On 9/7/14, 11:08 AM, Charles Hart Enzer, M.D. wrote:
Does a virtual machine need an antivirus?
Host: WIN 7 64-bit
Guest: XP Professional 32-bit
Host: WIN 8.1 64-bit
Guest: XP Professional 32-bit
It doesn't need antivirus if:
1) you scan it once AND
2) you save a snapshot after AND
3) you restore to that snapshot every hour thereafter
- or -
1) you scan it once AND
2) the host computer's antivirus is up to date and always on AND
3) the virtual machine has no networking, usb, cd/dvd, or floppy access
So practically speaking, yes, it needs antivirus.
Paul
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