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Apple Quietly Releases Safari 3.2

Posted by kdawson on from the new-shinies dept.

99BottlesOfBeerInMyF writes "Yesterday Apple quietly slipped out an update to their Safari Web browser to version 3.2. The notable feature is that it finally adds anti-phishing technology, an area where Safari has lagged behind competitors. Aside from that, it provides some security fixes, improved JavaScript performance, and a slightly newer version of Webkit, pulling their Acid3 score up to 77." Apple forums across the Net are reporting frequent crashes in Safari 3.2, some possibly caused by 3rd-party add-ons, others perhaps related to the anti-phishing feature.

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  1. Re:And? by neuromanc3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    An update addressing one of the most important shortcomings of one of the most important web browsers;

    We really need sarcasm tags.

  2. Re:Crashes by frdmfghtr · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yep, PithHelmet (anti-ad plug-in) causes 3.2 (Mac, of course) to blow up every time when using multiple tabs. Removing its bundle from /Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/ made it stable as a rock again (no problems at with about 15 tabs open, with varying kinds of embedded content), but, sadly, I'm buried with ads again.

    Try this: Adblock for Safari

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  3. Re:Anto-phishing? Fuck that. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But anti-phishing is not about blacklists... Some might include that too but it is just a minor addon. Anti-phishing is about browser warning you when link with an anchor text "Your-Bank.com" is about to actually take you to "Your-Bank-fake.com".

    Educating users is important but having a backup feature like that is helpful.

    IF it was just anbout blacklists (blocking sites absolutely known to be scam) why would you turn it off? What harm would that do to you? :D

  4. Re:Quietly? by ZarathustraDK · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure they attempted to force it on every user with iTunes... hardly quiet.

    I hear they're working on iLube to adress this problem.

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  5. Re:Apple loudly released Safari 3.1 by Rogue+Pat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its odd that Apple released this version quietly. Last time a major point release was available, Steve Jobs was walking down the streets of Cupertino firing a shotgun into the air screaming, [..] followed by USC Trojan band

    I guess the anti-phishing feature filtered out the Trojans this time then? ;-)

  6. Re:And? by InsurrctionConsltant · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What's more, Safari is playing a great role in creating an "arms race of web standards". All in all, I'd say Safari, though not as much as Firefox, is more *important* than IE.

  7. Re:Update of Windows version too? by Ilgaz · · Score: 5, Informative

    Windows version is there too and it is a serious sounding security update.

    The actual release notes are at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298

    You should subscribe to Apple Security Updates mailing list for non PR infested update announcements.
    http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/security-announce