Ali,
Thanks for the send. ESET is my main defense, 2d is my browsing habits.
I use IE8 for all my banking needs. Otherwise I use FF311 w/NoScript and
CS-Lite.
So far, I feel pretty good.
Best,
Duncan
Mesdaq, Ali wrote:
Well Google implemented (in Chrome) some of the functionality in what it calls "Incognito Mode" where you can browse whatever sites you want and all traces of activity are removed when you close your browser window. So cookies, temp files, browsing history, etc. I have been using chrome pretty much as my main browser and using incognito mode anytime I browse around on the net. The green boarder site had some nice explanations of what exactly their software does but looks like all the content is down.
The best way I think you can think of the virtualization stuff is imagine the
virtualization software hooks parts of your system things like file creation,
registry reading, registry writing, etc. Now when a software lets say IE tries
to save file.exe the virtualization software just captures that attempt
redirects it to some temporary location but IE has no idea this happened behind
the scenes. Most of those software are doing either userland hooking or kernel
level hooking mixed in with drivers. It’s a very similar concept to rootkits.
Eset is pretty good as far as AV goes. But from what I see on a daily basis
putting trust in AV no matter which one is not a smart move. I think your on
the right track with your approach of moderate browsing habits and layered
security. Use chrome since it has the fewest security issues and targeted the
least, use incognito mode, use another virtualization layer if desired.
Thanks,
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Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM)
Sr. Security Researcher
Websense Security Labs
http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of DSinc
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:34 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] Sandboxie
Ali,
I have had a copy(s) of Green Border for years. Never tried it.
I grapple badly with all of the "virtualization tech."
I think I sorta get it, but am still skittish of it. Feel safer behind
my ESET solution.......and moderate browsing habits.... :)
Sorry to see that Google gobbled it up. Will this consolidation ever cease?
Best,
Duncan
Mesdaq, Ali wrote:
Looks like a home version of the Green Boarder software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GreenBorder which Google acquired. If it does what
it says it can do it would be an awesome piece of software to run as a last
line of defense.
Thanks,
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Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM)
Sr. Security Researcher
Websense Security Labs
http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Naushad Zulfiqar
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 9:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [H] Sandboxie
Has anyone tried this software?
The concept looks good.
http://www.sandboxie.com/
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