Safari 3.2.1 flawed

It appears that Safari 3.2.1 is more flawed than the version it replaces.
It continually hangs when loading sites, even apple.com does not load.
This is clearly an issue with Safari as Firefox has no issues with the same sites.
I have turned off the anti phishing option which has improved some sites but for now Safari is unusable. This is a terrible release from Apple and MUST be fixed ASAP or they will lose Safari users like me. How could this be released?

I must agree with Ian Parkinson. I have been using Apple computers from the Apple ][+ to the intel based iMac.
When Safari, the current version, hangs, I load Firefox and attempt to load the very same page.
It loads 100% of the time in Firefox, and hangs in Safari. AT THE SAME TIME.
I NEVER want to use Firefox. I am an Apple person. I only use Firefox when I HAVE to. I used it to check if it was my DSL connection or the browser. It is the browser. The current version hangs ALLOT more then its predecessor. The version just before this one also hung up some, but NOT as much, or as often as this current version. I think it has its problems in the base of the OS, and has surfaced to the top and stood there because of MacOS 10.5.5. Maybe it will go away in MacOS 10.5.6. IF the hanging stops for the most part when MacOS 10.5.6 comes out, then it was because of a bug in 10.5.5. If it STILL hangs allot, then it is a bug in the current version of Safari. It kind of makes me sad that this is happening to so many people. I am the worlds number excuse maker for Apple's boo-boos. So if I am telling you there is a real problem, you can take it to the bank.
-Apple //GS

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    A white paper has recently been published on the subject of Trojans by SubRosaSoft, available here:
    http://www.macforensicslab.com/ProductsAndServices/index.php?mainpage=document_general_info&cPath=11&productsid=174
    Also, beware of MacSweeper:
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacSweeper
    On June 23, 2008 this news reached Mac users:
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/23/mac_trojan/
    More information on Mac security can be found here:
    http://macscan.securemac.com/
    The MacScan application can be downloaded from here:
    http://macscan.securemac.com/buy/
    You can download a 30 day trail copy which enables you to do a full scan of your hard disk. After that it costs $29.95.
    More on Trojans on the Mac here:
    http://www.technewsworld.com/story/63574.html?welcome=1214487119
    The latest news on the subject, from July 25, 2008, is:
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    In light of the news net firms are being urged to apply a fix for the loop-hole before attacks by hi-tech criminals become widespread.
    Net security groups say there is anecdotal evidence that small scale attacks are already happening.
    Further details here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7525206.stm
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  • HT1338 Java on Safari 10.6.8

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    Apple barred Java from running on Macs in order to safeguard users by blocking Java 7 Update 11 and adding it to the banned list in XProtect.
    This was the second time in two weeks that Apple had blocked Oracle's code from running on Macs. The threat was so serious that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had recommended that all Java 7 users disable or uninstall the software until a patch was issued. This time Java is blocked through Apple's XProtect anti-malware feature.
    Java has come under fire as the means by which hackers have been able to gain control of computers. In April 2012 more than 600,000 Macs were reported to have been infected with a Flashback Trojan horse that was being installed on people's computers with the help of Java exploits. Then in August Macs were again at risk due to a flaw in Java, this time around, there was good news for Mac users: Thanks to changes Apple has made, most of us were safe from the threat.
    Unwilling to leave its customers open to potential threats Apple decided it's safer to block Java entirely.
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5559?viewlocale=en_US
    Further update:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5666
    and Update No. 14 on March 4:  http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5677
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    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5672
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    Further useful comments in these articles:
    http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/?newsid=3435007&olo=email
    http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/?newsid=3437378&olo=email

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