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A company that has already made some headway with security-conscious consumers with a freeware/commercial combo of browser virtualization software for Internet Explorer, today released a new edition exclusively for Firefox users on Windows systems. GreenBorder uses what it describes as "just-in-time virtualization" to build an extensible operating environment around the browser, separating its session from that of the operating system.

The purpose of this virtual wrapper is to disable any active content downloaded and run through the browser from having any kind of direct and unwarranted access to the operating system. With GreenBorder active, Firefox is launched within a virtual session, which is marked on the screen with, literally, a green border around the browser window.

Any new windows spawned through the browser also exist within this virtual session. As a result, remote procedure calls intended to make changes to system settings are separated by a single layer of indirection, through which malware should not be able to pass. [tag]Browser Virtualization[/tag][tag]Firefox[/tag]BetaNews | Browser Virtualization Secures Firefox