On my road to reviewing Safari 3.1 for Windows, I was so fortunate to end up facing a new version, and since the 3.1.1 update comes with no less than four security issues, I thought you have to find out about it as soon as possible. Before we talk about this new version, let me suggest you to take a look at the Quick site access in Safari article, because that may help those of you still getting started with this browser, and maybe even those that have been using it for a while, but didn't find the time to digg in.
Now, let's see what they fixed in this update, apart from the widely known bug that allowed a MacBook Air to be compromised in public, shall we?
The 3.1.1 release, available for Mac OS X and Windows, can be downloaded from the official Safari page, and Apple recommends all users of previous versions to move up, since this new version comes with stability, security and compatibility improvements.
Out of those three security issues remaining, two are only encountered on Windows XP or Vista, both related to maliciously crafted websites that can control the contents of the address bar or lead to arbitrary code execution, and the remaining flaw affecting both Windows and Mac OS X versions of the browser allowed hackers to use maliciously crafted URLs to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
These being said, I hope you'll take your time to try Safari, especially if you're a Windows user that ended up here looking for the iPhone or the iPod, because there's more to Apple than meets the eye!
