From: Mike N. 

On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:20:43 -0400, "Gary Britt"
 wrote:

>If you get malware in a Browser VM and if the only thing you use that VM for
>is browsing does it matter?  I mean it might matter in terms of spying on
>your browser habits but otherwise won't the malware be limited to what it
>can see inside the VM?  If the only thing it can see or interact with inside
>the VM is the browser then does it matter?

  Strictly speaking, it doesn't matter for that VM.   It would be good not
to map from that VM to shared folders willy-nilly.   Malware could drop
something, hoping the Windows Explorer will drop by and execute it.

 It depends on the other sites you visit.   As soon as you log into any web
site from that VM for webmail or any sort of online subscription it becomes
more important.  And if you do any online banking of any kind it is
critical.   I'm planning a setup where all financial logins have a
dedicated VM,  a VM for general surfing, and a rollback VM for hazardous surfing.

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