[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-02 Thread tomas . schutz707
Problem with cd is: every time update for browser comes out, you would have to burn qubes on new cd. I don't know if it is okay to run old browser to access bank. How often you should upgrade your browser. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-12 Thread tomas . schutz707
I am still looking into this, it is a lot of to think of. Do you know any sites where is threat modeling for average user? I was trying dozens of phrases... and i didn't find any threat model website. Everything only for companies and developers, which were completely useless, i even banned

[qubes-users] Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-08 Thread tomas . schutz707
I understand, that Qubes compartmentalizes OS and parts of OS don't have access to other parts of the OS. So even if you had virus in your firmware of a network card, it wouldn't matter. I know firmware viruses are rare, but still better safe than sorry. I am looking for safe OS to do online

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-12 Thread tomas . schutz707
Well that's the problem indeed, knowing if you are clean from firmware viruses in the first place. But i don't suspect i have firmware viruses and i have new pc. It takes a lot of time and money and no one would bother to infect specific user. I am no one. It could be used in attacks on multi

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-12 Thread tomas . schutz707
Well that's the problem indeed, knowing if you are clean from firmware viruses in the first place. But i don't suspect i have firmware viruses and i have new pc. It takes a lot of time and money and no one would bother to infect specific user. I am no one. It could be used in attacks on multi

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-12 Thread tomas . schutz707
On Friday, June 12, 2020 at 10:10:25 PM UTC+2, Steve Coleman wrote: > > > That being said, it is extremely difficult to reflash your BIOS when > running a general OS in the normal user context, and even more difficult > when running a virtualized system such as Qubes. So, if you can prevent

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-17 Thread tomas . schutz707
Btw isn't there same problem with multi session dvd as with usb flashdisk? You can write there additional data. Unless you use read only CD mechanic, but i didn't see it anywhere... On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:18:10 PM UTC+2, Catacombs wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:39:26 AM

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-16 Thread tomas . schutz707
Wait a minute? I never heard of it, that stole account number could represent a security risk. What they gonna do with it, to hack your account? On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:18:10 PM UTC+2, Catacombs wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:39:26 AM UTC-5, Catacombs wrote: >> >> >> >> On

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-16 Thread tomas . schutz707
Wait a minute... How checking account number, can represent security risk? On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:18:10 PM UTC+2, Catacombs wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:39:26 AM UTC-5, Catacombs wrote: >> >> >> >> On Monday, June 8, 2020 at 1:00:17 PM UTC-5, tomas.s...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-19 Thread tomas . schutz707
Yeah but, in that article: they talk about checking number, not actual account number. I never heard of some checking number honestly. I have recurring payments and it doesn't work that way, i have no checking number. I don't even know what that means in my language... On Thursday, July 16,