Mostly. However, I don't know that it can efficiently scan the vmdk files for it.
I would be easy enough to test... Put AV on your host, and put eicars on one of the guests and see if the host notices it. I'm fairly sure the answer will be no though.. From: Roger Wright [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: A/V on VM Host And from the host's perspective, the VMs are files, right? Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _____ From: Damien Solodow [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 10:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: A/V on VM Host Normally the AV autoprotect monitors files, not network traffic.... From: Roger Wright [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: A/V on VM Host Would the anti-virus package on a host machine also protect the guest VMs? I was wondering if, say, VirusScan is installed on the host box, wouldn't it be scanning all data streaming across the NIC, including that which is destined for the VMs? Is there a flaw in my thinking? Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _____ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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