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How to fully reset Safari on your Mac

NewSafariIconXBeing the default browser shipped with every Mac, you are very likely using Safari as your main way of accessing the Web. Therefore, if something goes wrong where Safari either loads and runs slowly, crashes on startup, or is otherwise not functioning correctly, then you might find yourself in a bit of a frustrating situation. If you need to reset aspects of Safari in order to regain functionality, then even though the options for doing so are somewhat scattered, you can still use them to regain use of your browser. Continue reading

Flash vulnerability allows Mac browser data theft

FlashIconXAdobe has issued an update to its popular Flash Web plugin, which fixes a recently-found security hole that may allow an attacker to steal browser data. The hole, found by a Google engineer, is exploited when a specially-crafted SWF file containing alphanumeric characters is executed, and then exploits how Flash handles Continue reading