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X-Istence
on Jan 5, 2015
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Hvdos, a simple DOS emulator based on the OS X Hyp...
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.
transpute
on Jan 5, 2015
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Bromium does this for common apps (web, pdf, office) on Windows, e.g. each browser tab and HTTP request is a separate VM.
NickNameNick
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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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