Basilisk Browser v2020.06.10 (June 10, 2020) Download Release Notes Spoiler: Changes v2020.06.10 v2020.06.10 Published 2020-06-10 This is development and security update. Implemented URLSearchParams' sort() function Implemented ES2020 globalThis for web compatibility Implemented node.getRootNode() for web compatibility Improved our WebM media parser to be more tolerant to different encoding styles. Improved our MP3 media parser to be more tolerant to different encoding styles and particularly tiny files/stream chunks. Improved performance of table drawing for more corner cases Changed the way images without a src are handled in page layouts to align with the Chrome-pushed spec. Added modern MIPS support Split out the ICU data file from xul.dll on Windows Fixed a regression in WebAudio channel handling due to a landed security fix. Fixed a regression preventing scripting from properly disabling input controls Fixed an issue with border radius sometimes not being honored in tables Fixed some build issues in non-standard configurations. Removed more telemetry code Removed the in-browser speech recognition engine and API Removed support for the obsolete and unmaintained NVidia 3DVision stereoscopic interface. Changed handling of braille blanks in the ui (CVE-2020-12409) Mitigated a potential timing attack against DSA keys in NSS (CVE-2020-12399) Mitigated a potential use-after-free hazard in EME code. Unified XUL Platform Mozilla Security Patch Summary: 1 fixed, 2 defense-in-depth, 7 not applicable.
Basilisk Browser v2020.08.05 (August 6, 2020) Download Release Notes Spoiler: Changes v2020.08.05 v2020.08.05 Published 2020-08-06 This is development, bugfix and security update. Implemented the Abort API (aborting fetch requests) for web compatibility. Improved our handling of JavaScript module loading. Improved handling of aspect ratios of elements. Added support for basic polygon clip paths for web compatibility. Added global menubar support for GTK builds Implemented more parts of Google WebComponents (ongoing). These are disabled by default because they are incomplete as of yet. Fixed an issue in the uninstaller that would sometimes not properly delete program files. Fixed an issue with backspace in editable HTML elements. Fixed various browser crashes and hangs. Updated the NSS library for various connection security fixes. Updated the included en-US spellchecking dictionary with about 2,500 more words. Removed the DOM battery API. Made various code correctness and performance improvements to the editor library. Security issues addressed in this release: CVE-2020-12422, CVE-2020-12402, CVE-2020-12418, CVE-2020-15658, CVE-2020-15656, CVE-2020-15652, CVE-2020-6514, CVE-2020-15657 and a number of security hazards that do not have a CVE number attached.
@mood -- Thanks. I'm going to give this browser another trial, using Shadow Defender. The developer is certainly staying right on top of this app -- frequent updates etc.
Basilisk Browser v2020.09.11 (September 11, 2020) Download Release Notes Spoiler: Changes v2020.09.11 v2020.09.11 Published 2020-09-11 This is a compatibility, bugfix and security update. Updated JavaScript module loading in accordance with the spec for web compatibility. Disabled a function related to WebComponents to prevent mis-detection. Improved compatibility with websites that try to style standard form elements. Updated the SQLite library to 3.33.0. Changed media errors to be a more generic response, improving user privacy. Improved code stability (fixed a number of crashes). Updated the NSS library for various connection security fixes. Security issues addressed in this release: CVE-2020-15664, CVE-2020-15666, CVE-2020-15667, CVE-2020-15668 and CVE-2020-15669. Unified XUL Platform Mozilla Security Patch Summary: 4 fixed, 1 defense-in-depth, 1 rejected, 9 not applicable.
Basilisk Browser v2020.10.05 (October 5, 2020) Download Release Notes Spoiler: Changes v2020.10.05 v2020.10.05 Published 2020-10-05 This is a standard development update. Implemented the ResizeObserver API. Implemented percentage value parsing for CSS opacity. Updated DOM MediaQueryList to the current draft spec. Updated CSS overflow-wrap to the current draft spec and implemented `anywhere`. Updated the Windows widget code to be more efficient on current O.S. targets. Performed source code cleanup (ongoing). Fixed a crash in CSS clip paths. Security issues addressed in this release: CVE-2020-15676, CVE-2020-15677. Unified XUL Platform Mozilla Security Patch Summary: 2 fixed, 2 defense-in-depth, 6 not applicable.
