Download Opera 9.61

The developers released a new update shortly after the release of Opera 9.6 with 9.61 as the version number. This mainly solves a number of problems with the Linkmodule fixed, along with a number of possible security vulnerabilities. Opera is a well-known web browser for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux and Unix distributions and has many features, including support for Bittorrent, mouse gestures, a password manager, and a content and popup blocker. What changes have been made in Opera 9.61 can be read below:

Opera 9.61 released

Hot on the heels of 9.60, we had to release Opera 9.61 to address problems in Opera Link. Alone, each issue we discovered was miniscule and shouldn’t have caused any problems, but together, and coupled with some server issues, it turned out to be more serious than we thought.

If you’ve been using Opera Link and has had problems with Opera freezing, getting duplicate bookmarks from nowhere, eternal syncing or other problems, you should upgrade to 9.61, especially since it also has some security fixes.

Changes since Opera 9.6:

User Interface:

• Fixed an issue with Opera Link which could generate duplicate bookmarks during the synchronization process
• The image toggle button on the status bar is now a normal button, and does not have a menu

Security:

• Fixed an issue where History Search could be used to reveal browsing history, as reported by Roberto Suggi Liverani of Security-Assessment.com; see our advisory
• Fast Forward can no longer allow cross-site scripting, as reported by David Bloom; see our advisory
• Prevented news feed preview from revealing the contents of unrelated news feeds, as reported by David Bloom; see our advisory

Windows specific changes:

• Added the following command line options on Windows:
  • newwindow — Opens a URL in a new window
  • fullscreen — Start in full screen mode; only works if no Opera instances are already running