From: "Gary Britt" 

Interesting points.

Gary

"Mike N."  wrote in message
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> 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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