There is something new in the malware world. There are now websites with code specifically written to crash your computer which runs on Safari, whether it is PC or Mac. In addition the code on these websites result in a lock up on your iPhone or iPod Touch. It requires no user interaction to execute.

This glitch in the Safari spans most versions. It seems like the latest version is not vulnerable to this though. What happens that the memory allocated to Safari is overrun. Cnet says that remote code execution may be possible but is unconfirmed. This new exploit is different from an earlier exploit that required user interaction, this one is executed without user interaction.

There has been a publication of a text version of code for review by iPhone World. However, you should be forewarned that it will lock up the iPhone or iPod Touch and crash a PC or Mac running Safari. Although there have been no comments from Apple, in all likelyhood they must be working on a firmware update to take care of this issue.

Upgrading to the latest version of Safari on you PC or Mac is recommended. In addition until an update is released from Apple, perhaps you should consider disabling Javascript on your iPhone or iPod Touch.