How Secure Is Safari?
Apple's Safari, released for the Windows platform in June 2007, is the second newest browser on Windows, behind Google's Chrome. (Naturally, Apple's browser also runs on OS X, and on iPhone and iPod Touch devices in a mobile edition.) Safari leads the pack in anti-phishing filtering and pop-up blocking, but it also has many security weaknesses.
Safari can be freely downloaded from Apple's Web site, and it is offered as a default option through Apple's Software Update program, which is installed with other Apple software, including iTunes and QuickTime. Although the
Artwork: Chip Taylor default Safari install is easy for end-users to unselect from Software Update, many critics assail Apple for installing potentially unwanted software during a process they believe should be used exclusively for patches and upgrades. Other observers counter that Apple's automatically pushing an opt-out product is a perfectly legitimate way to offer a free browser alternative.
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