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So… when one goes and downloads something by using TBB, this warning pops-up:
Tor Browser cannot display this file. You will need to open it with another application.
That is a general warning popup. Unchanged in Whonix. Tor Browser does not get “aware” of Whonix and changes.
Related:
Opening files on the host is the worst. That’s what that warning would be for if using TBB on the host. Now, downloading files inside Whonix but then opening on the host also mostly waives any additional protections that Whonix might provide.
For better security:
Related:
Issue creating shared directory between host and guest reminds me… chmod 777 /home/user/shared isn’t a great. Security issue and usability issue.
As per https://chmod-calculator.com/ 777 allow public (i.e. any linux user account including those not having business there on the system) to read, write, execute files from that folder.
Is there some more canonical way to set up shared folders with KVM?
[1] Under which user is KVM attempting to write to shared folders?
[1] Under which group is KV…
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