Apple releases Safari 3.2 with phishing protection
Apple on Thursday afternoon released Safari 3.2, a recommended update for all Safari users that delivers protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses.
The update also includes the latest security fixes.
Download Links
Users of the Apple web browser can download the new version through the Software Update application available on their Mac (under the Apple menu) or PC.
Safari 3.2 for Mac OS X 10.5.5 Leopard [39MB]
Safari 3.2 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger [25.7MB]
Safari 3.2 for Â*Windows XP or Vista [19MB]
Background
Apple briefly included anti-phishing measures in builds of Safari 3.0 that were originally included with tests seeds of the now released Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system back in October of 2006. When Leopard hit the market last fall, it quickly became apparent that those features had been pulled.
Earlier this year, e-commerce sites such as PayPal said they would consider blocking the use of any web browser that didn't provided added validation measures, which would have potentially restricted the use of Safari with those services.
The update also includes the latest security fixes.
Download Links
Users of the Apple web browser can download the new version through the Software Update application available on their Mac (under the Apple menu) or PC.
Safari 3.2 for Mac OS X 10.5.5 Leopard [39MB]
Safari 3.2 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger [25.7MB]
Safari 3.2 for Â*Windows XP or Vista [19MB]
Background
Apple briefly included anti-phishing measures in builds of Safari 3.0 that were originally included with tests seeds of the now released Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system back in October of 2006. When Leopard hit the market last fall, it quickly became apparent that those features had been pulled.
Earlier this year, e-commerce sites such as PayPal said they would consider blocking the use of any web browser that didn't provided added validation measures, which would have potentially restricted the use of Safari with those services.
Comments
Apple on Thursday afternoon released Safari 3.2, a recommended update for all Safari users that delivers protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses....
Anyone got a URL that could be used to test the feature?
Anyone got a URL that could be used to test the feature?
http://chaseonline.chase.com.ssl.com.kg/
Anyone got a URL that could be used to test the feature?
Just type in 'Phishing Test' into Google. There are plenty of options.
However, I can't get any of them to work. On top of that, Acid3 is still at 75/100 and it causes crashes when running WebKit within it or using extensions, so I don't recommend it for all users.
I'm going back to Safari 4, which doesn't have the phishing option added yet.
http://chaseonline.chase.com.ssl.com.kg/
That one was blocked correctly. I guess they aren't using Google's or Mozilla's DB on phishing sites.
That one was blocked correctly. I guess they aren't using Google's or Mozilla's DB on phishing sites.
Are you sure? The links on the phishing warning all lead to Google.
Just type in 'Phishing Test' into Google. There are plenty of options.
However, I can't get any of them to work. On top of that, Acid3 is still at 75/100 and it causes crashes when running WebKit within it or using extensions, so I don't recommend it for all users.
I'm going back to Safari 4, which doesn't have the phishing option added yet.
Phishing site test worked for me, no crashes with extensions either. (does only get 75 on Acid 3 though)
Possibly all the goofing around with WebKit you do has left you with a non-standard set of components relative to the average user.
Are you sure? The links on the phishing warning all lead to Google.
Not at all. I assumed that this site would also be in Google's phishing DB, but it does clearly say Firefox on the page.
Possibly all the goofing around with WebKit you do has left you with a non-standard set of components relative to the average user.
WebKit is a separate app. It just calls the Safari Libraries when launched. You can still launch your verision of Safari alongside it just fine. As for extensions, that would depend on the extention. It seems Glims is causing crashes with the new build.
So...yes, it's possible to score 100% on Acid3 *and* get protection from fake Chase sites.
We security is nice and all but I don't do much on line where that is a problem. What I really want is to see all the new HTML 5 and other improvements go mainstream.
dave
Based on the comments above, I'd say that they haven't updated WebKit (significantly) for this release. Maybe we'll have to wait for Snow Leopard for that.
WebKit piggybacks off Safari. So it's entirely possible to get all the Safari 4 goodness *and* the new anti-phishing feature.
So...yes, it's possible to score 100% on Acid3 *and* get protection from fake Chase sites.
Yeah, I'm sure a new WebKit will work fine, but you can't use "Safari 4 goodness" and the anti-phishing feature, unless it's a hidden feature in which a PLIST edit will enable it. Though I'm sure the next Safari 4 beta will have added it, so no worries.
I've run the upgrade twice now, once from Software Update and then as a download and each time I reboot and... Still have Safari 3.0.4. Anyone else having this problem?
I did on one machine. Rename Safari to 'Safari 3.0.4' or whatever, then do the update.
I did on one machine. Rename Safari to 'Safari 3.0.4' or whatever, then do the update.
Still no go. Renamed it to Safari Old, ran the install, and when I came back all I had was Safari Old, same version.
Doesn't look like I'm meant to upgrade.
after updating, safari only crashes now.
Uninstall any extensions and plugins that aren't ordained by Apple.
WebKit is a separate app. It just calls the Safari Libraries when launched. You can still launch your verision of Safari alongside it just fine. As for extensions, that would depend on the extention. It seems Glims is causing crashes with the new build.
that's pretty much exactly what I was (poorly) trying to say.