatar was rated number four on the the Top Ten Most Riskiest Academy Award Nominees list! This means that my kids (and our home computer) could be downloading much more than just the cute blue Na’vi (apparently this is the species of blue alien creatures). 
In the lead up to the Oscars and now that the winners have been announced, McAfee has seen a significant increase in the popularity of Oscar nominees and winners in online searches, and the bad guys have also noticed, moving to set up dodgy sites that are linked to the names of Oscar nominees and movies. So when (continue reading...)