granduncle
2008-05-31, 11:57 AM
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/31/microsoft_warns_against_apple_safari/
The recommendation comes a week after researcher Nitesh Dhanjani reported that Apple's browser doesn't seek user permission before downloading certain types of files. Even when encountering malicious iframes - a common occurrence these days even on the most trustworthy of sites - Safari obediently does what it's told to do, including downloading a file hundreds of times.
Apple's security pros, upon learning of the so-called carpet bombing vulnerability, said they didn't see it as a significant threat.
The recommendation comes a week after researcher Nitesh Dhanjani reported that Apple's browser doesn't seek user permission before downloading certain types of files. Even when encountering malicious iframes - a common occurrence these days even on the most trustworthy of sites - Safari obediently does what it's told to do, including downloading a file hundreds of times.
Apple's security pros, upon learning of the so-called carpet bombing vulnerability, said they didn't see it as a significant threat.