Report: Superman Is the Most Toxic Superhero Online

Kal-El websites have more spyware, spam and digital threats than other characters

If you're seeking out Superman online, be on alert. A new study by Internet security firm McAfee shows that those who search for the Man of Steel on the Web have a 16.5 percent chance that they'll land on a website that has malware including spyware, adware, spam, phishing or viruses.

The data is part of McAfee's second annual Most Toxic Superheroes list, which calculated an overall risk percentage of traversing a troubling site when using a search term that contained a superhero's name.

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