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Virtual machine and virus on Host [closed]
The answer should be obvious but i ask anyway. If the host is virus infected with a keylogger and you do sensitive stuff on a virtual linux client, that information is beeing logged by the keylogger. ...
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Is my host machine completely isolated from a virus-infected virtual machine?
If I am running a Windows 7 virtual machine on a Windows 7 host using
VMWare or VirtualBox (or anything else) and the virtual machine is completelly
overloaded with viruses and another malicious code, ...
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Executing virus in VIRTUAL MACHINE
I want to execute a malware file in the virtual environment OS which i am using in Windows XP.
But when i try that, my Kaspersky on my pc detects the threat and deletes it.
Do you know any other way, ...
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How do I check if a program can potentially be a virus?
I am running Windows XP in a VM. I want to download a few applications and install the one by one and check if they potentially can be a virus. I assume virus would need to add something to the ...
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To install software I am less sure about, what is the best solution?
Some online game on Facebook need virtual coins to buy virtual Land, and to earn coins, one option is to install trial software, such as a PDF reader (as it claims). Is virtual PC the safest bet in ...
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Virtual Machine and Virus
I have a requirement for which I have to get online without protection (firewall, anti-virus). At the same time, I don't want to risk getting infected with viruses.
If I install a virtual machine ...
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Best VM for testing files?
What would be the best (and most secure) virtual machine for testing files to see if they are clean?
Could I run a program and see all the threads / files that it is writing to the hard drive like ...
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Can a virus from a virtualbox vm affect the host computer?
Can a virus from a VirtualBox VM affect the host computer?
