Opera is a free Web browser with a pop-up blocker, multiple-window navigation, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, an e-mail client with a spam filter, and integrated search for user security and speed. The cross-platform browser includes IRC-compatible chat, support for RSS newsfeeds, a password manager, and one-click customization and privacy-protection settings.
Features:
- New in version 9: Fraud protection, BitTorrent, Add your favorite search engines, Content blocker, Site preferences, Widgets, Improved rich text editing, Thumbnail preview
- Efficient surfing: Transfer manager, Tabbed browsing, Password manager, Integrated search, Pop-up blocking, Mouse gestures, Fast Forward, Sessions, Quick preferences, Notes, Voice, Keyboard Shortcuts, Trash can
- Security and privacy: Security bar, Encryption, Delete private data, Cookie control
- Mail and Chat: Opera mail, IRC chat
- Customization: Drag and drop, Skins, Language
- Accessibility: Zoom, Text size and colors, User style sheets,
- Web development: Standards support, Small-screen mode, Validate code, Toggle graphics and style sheets, Info panel, Reload from cache,
- Special: Full-screen mode, Kiosk mode and more...
What's New
- Security
- Fixed an issue where plug-ins could be used to allow cross domain scripting, as reported by David Bloom. Details will be disclosed at a later date.
- Fixed an issue with TLS certificates that could be used to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Alexander Klink (Cynops GmbH). Details will be disclosed at a later date.
- Rich text editing can no longer be used to allow cross domain scripting, as reported by David Bloom. See our advisory.
- Prevented bitmaps from revealing random data from memory, as reported by Gynvael Coldwind. Details will be disclosed at a later date.
- Miscellaneous: Fixed a problem where malformed BMP files could cause Opera to temporarily freeze.
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