On 02/01/2009 12:55 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi all, > I have a windows XP guest running on an Ubuntu host. > In the virtualbox documentation it recommends against running a > virus scanner in the guest. > Is it possible to scan the vdi file for viruses by running a > scanner in the host (e.g. with clamav), and how effective is this? > Has anyone tried it? > If not can anyone give me any advice about running virus > scanners in the guest (which ones work well?).
It recommends 'deactivating', not not running a virus scanner. <quote> 11.2.5 Windows guests may cause a high CPU load Several background applications of Windows guests, especially virus scanners, are known to increases the CPU load notably even if the guest appears to be idle. We recommend to deactivate virus scanners within virtualized guests if possible. </quote> You can, and should, of course scan (IMO) the guest for viruses. But like clamav, run the scan on-demand rather than active if you are having CPU load issues. I scan my vdi using clamav & BitDefender (linux version) occassionally. However I don't know if they are effective as I've never had an infected guest (I run Win2KPro as the guest). But it's a good question; I'll add some virus signatures on my guest, scan with both & let you know what the result are :-) _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
