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Safari 3.2 finally gains phishing protection (Updated)

If you want phishing protection on your Mac, you had better use Firefox. That …

Fire up your web browsers and get to downloading, because Apple has released an update to Safari for Leopard, Tiger, and yes, even Windows users. Safari 3.2 adds a long-awaited feature that has been present in other browsers (*cough* Firefox) for some time: phishing protection.

This may not seem like a big deal to our ever-tech-savvy audience, but it's a major factor for companies like PayPal to encourage (or discourage, as the case may be) users to use specific browsers. Earlier this year, PayPal specifically pointed to Safari's lack of phishing protection as a reason why users might want to use another browser when making use of the online payment service.

Safari 3.2 also includes all the latest security updates to Apple's browser. The detailed document on what that entails tells us that all of these fixes affect Windows XP and Vista users, while only some affect Mac users. The ones that affect both are related to console vulnerabilities, maliciously crafted code, and unexpected application termination.

You may have to get Safari through the links in the first paragraph, however, because it doesn't seem to be showing up in everyone's Software Updates just yet. If it's showing up for you, though, more power to you!

Update: Some readers are experiencing crashing issues during and after upgrading, so proceed with caution!

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