Apple Inc - (Freeware)
Safari is a fast and innovative web browser that Apple developed for pleasure in web surfing.
Safari from Apple is a web browser that wanted to change the meaning of browsing, being in the same time a strong competitor for Internet Explorer , Google Chrome, Firefoxand Opera.
Safari is based on KHTML engine derived from the rendering engine of the KDE desktop environment used in the Konqueror, a browser known for its speed.
The interface is clean and intuitive and supports the latest technological advances : RSS ,tabs, save passwords , fill forms automatically , advanced management favorites,CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, SVG and Java .
The tools such as Top Sites , Full History Search, Cover Flow or overlay tabs, offer easy access to favorite sites. Full History Search is an option to use for quickly find old visited sites.
Safari has an interesting feature called Reader, which isolate the overlay text content ,images, videos and links on some web pages, hiding all advertising and otherinserts that disrupt reading.
The browser also has a powerful blocking popup window which removes annoying ads andother visual distractions on the links. The" screen controls " menu allows you to view each page navigation ,either two or ten pages . Text size is also editable for insertion tasks or copy and paste.
Security fixes including:
Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted BMP or GIF image may lead to information disclosure
Description: An out-of-bounds memory read may occur in the handling of BMP and GIF images, which may lead to the disclosure of memory contents.
Impact: Saving untrusted files to the Windows desktop may lead to the execution of arbitrary code
Description: An issue exists in how the Windows desktop handles executables. Saving an untrusted file to the Windows desktop may trigger the issue, and lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Web browsers are a means by which files may be saved to the desktop. To help mitigate this issue, the Safari browser has been updated to prompt the user prior to saving a download file. Also, the default download location is changed to the user's Downloads folder on Windows Vista, and to the user's Documents folder on Windows XP.