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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.