A new Mac trojan is inserting ads into Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, says a Russian security firm, Doctor Web. Nicknamed “Trojan.Yontoo.1,” the malware is so far being distributed through movie trailer pages, which prompt people to download a browser plugin, a media player, a video enhancer, or a download accelerator. When launched, the malware asks […]
Apple has updated the plugin-blocking component in Safari to prevent earlier versions of Flash from being used, a new support document states. Lion, Mountain Lion, and Snow Leopard users are affected. The update comes in response to recently-discovered vulnerabilities in Flash that have already been patched by Adobe, but which could impact people who don’t update on a regular […]
Mid Friday, Opera Software (makers of the popular Opera web browser) unveiled their latest mobile project, targeting Android and iOS devices. The project is a webkit-based mobile web browser called “Opera Ice” that’s specifically designed for popular mobile screens including Android and iOS based devices. A web site named Pocket-lint found a company wide internal […]
Amazon.com has unveiled a new design layout for those who use their Safari web browser on an iOS device. The new layout (shown on the right) makes it easier for customers to brows, find, and purchase items from Amazon.com.
