Re: [MAGNet] Safari (and general Mac OS X) critical security vulnerability

From: gleno <gleno_at_LS.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: Thu Feb 23 2006 - 16:41:07 PST

At 3:37 PM -0800 2/23/06, Aron Roberts wrote:
>What to do now
>--------------
>Until this vulnerability is addressed by Apple, you can protect
>yourself by making a change to Safari's preferences: in the
>Preferences window, in the "General" tab, turn OFF the 'Open "safe"
>files after downloading' option, as shown in this screenshot:
>
> http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/securing_browser/#sgeneral

Hi Aaron,
It sounds like you meant this URL (which jumps straight to the Safari section):

<http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/securing_browser/#Safari>

glen

-- 
Glen Ozawa
IB Computing Support
gleno@LS.Berkeley.EDU
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