it's too slow for me... i use them to test exploits but do most of my
surfing in the real os because it's a better and smoother experience. if i
made a habit of visiting questionable sites, i would probably use the vm
though, but it's not worth it for the sites i typically visit.
On 2/5/06, Bill Kingsbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Looking forward to running all online applications from virtual
> machines, to prevent rootkits from ever taking root ( every VM
> reload would instantly eradicate any and all installed malware,
> assuming the VM image was clean ).
>
> Then, the main OS could be locked offline -- and even if it
> contained an unknown rootkit (etc.), it could not phone home,
> open back doors, or be remotely controlled.
>
> That should be the ultimate security measure -- and it should become
> "the standard" security measure, if it works as well as I anticipate.
>
>
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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