How to avoid the Mac Safari virus
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A hole in Safari has been discovered that could lead to launching of shell scripts. Heiseonline.de published a workaround fix until Apple plugs this hole:
The best immediate recourse against such an attack is to deactivate the option “Open ’safe’ files after downloading” in the “General” section of Safari’s preferences. Alternative web browsers such as Camino or Firefox do not support the automatic execution of files.