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Time to Return Safari to Home Base?

Posted 06/01/08 at 04:50:06 PM  by Mark Soper

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Safari+Windows=Big Security Risk

Apple's Safari web browser, with its compass-styled logo, suggests the excitement of exploring the "unknown worlds" of the Internet. Unfortunately, you might discover the newest colony of a well-known continent, Malwaria, instead.

Friday, Microsoft rolled out a high-profile security advisory (953818) for Windows XP and Vista users who also use Apple's Safari browser. Microsoft refers to the security risk as a "blended threat," meaning that multiple methods of attack are performed automatically: in this case, Safari automatically downloads files without asking for your permission.

The workaround offered by Microsoft is to change the default location for downloads away from the current user's Desktop folder to a different folder, but Microsoft also recommends that users restrict use of Safari until either Safari itself or Windows is updated. To find out why you're better off not surfing with Safari for now, read on.

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TAGS: windows, Software, news, XP, Mac, Safari, malwaria
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avatarMust resist...

Submitted by Haipyng on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 7:13am

...temptation to devolve into *nix/MS/Mac - IE/Firefox fight fest.

If you work in a MS based corporate shop, IE just works with all the MS stuff. Firefox not so much. I've always run both. IE for the business stuff, Firefox for general surfing.

IE fully patched isn't that bad (GASP!). It may not have all the bells and whistles of Firefox and not quite as fast, but it works.

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avatarMS/Safari Browsers ?

Submitted by dwr50 on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 12:14pm

I just can't understand why people use IE or Safari browsers, when Firefox works on all platforms.

Acer Aspire 5610z,Vista HP, No problems with Vista... so far, but I'm learning Linux, just in case.

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avatarwow

Submitted by vaemor on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 12:11pm

I can't believe someone didn't get whisman's sarcasm/joke immediately. people need to grow brains.

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avatarYeah

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 11:18pm

I should never be taken seriously. I have two kids and another on the way. I'm fat an look alot like Homer Simpson. So yeah I was kidding...

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avatarRe: Safari

Submitted by blackzarg on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 8:44pm

That's a joke, right?

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avatarSafari

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 3:00pm

But if I Uninstall Safari how am I going to enjoy having that neato compass logo on my desktop? And lookie, IE doesn't have a compass logo on it. What am I going to do. Man this sucks.. God mac and MS are both evil. Mac for it's pretty Compass logo that I can't have anymore and MS for not providing a compass logo. Damn them. This is a conspiricy.

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avatarI lol'd.

Submitted by vaemor on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 12:12pm

I lol'd.

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avatarjust get mac or linux and

Submitted by -it- on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 3:50pm

just get mac or linux and use safari on that

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avataror get firefox cuz IE is a

Submitted by -it- on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 3:51pm

or get firefox cuz IE is a peice of crap

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