
Netscape on Wednesday released its latest browser, version 8.1, which adds features designed to <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6031200.html?tag=zdnn.alert">better protect Web surfers</A> against online scams such as spyware and phishing. Netscape 8.1 offers built-in spyware and adware protection that scans files that Web users try to download as well as those that are sent to them without their interaction, according to a representative for Netscape, a division of Time Warner's America Online subsidiary. The updated browser will also let consumers run complete memory and disk scans.