Jimmy Kimmel is the web's most dangerous celebrity, McAfee says

If you're about to Google Jimmy Kimmel, beware.Computer security company McAfee says the talk show host is the most dangerous celebrity to search for online.

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The company said Tuesday that a search for Kimmel carries a 19 per cent chance of landing on a website that has tested positive for spyware, viruses or malware. The company has used its own site ratings to make the determination for the past eight years.

Other celebrities McAfee deems dangerous this year include Ciara, Flo Rida, Bruce Springsteen, Chelsea Handler and Christina Aguilera.

Kimmel said on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Tuesday that he can't believe a kid who played the clarinet and carried a briefcase to junior high school grew up to be the most dangerous celebrity of 2014.

Bieber tops list of 'dangerous' Canadians

Justin Bieber's 55 million Twitter followers could risk harming their hard drives if they go searching formore shirtless pictures ofCanada's biggest pop star.

McAfee said searches for the always-in-hot-water heartthrob had a 13.1per cent chance of leading users to a malicious site.

Bieber is the only Canadian to crack the 50 most dangerous celebrities globally, finishing at No.44.

Toronto-based DJ and electronic music producerDeadmau5was pegged as thisyears second-most-dangerous Canadian with a 12.1per cent malicious site hit rate.

Juno actress Ellen Page came in third.