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echo: nthelp
to: Geo
from: John Beamish
date: 2006-10-27 12:04:48
subject: Re: Browser Security

From: "John Beamish" 

But at least the VM would have to be reinfected at each launch -- of
course, if the VM image was already infected ...


On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:13:36 -0400, Geo  wrote:

>
> As long as a browser allows all these fancy ways of redirection and
> hiding
> real URL's and such then there will always be the possibility of getting
> fooled.
>
> But don't think a VM is going to stop a botnet either, the bot will just
> run
> in the VM and do it's damage while that VM is active.
>

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