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Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware by nikanj on Sunday March 06, 2016 @02:46PM (#11235220)
This argument is similar to "a condom can always break". Technically you are correct, but I'd still use one.
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Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware by conradev on Sunday March 06, 2016 @04:56PM (#11235738)
Which is the entire premise behind Qubes: https://www.qubes-os.org
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Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware by feld on Monday March 07, 2016 @09:42AM (#11239109)
This argument is only similar if the condom is known to have huge design flaws

VMs have tons of well documented issues. If you want a smaller attack surface, try OS virtualization technologies (zones/jails)

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Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware by lawnchair_larry on Monday March 07, 2016 @10:08AM (#11239271)
This makes no sense. VMs are by far the most secure form of isolation. No one is going to get infected with malware that escapes VMs - it is far too valuable.
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Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware by feld on Monday March 07, 2016 @10:19PM (#11243361)
How can you honestly think VMs are the most secure form of isolation?
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