Daniel Hauck wrote:
> 
> I would suggest not using antivirus at all.  The wonderful thing about
> virtual machines is that they can be copied and backed up and restored
> and all sorts of things like that.  No antivirus is 100%... no antivirus
> is even %50.  The drawbacks of antivirus far outweighs the advantages.
> Factor in the fact that we are talking about a virtual machine and the
> solution becomes obvious -- streamline recovery processes and run
> without antivirus.  Good computing habits are also highly advised.
> 
Virtual machines are also great for checking questionable programs,
and even know viruses to see what they do. I used to do that with
VMWare, and then not save the changes to the virtual disk when exiting.

Mikkel
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  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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