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Re:Hvdos, a simple DOS emulator based on the OS X Hypervisor... by X-Istence on Sunday January 04, 2015 @08:56PM (#8836744)
This is something I've been thinking about. What if we could easily allow all programs to be sandboxed using virtualisation technology? Run your web browser or parts thereof inside of a VM so that any exploits are limited to just that VM.
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Re:Hvdos, a simple DOS emulator based on the OS X Hypervisor... by transpute on Sunday January 04, 2015 @09:21PM (#8836805)
Bromium does this for common apps (web, pdf, office) on Windows, e.g. each browser tab and HTTP request is a separate VM.
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Re:Hvdos, a simple DOS emulator based on the OS X Hypervisor... by NickNameNick on Sunday January 04, 2015 @11:21PM (#8837258)
It also alerts if a process does something 'weird', it allows exploits to run in a sandbox and records what they do, so you can analyse it later.
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