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Apple Patches Three Bugs In Safari For Windows Beta: Page 3 of 3

The patches are quick on the heels of widespread news that researchers have been finding a mounting number of vulnerabilities in the beta. Researchers were finding flaws in the new browser's coding within an hour of its release, according to Ullrich.

This for the browser that Apple touted as enabling "worry-free" browsing. "Apple engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one," the company said on its Web site.

Researchers, who generally don't delve all that forcefully into Apple's code looking for vulnerabilities, were lured to this beta because it's a Windows version of the browser. And researchers typically comb through Windows applications, particularly browsers.