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 Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:30 am Post subject: VMWare - Possible for virus to infect host computer? |
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I want to use VMWare, but what I intend to use it for may result in a few infections from time to time.
I'll probably even get a RAT at some point, which is why I want to know ahead of time :\
Is it possible for infections to transfer over from VMWare to my computer?
And if the VMWare OS gets infected with a RAT, will it affect my own computer in any way?
Thanks thanks.
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Zacky
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:35 am Post subject: |
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Zacky
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okay lol...
Yeah, I just thought it might be possible since all the files that have to do with the virtual machine are stored on your computer.
but okay, I guess this'll work out.
Thanks.
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Unless someone coded a virus to specifically spread to other partitions, I don't see how it would ever affect your actual OS (would your partitioned OS even have rights to your actual OS and other partitions?). All I foresee happening is your partitioned OS getting infectfucked and then you deleting the partition, the OS, and the motherfucker in the process.
Meh, Google probably has a more definitive answer.
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http://www.techimo.com/forum/storage-related/61742-can-viruses-spread-through-partitions.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080913085817AAUQZ0t
Google just said you're fucked. I guess most coders who aren't idiots are going to cover their bases and make sure to fuck you in all your partitioned assholes. Don't do it, bro.
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Zacky
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Okay, thanks for info. Really appreciate it 
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well I can't be fucked
it cannot spread, trust me. fucking trust me
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| It can't. A partition and a vm are separate things. The only connection is the NAT which you share the Internet on. As long as that is secure you're fine
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| If you're that paranoid use a sandbox on the VM.
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Bisa
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:06 am Post subject: |
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| Emulate an os while emulating an os while emulating an os.
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Society
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| Slugsnack wrote: | | It can't. A partition and a vm are separate things. The only connection is the NAT which you share the Internet on. As long as that is secure you're fine |
Explain to me how they are different? The way I see it a VM is a partition that you can run in realtime with your OS.
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| Society wrote: | | Slugsnack wrote: | | It can't. A partition and a vm are separate things. The only connection is the NAT which you share the Internet on. As long as that is secure you're fine |
Explain to me how they are different? The way I see it a VM is a partition that you can run in realtime with your OS. |
Uhh the vm runs on top of the current os in its own isolated sandbox. Maybe you're getting confused with virtualised systems running on top of a hypervisor. The vm is not an os that is running concurrently as the host. It runs as a layer above it.. Sort of like a regular application
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| xTremist wrote: | | If you're that paranoid use a sandbox on the VM. |
Basically I was going to say this.
Sandbox restricts file access for programs, including viruses, so if you make a vm for a partition, then sandbox that vm so it can't break its own rules when under the influence of a virus, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO YEP MMHMM.
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