Basilisk Browser v2020.10.28 (October 30, 2020) Download Release Notes Spoiler: Changes v2020.10.28 v2020.10.28/29 Published 2020-10-30 This is a standard development and bugfix update. Implemented support for CSS caret-color. Implemented support for un-prefixed ::selection CSS pseudo-element styling. Fixed another potential crashing scenario in ResizeObservers. Fixed several crashes in the DOM Fetch API. Fixed a crash in table pagination. Security issues fixed: CVE-2020-15680 (VG-VD-20-115) and several memory safety hazards. Unified XUL Platform Mozilla Security Patch Summary: 1 fixed, 2 defense-in-depth, 12 not applicable.
Basilisk Browser v2020.11.25 (November 25, 2020) Download Release Notes Spoiler: Changes v2020.11.25 v2020.11.25 Published 2020-11-25 This is a development and security update. Aligned CSS tab-size with the specification and un-prefixed it. Updated Brotli library to 1.0.9. Updated JAR lib code. Cleaned up HPKP leftovers. Disabled the DOM filesystem API by default. Removed Phone Vibrator API. Fixed an issue where the software uninstaller would not remove the program files it should. Fixed a devtools crash related to timeline snapshots. Fixed several data race conditions. Security issues fixed: CVE-2020-26960, CVE-2020-26951, CVE-2020-26956, CVE-2020-15999 and several memory safety hazards. Unified XUL Platform Mozilla Security Patch Summary: 5 fixed, 4 defense-in-depth, 3 rejected, 19 not applicable.
Basilisk Browser v2021.01.05 (January 5, 2021) Download Release Notes Spoiler: Changes v2021.01.05 v2021.01.05 Published 2021-01-05 This is a development and security update. Fixed the display of dates and times to honor what the user has set in their regional settings. Disabled the use of the legacy database format for stored passwords and certificates. Worked around crashes and run-time issues with module scripts. Moved the global user-agent override to the networking component. Please note that this may interfere with some "user agent spoofing" extensions. Fixed a website layout issue with table-styled elements potentially overlapping when placed inside a flexbox. Updated the list of prohibited ports the browser can use. Updated NSS to 3.59.1 Security issues fixed: CVE-2020-26978 and CVE-2020-35112. Unified XUL Platform Mozilla Security Patch Summary: 3 fixed, 16 not applicable.
Basilisk Browser v2021.02.06 (February 6, 2021) Download Release Notes Spoiler: Changes v2021.02.06 v2021.02.06 Published 2021-02-06 This is a development, bugfix and security update. Added a preference (browser.tabs.allowTabDetach) to control whether "tearing off" of tabs is allowed. Updated some needed user-agent overrides for web compatibility with a few large sites. Added support for the scrollbar-width CSS keyword. Fixed a javascript performance issue. Enabled several platform features by default for web compatibility. Removed the use of <menuitem> in page content. Fixed several memory safety hazards and potential browser crashes Security issues fixed: CVE-2021-23962, CVE-2021-23953 and ZDI-CAN-12197. Unified XUL Platform Mozilla Security Patch Summary: 4 fixed, 6 defense-in-depth, 22 not applicable.
No, I switched to SRWare Iron. Reasons: Basilisk was heavier on RAM than Iron, & didn't update as often.
Seems fast but ... loaded with Micky soft links and home page won't save... cant find the setting...only startup opening homepage. Linux Mint version
Understand. I think SRWare Iron does not get updated that often, that is why I do not use that one. Cheers.
I used it back in the olden days on Vista lol. It was sometimes a bit buggy. I was considering it as a possibility on Ubuntu now Chrome have nobbled adblocking.
I've installed SRWare Iron. The most annoying thing that hit me about SRWare Iron was the terrible flood of ads. Currently, I'm using (outdated) Maiar, with only two extensions - Canvas Fingerprint defender and LocalCDN - and no ads.
Ads? That's very odd. I have run Iron Portable for several months and ZERO ads. Hmmm... it seems Maiar 81.0.1.65 is unchanged since August 2020. Outdated is right.
