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Live CDs have often been proposed as a solution for online banking security. There may be another solution that requires fewer reboots.

Mozilla Prism is a browser intended to run a single web application.

While it would be open to application attacks, the prospect of receiving an application directly from your bank or even internal corporate intranets would impress upon the user one ideal - change modes when operating with secure items.

Banking and other secure events shouldn't be something that is Web 2.0 or the middle project of a multi-task. This habit is what empowers phishing and social engineers, as well as traditional malware.