Carrie Prejean sex tape scam warning

Security experts have warned surfers not to fall for a scam that uses the Carrie Prejean sex video as bait.

Prejean was famously stripped of her crown as Miss California for repeated breach of contract and also hit the headlines for her views on same-sex marriage.

It later emerged that she had made a sex tape, which the people behind this scam claim to be offering.

If you fall for the trick, you'll see a prompt asking you to install a Java applet to run the video.

What you'll actually be installing is a piece of malware known as a 'backdoor', which opens a path for other malware programs to install themselves on your PC.

"We urge users to handle unknown Java applets with caution and make sure the digital signature is from a trusted authority before executing it," said McAfee's Rahul Mohandas.

Such scams are nothing new – recently, cybercriminals tempted surfers with offers of pictures of Zombieland actress Emma Stone naked.

Ashley Greene, Megan Fox, Angelina Jolie, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears have all been used as bait in similar scams.

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