OpSec Question: Using a VM to run Tor.

I hear that we all should use Tails as oppose to Windows etc.

Could you run Tor through a VM and what extra layer of security would that give?

Also benefits does Tails have over VM?


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[3 Points] None:

If you wanted to run a virtual machine look up 'Whonix' which is a lightweight OS with tons of advanced security features built in and forces all your network traffic through tor.

Read more here: https://www.whonix.org/

Whonix is much stronger than tails, the only advantage tails has is it doesnt store information on your HDD whereas Whonix does so you should sanitize regularly and maybe keep a copy of dban handy.


[2 Points] young_k:

this will probably come across as a dumb question, or perhaps the dumb one will end up being the person who corrected me me in a post...either way

I read on /r/DarkNetMarkets that running tails in a vm (in this case through windows 7 x64 SP1 lets say) defeats the purpose of running tails in some one. I get its not exactly a throwaway usb stick this way, but as for anonymity, profiling, info leaking (headers or agent info etc) and as far as i know EVERYTHING else would be precisely as secure and anonymous as running it natively, with no hard disk in the computer at all, persistant or not. I figured simply based on the ability to do it whonix style is mandatory VM...like thats how its distributed right - in a vm container?

If i ran tails in a vm, wouldn't i also just be able to delete the container (.vmdx or whatever) and it be the equivilent of "throwing it into the river"?

If its on a SSD and I use one of those legit (do they make one?) File shredder apps...No magnetic recovery, and its scrubbed/shredded from the FAT.

Sorry for hijacking your thread /u/UndercoverLE - but it was relevant, and i want to run tails or whonix and was curious enough to click your thread :)


[1 Points] None:

Where is the vm running?


[1 Points] None:

VM would work for someone like me, because I am nerdy as fuck and have like 10 VMs already on my computer. May be suspicious for others. I have windows 98, dos, linux, os2 warp 4, and MacOS X lmao...