Here is something I ran across today which is worthy of sharing as a security notice.
If you are a Windows user who utilizes Apple’s Safari browser, there are some know vulnerabilities you should be aware of. From the author’s posting, Apple has agreed to fix one of the vulnerabilities, but doesn’t think the other issues (one of which allows a web page to download any number of files without your permission) the author elaborates on is worthy of addressing. Microsoft is recommending users to avoid using Safari until a fix is released because the potential risk.
Before you mutter “typical Microsoft”, consider if 100 executable files were downloaded to your desktop without your permission (which is what the Safari vulnerability allows) and then later executed by a piece of malicious software. Considering the underhanded tactics Apple has used to deploy their browser and their well know, yet surprisingly accepted “big brother” tactics, personally I would avoid the browser and stick with either Firefox, Opera or IE on Windows.
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