Download Opera 8.52

Opera has released a new version of the Opera 8 series. The update is numbered 8.52 and can be downloaded from the company’s FTP server for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, among others. Opera is a free-to-use internet browser with features such as tabbed browsing, a pop-up blocker, and an email program with a spam filter. Opera 8.52 is a maintenance release that closes a number of security vulnerabilities and makes some minor bug fixes. You can read exactly what they are below:

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• Fixed drop-down list problem affecting Bloglines subscription sorting.

Security

• Replaced expired certificates from TrustCenter.
• Solved status bar issue described in Secunia Advisory 17571.
• Implemented stricter handling of the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).

Miscellaneous

• Fixed problem with missing keypresses when switching between applications.
• Fixed GDI leak issue with favicons causing slowdowns and crashes.
• Fixed Gmail loading problem.

[break]The new Opera can be downloaded in the following versions:

Opera 8.52 for Windows – EN
Opera 8.52 for Windows – En
Opera 8.52 for Linux i386
Opera 8.52 for Linux PPC
Opera 8.52 for Linux Sparc
Opera 8.52 for Mac OS X