How to browse the Internet safely like an IT pro!, page 3

reply to post by VonDoomen

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what about just using a linux live cd?
i hear that the live cd does not write to the hard drive.
i am not a computer wizard. it is only something i heard at work.

-subfab

Originally posted by SolarIce

I mean, compare browsing through Firefox on Unbuntu running in a VM environment to Windows 7 or XP using IE, in addition to many people not using malware protection or outdated protection and it's not really a comparison at all.

reply to post by tsawyer2

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why do you need malware protection? I know many people using winblows that run a bare naked system, it's all about common sense, and the right browser, as well as the right browser plug-ins.
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You could do that. I would suggest limiting your browsing to disney.com then. It's prudent to have malware protection on your computer and to ensure you have all available security updates. It's not all about common sense, the people that want to do you harm have that too and will attempt to exploit yours.

The point of the original post was to eliminate some possible attack vectors and he did that very, very well.

reply to post by VonDoomen

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If you are genuinely looking to prevent any traces of you being available get yourself a USB device that supports a micro SD card (the really tiny ones) - about 8gb should be fine.

Download the Ubuntu image as said and install the image to your USB device using Universal USB Installer ensuring that you select the persistence option - Persistence allows data to be stored/written/edited on the USB device as if it was your hard drive.

You can then boot from your USB device using any computer and have your operating system along with any installed programs or history etc... from any computer that can boot from USB.

Worst comes to the worst then you just pull out the SD card and flush it down the toilet/eat it/hold it under a lighter....

You have to be aware though, that while this will ensure there is no evidence of your movements on any computer in your home anything you do on the internet is still traceable via your IP unless using a, and check!, anonymous VPN service that DOES NOT KEEP LOGS.

reply to post by miniatus

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I think you misunderstood the point of this thread, which was mainly about virus protection, not necessarily hiding evidence. I never said they do not write to the HD, but rather in a non-typical fashion. Doing forensics when a virtual machine is involved is not the same as on a typical machine. Of course these machines can have different settings which makes them either harder or easier to investigate. But the whole point of this post was not about anti-forensics

reply to post by subfab

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Personally I do not like cd's. I would rather use a USB stick as they are more portable.

reply to post by budengland

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Thanks,, Im well aware of those alternatives, but that wasnt the point of this thread.

Im not trying to provide a way for people to hide evidence of doing illegal things.


As mentioned above it was more about virus protection.

reply to post by jaytmoon

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Excellent addition! DeepFreeze is an awesome product and very reliable! However I think it would be harder to setup and maintain for someone who is not familiar with computers.

reply to post by SonOfTheLawOfOne

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Sonofthelaw says block "known infectious sites on the internet" in hosts file as a good precurser for blocking viri. I'm sure I'll have no problems Googling the accurate syntax to block the know bad domains in host file correctly; however, any of, or SonOfTheLaw, be able to share a good resourse that arranges, identifies, and lists those known sites? I can't image trying to search for top ones or what I'd be able to even use as search string without getting a bunch of unlated hits or specific info on certain viruses

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