On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Manny <[email protected]> wrote: > A vm running a windows guest can get infected, but if it's on a linux > host you wont have to worry about your linux os being affected.
Well if you move files between the OS's there could still be a risk. While the virus may not affect your Linux box if you don't have an AV solution and you then pass the file onto other computers you could still help spread it. Even if you are immune you can still be a carrier. > > I like to set up my guest on a 8gb expandable virtual image. Once I > get it the way I like (install apps, tweak for performance) I make > sure to copy this hd image to a removable drive. This makes it easy > to restore, in case I get some trojan or worst. The hd image itself > can be bzip'ed to about half it's size, sometimes even less ;-) > > Than we can safely surf the pron, woot! > --Manny > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:33 AM, Roger E. Rustad, Jr > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Paul Saenz wrote: >>> If you go to the website in an appliance running in VMware, won't you be >>> sandboxed, >>> and won't you be safe from any attack? >> >> It all depends. >> >> The guest OS (the "VM") is often bridged to the same network/subnet as >> the host machine. If both are running Windows and it's a virus that >> spreads itself to those on the same subnet, then it's quite possibly >> everything can get hosed with one infected VM. >> >> But normally, yes -- like you said, it's (in theory) two completely >> separate environments and often "safe". >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
