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Get a virtual machine and let your curiosity run wild.

• Mediterraneo10 9y ago
  There have been exploits that attack the firmware of the USB microcontroller on your computer. Using a VM doesn’t protect against that.
  • lend000 9y ago
    Not to mention malicious circuit attacks that fry your computer. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/usb-killer-flash-drive-can-fry-your-computers-innards-in-seconds/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/usb-k...
  • QAPereo 9y ago
    Better to just use a disposable computer.
    • brian-armstrong 9y ago
      But what if it snow crashes you on plugin?
      • deleted 9y ago
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    • redorb 9y ago
      my first thought was to use a chrome book :) but then I thought what if it was the kind of USB that was rigged to physically break the computer...
      • nolok 9y ago
        Well then the chromebook was definitely the right choice compared to any other "non specialized in that field" computer
        • khedoros1 9y ago
          A Raspberry Pi or similarly-cheap board would be my choice.
• hawski 9y ago
  Better buy an used computer. They are remarkably cheap.
  • jxramos 9y ago
    or an old outdated family laptop that's several generations old and wiped clean.
• IgorPartola 9y ago
  I'd much sooner plug it into something like a RaspberryPi 2 (the one without a Wi-Fi chip). And maybe have it running some *BSD or some such. Something that isn't normally targeted by malware.