Filed under: Internet, Security, Windows, Macintosh, Apple, Browser Tips
Safari 3.0.1 Beta relased with security fixes
You know how Apple users all get kind of smug about how they don't have nearly as many security issues as Windows users? Well, Apple either wanted to demonstrate how much that has to do with your operating system or just made a complete gaffe. Because when the company released the Safari web browser for Windows earlier this week, it only took a few hours for users to find several major security flaws.Today Apple released Safari 3.0.1 beta, with the following security fixes:
- Fixed a flaw that executed arbitrary code when visiting a malicious website
- Fixed a flaw that led to unexpected termination of an application when visiting a malicious website
- Fixed a flaw that allowed cross-site scripting when visiting a malicious website
[via TechBlog]
After spending the better part of an hour on 
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RP said 6:10PM on 6-14-2007
Cool. Now if they could fix these annoyances:
1) When window is on 2nd monitor, Maximizing it causes Safari to disappear!
2) Ctrl-Enter in address bar doesn't add ".com" suffix to domain name
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Fabulo said 7:44PM on 6-14-2007
And you did not even have to wait for Patch Tuesday. Wow.
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Mysterius said 10:43PM on 6-14-2007
Does Safari still not fill the entire screen when maximized (causing frustrations when trying to close the window by clicking on the most upper-right pixel)? I'm still hesitant about installing Safari on my main machine. I'd like to try it out, but I think I'll have to pass until it's out of beta, which at least in Apple's case here won't take a year or two... ;)
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thunderpaw said 12:31AM on 6-15-2007
I haven't had the same trouble as Mysterius with maximize not matching screen bounds, but 3.0.1 didn't fix the bug where you maximize the window, then minimize to task bar then restore to unmaximized window (instead of appropriately maximized window). Also still can't customize the button bar. (both issues on a Vista Home Premium PC)
The built-in textarea resizing is almost worth the price of admission though. Please, FF, Opera, IE copy this feature!
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