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The Mac maker has been criticised in the past for its failure to join other browser makers and warn users of phishing attempts. But rather than copy the likes of Firefox and Internet Explorer by alerting the user via the address bar - where tests have shown that warnings go unnoticed - Apple has chosen to display an unmissable message in the middle of the browser window which provides the option of proceeding to the suspect website or returning whence you came.

The update also addresses a number of security issues, that may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Safari 3.2 is available for Leopard and Tiger via Software Update or from apple.com/support/downloads. For details of the security content see About the security content of Safari 3.2.