Apple has a lot of Windows users who use their Quicktime and iTunes software and Apple pushes out security updates through their Apple Software Updater application.  It is a scheduled task that runs periodically to see if there are updates to these applications.  Something was different this month.  I noticed that there was a new application in the updater window.  It was Apple’s Safari web browser.  All applications were checked so if you didn’t go up and uncheck the Safari download, you got it installed now.

My advice to you from a computer security standpoint is to NOT use the Safari browser.  It has security issues associated with it.  Now if you do choose to use it, you may get away with it since there is such a small percentage of folks out there who actually use it.   Attackers are looking for the higher numbers.  Apple does have security issues with their software.  They sort of opened up their mouths in their commercials that they don’t get those viruses like Microsoft does.  Here is my statement.  All software written probably has security vulnerabilities.  You can’t escape it.

My advice is to uninstall the Safari web browser if you installed it unintentionally.  I just checked and the Apple updater still has the Safari browser for Windows as a choice.  Make sure you uncheck it when you update your other Apple software.  Apple is being ridiculed about their choice to spread their web browser through what has been used to update their software.  But if Jobs wants to continue this, then just be aware you will have to uncheck it.

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