Opera 8.50 browser - Adbar removed & latest security updates
Opera 8.50 was recently improved to remove the adbar on the free version. So far the new version is working well and presents no conflicts with IE 6 SP2 or Mozilla Firefox 1.5.
Release Note
This release is a recommended security upgrade.
At a Glance
- Advertisement banner removed
- Registration options removed
- Updated end-user license agreement
- Browser JavaScript fixes broken Web sites on the fly
Changes since 8.02
User interface
- Removed advertising banners and all dialogs and menus related to advertising, registration, and license codes.
- Solved issue with Opera reverting explicit user setting to use program as handler rather than plug-in.
- Removed support for branded banners.
Security
- Fixed issue reported in Secunia Advisory 16645: Attachment URLs now used instead of cache URLs for viewing attachments.
- Fixed drag-and-drop vulnerability allowing unintentional file uploads. Issue reported by mikx.de.
- Improved handling of must-revalidate cache directive for HTTPS pages.
- Fixed display issue with cookie comment encoding.
Miscellaneous
- Included Browser JavaScript by default. On first run after install/upgrade, Opera will fetch a fresh browser.js file and start using it.
- Multiple stability fixes.
Download Link for version 8.50: