Here are a few other virtual anonymity machines:<br>- JanusVM [<a href="http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/392">http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/392</a>], <br>- xB Machine [<a href="http://xerobank.com/software.php">http://xerobank.com/software.php</a>], <br>
<br>I may be wrong but I thought one of the major problems with someone creating a anonymity virtual machine has been keeping them up to date with the latest version of Tor especially when a security fix comes out. So it's not that they're bad ideas, they're just really high maintenance to do as a distributable project. <br>
<br>It all depends on how you setup your system and what you're using Tor for but personally, I think it's much easier to maintain security and privacy having a VM separate from your regular system if you're switching between using Tor and not. But that's just me...<br>
<br><br>~ROC Tor Admin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Kasimir Gabert <<a href="mailto:kasimir.g@gmail.com">kasimir.g@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 8:58 PM, defcon <<a href="mailto:defconoii@gmail.com">defconoii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> why would u need a seperate tor machine, when all you need is tor and some<br>
> firefox extensions?<br>
<br>
</div>The idea is to prevent any unknown security breeches from compromising<br>
your anonymity. If, say, Firefox has a zero day exploit that will,<br>
even with Torbutton, leak the saved sites, usernames, and passwords to<br>
a script (this is unlikely, but an example) they having an entirely<br>
separate Firefox installation would save your anonymity. The same<br>
idea applies outwards to the operating system.<br>
<br>
Kasimir<br>
<br>
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<font color="#888888">Kasimir Gabert<br>
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