Opera, arguably one of the fastest rendering browsers available, is stepping up on security. With their version 9.5 release they are adding in malware protection courtesy of a deal that was struck with Haute Secure.
From Tech Crunch:
Haute Secure makes software that aggressively monitors and alerts users to malware sites. Besides the version that is being integrated into Opera, Haute is also available as a free plugin for Internet Explorer and Firefox. It differentiates itself from other blocking software by analyzing sites on the link level instead of at the domain level. This means that on very large sites like MySpace that contain a combination of legitimate material along with more sinister profiles, pages will be blocked on a case by case basis instead of simply banning the entire MySpace site.
Opera, while not nearly as popular as Internet Explorer or Firefox, has managed to gain something of a cult following since its original launch in 1996.
Nice upgrade for the little browser that could can. If you haven’t tried it give Opera a test drive. I use it as one of my 3 regular browsers.
