install program to a virtual machine but open it with your hardware machine, is it possible at all?

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Hanan
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Re: install program to a virtual machine but open it with your hardware machine, is it possible at a

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BillG wrote:
Hanan wrote:

Thank you for advice :)
I didn’t really know that the host antivirus can kill my VM
You seem a bit vague about what you think a vm is and does. VirtualBox is just another application which runs on your host. It can emulate a PC. All of that pc's devices (except the CPU) are emulated by software.

All of the files which make up the vm, including its virtual disks, are stored as files on the host PC, and malware (or aggressive antivirus software) on the host will see them as such.

Ok, so what?

Doesn’t a malware see a vm as a normal pc system while within it?
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Re: install program to a virtual machine but open it with your hardware machine, is it possible at a

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Well of course, but we were discussing how malware on the host could kill a vm.
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Hanan
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Re: install program to a virtual machine but open it with your hardware machine, is it possible at a

Post by Hanan »

BillG wrote:Well of course, but we were discussing how malware on the host could kill a vm.

Oh, then sure..

I just never thought of it before, since I always tried to not contaminate my host pc

Anyways it’s a very interesting and useful information thanks for sharing guys =)
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