>>>> But I did wonder, can one browse with impunity using any browser >>>> (provided it is running inside a virtualbox environment)? >>> >>> No - and you still need antivirus and anti malware on a virtual windows >>> box >> >> Er - yes - but if you are prepared to clone your virtualbox setup every >> time, and use the cloned image to go to risky sites >> - surely that is "safe", albeit with the hassle of cloning images. > > > Well no not really. I'm guessing that your VM is bridged to your LAN, so > other hosts on the network are local? Perhaps it would be workable if the > VM was in its own DMZ with zero access to any other host that you care > about, otherwise it could be a step-off host for further attacks.
It also relies on you either knowing when you've been infected, or routinely reverting to your base OS image every time you reset the VM. So you still have to be reasonably rigorous to keep safe about it. I believe that VMWare has an option to let you say that every time you run a VM it will reset it back to a given snapshot, but I haven't seen this option in VirtualBox. Andre _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
