New Firefox Beta Patches Memory Leaks, Adds Security
Tuesday night, Mozilla announced the availability of Firefox 3 Beta 3. As with earlier betas of the number 2 browser, this release is only intended for developers and testers, not for general consumer use.
The browser’s developers have made about 1,300 changes to the software, including better security, bug fixes, performance enhancements, and user interface improvements.
Security was a priority for the release. Now users can click a site’s icon to see whether their connection is protected from eavesdropping. Also, new malware protection warns you when you land at sites known to install malware and perform other nefarious actions. The browser now supports Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates, stricter SSL error pages, and includes anti-virus integration in the download manager.
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