>The reason I am using Virutal PC is because I thought that If I am
Quote:
>attacked by spyware and computer viruses, the virus will destroy the
>Virtual PC not my real PC.
And that's one of the best uses for virtualization, but there are
still some risks without locking LAN connections down too. Like if
you don't need file sharing on your host, turn it off or block it with
a firewall, things like that.
But the most important thing about your idea is that yes, it's a whole
lot safer. (but you still have to be careful)
Run an antivirus app in both the host and the guest....
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Bob Comer
On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:17:23 -0700 (PDT), Rich
<richmarin@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
>On Sep 11, 3:10*pm, Steve Jain <norepl...@-.essjae.com> wrote: Quote:
>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:49:05 -0400, "John" <m...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote:
>> >"And, if you can send an email from the VM to the host that means there
>> >> is a network connection between them and the host is open to any
>> >> malware or virus via that network"
>> Quote:
>> >Not necessarily a direct network connection between the host and VPC as in
>> >sharing files. There would be an indirect connection through the Internet
>> >and the mail server.
>>
>> Ok, so how is the VM connecting to the internet? * A separate subnet,
>> router, etc so that it's traffic and the host's traffic can't mix?
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVPhttp://vpc.essjae.com/
>> I do not work for Microsoft. >
>
>I use cable modem to connect to the Internet.
>
>The reason I am using Virutal PC is because I thought that If I am
>attacked by spyware and computer viruses, the virus will destroy the
>Virtual PC not my real PC.
>
>