FYI... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02..._exploitation/
15 February 2008 - "Cybercriminals are stepping up their efforts to exploit vulnerabilities in web browsers to spread malware using drive-by download techniques. Research by Google's anti-malware team on three million unique URLs on more than 180,000 websites automatically installed malware onto vulnerable PCs. Hackers are increasingly trying to trick search sites into pointing surfers onto maliciously constructed sites. More than one per cent of all search results contain at least one result that points to malicious content, Google reports*, adding that incidents of such attacks has grown steadily over recent months and continues to rise. Google's team also reports that two per cent of malicious websites are delivering malware via tainted banner ads. Israeli security firm Finjan has also observed a rise in the tactic over recent months, noting that many malicious ads are served from legitimate websites. A security report from IBM's X-Force division said cybercriminals are "stealing the identities and controlling the computers of consumers at a rate never before seen on the internet"..."
* http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot...int-to-us.html

>>> (Keep things patched! Is your browser up-to-date?...)

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms08-010.mspx

Firefox v2.0.0.12 released
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Opera v9.26 released
- http://www.opera.com/download/

Safari -not- recommended by PayPal
- http://preview.tinyurl.com/yr8d4z
February 27, 2008 (Computerworld) - "...Safari doesn't make PayPal's list of recommended browsers because it doesn't have two important anti-phishing security features, according to Michael Barrett, PayPal's chief information security officer. "Apple, unfortunately, is lagging behind what they need to do, to protect their customers," Barrett said in an interview. "Our recommendation at this point, to our customers, is use Internet Explorer 7 or 8 when it comes out, or Firefox 2 or Firefox 3, or indeed Opera." Safari is the default browser on Apple's Macintosh computers and the iPhone, but it is also available for the PC. Both Firefox and Opera run on the Mac. Unlike its competitors, Safari has no built-in phishing filter to warn users when they are visiting suspicious Web sites, Barrett said. Another problem is Safari's lack of support for another anti-phishing technology, called Extended Validation (EV) certificates. This is a secure Web browsing technology that turns the address bar green when the browser is visiting a legitimate Web site... Barrett says data compiled on PayPal's Web site show that the EV certificates -are- having an effect..."
* https://www.paypal-media.com/inthenews.cfm