Chromebase desktop , more secure than the best windows setup?

[dave epps]

Curious here , even though chromebase doesn't run applications directly , you can use wine and other software products to boot windows side by side chromebase OS. It's said to be secure then even at that point. Im not going to do that , but with this in mind , is there anyway to truelly infect this desktop besides chrome web browser itself? The system with its powerwash features, makes windows look horrible and I dont even have to run a firewall or antivirus. Tested my port visibility and I am stealth mode and no visible ports to speak of.

 

[Winter Soldier]

Welcome to MT, you can post your config here:

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[XhenEd]

Of course, there are ways other than through the Chrome browser to infect Chrome OS. No Operating System is impregnable. If malware authors target Chrome OS more and more for malware propagation, then you'll see news about it being infected.

Also, you'll notice that it delivers security updates. This means...

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Hi and Welcome to MalwareTips!

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Of course, there are ways other than through the Chrome browser to infect Chrome OS. No Operating System is impregnable. If malware authors target Chrome OS more and more for malware propagation, then you'll see news about it being infected.

Also, you'll notice that it delivers security updates. This means...

Indeed. Its security by obscurity right now. Chrome OS is limited in features and access compared to Windows. Its more limited compared to even iOS. Its also not as popular as Windows so doesn't get targeted by hackers.

 

[Winter Soldier]

No Operating System is impregnable

Agreed, indeed in my experience there are malware for every operating system: more or less widespread, sophisticated, persistent, dangerous, some PoC (proof of concept), but they are there, or they will be created asap.

 

[frogboy]

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[Deletedmessiah]

Agreed, indeed in my experience there are malware for every operating system: more or less widespread, sophisticated, persistent, dangerous, some PoC (proof of concept), but they are there, or they will be created asap.

The more popular a software becomes and the more feature it gets, it'll get targeted by hackers and there'll be increase in the number of malwares.

 

[mastermind]

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[lab34]

Welcome to MT !

 

[Windows Defender Shill]

Not a Chrome hater but comparing it to Windows OS is apples and oranges.

If Chrome could do everything Windows does and enjoyed the market share of PCs Windows does they would have just as many threats.

 

[In2an3_PpG]

Welcome to MT!!

 

[BugCode]

Warm welcome to MT community buddy.

 

[shmu26]

If you can do what you need on a Chromebook, go right ahead and do it. Almost all of the Windows malware will not affect you, and there is not much Chrome-oriented malware activity being reported.
Your main remaining concern will be phishing attacks and other web scams that try to trick you into giving up your login credentials and other personal info.

 

[Exterminator]

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[maximus]

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[Daniel Hidalgo]

Hi and welcome to MT

 

[dave epps]

Thanks guys for the welcome. I am happy to say I have the most secure system on malwaretips.com. With my sandbox features, verified boot, cloud storage encrytped, two factor authentication, hardware backed restoration (power wash), and automatic updates that are not tampered with like microsoft.

 

[Overlord]

Welcome to MT.

 

[dave epps]

Welcome to MT, you can post your config here:

Security Configuration Wizard

Not a Chrome hater but comparing it to Windows OS is apples and oranges.

If Chrome could do everything Windows does and enjoyed the market share of PCs Windows does they would have just as many threats.

Of course, there are ways other than through the Chrome browser to infect Chrome OS. No Operating System is impregnable. If malware authors target Chrome OS more and more for malware propagation, then you'll see news about it being infected.

Also, you'll notice that it delivers security updates. This means...

I recently discovered through a chrome extension called browsec , which does vpn services, left port 443 open on my system. Is this normal?