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Opera 9.5, code-named Kestrel, on Thursday became available for download for Windows and Mac.
The new version of the browser, whose release candidate was released earlier this week, is a security-enhanced version of Opera 9. It includes antiphishing protection from Netcraft and malware protection from Haute Secure, as well as support for Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer (EV SSL).
The browser also has a new "eurotechno" look and feel, a QuickFind address bar feature, better synchronization with its mobile cousin, and a Speed Dial feature for visually bookmarking nine of your favorite sites.
Scandinavia-based Opera Software still finds its browser in fourth place, behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla's Firefox, and Apple's Safari, in terms of overall browser market share.
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Ten percent of the 4.5 million URLs Google researchers analyzed for a malware exposé harbored malicious code. The code executes through widgets, ads, compromised downloads, server vulnerabilities, browser holes, phishing lures, and links, making infection possible for even ordinarily safe users.
CNET.com's Robert Vamosi has the full story, and CNET Download.com has programs to add muscle to your antivirus armor. Netcraft Toolbar (for Internet Explorer and Firefox), is an antiphishing browser extension that sniffs out suspicious hosting locations common in spoofed sites. ... Read more
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