I have ISO image with virus

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WhithePortal
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I have ISO image with virus

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Can I run it on VirtualBox without my PC getting a virus?
scottgus1
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Re: I have ISO image with virus

Post by scottgus1 »

Quite likely, as long as you don't do anything accidental with it, like load it on the host by mistake. :shock:

No network in the VM, no Guest Additions, so no shared folders, then you'll probably be fine.

(Note, computes are what they are, so take the above with the proper level of respect a stranger on the internet should engender. So have a good few offline backups of the host, save all important data to other places, in case you have to nuke the host from orbit.)
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Re: I have ISO image with virus

Post by mpack »

WhithePortal wrote:Can I run it on VirtualBox without my PC getting a virus?
IMO, if you need to ask that question (implying that you don't know what activities are dangerous) then you should probably leave well enough alone.

Or, maybe you could go ahead, but consider the whole thing an educational experience.

Nobody here can give you blanket assurances about anything.
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