How secure is VirtualBox for safe surfing?
Posted: 5. Feb 2010, 07:22
Hello to you all.
First of all I'm new here and have never used VirtualBox before or any other virtual software programs.
I currently have a decently specd gaming PC running Windows 7. This is now alos used by the kids for browsing and homework etc.
From time to time the kids download a lot of games of their own from sites and unfortunately these games also come with a lot of addware/spyware.
I need to be able to use this PC for safe surfing such as banking, shopping and emails etc but in its current state I wouldn't enter any personal info in to this machine for reasons mentioned above.
Is there anyway I can use virtualbox to install another version of windows such as XP, and run this OS safely and securely within Windows 7 without any of those nasty addwares and spywares seeing or getting the info I enter in to the virtual OS?
Would it be very secure and safe to do?
Also would I be able to install Kaspersky IS on to XP which I will be running on virtualbox?
I use to do all my safe surfing on my laptop but had to get rid of it and now I'm kinda stuck.
I clean my PC as much as possible but the kids always manage to screw up something and I can never be 100% certain that its safe.
If this is not possible or there's an easier way for me to bank and shop from Windows 7 then I would really love to hear from you guys.
I know some say that running Linux is very safe but I have never used it so I wouldn't feel very comfortable with it.
If someone can help me out or point me in the right direction I'd be ever so grateful.
Thank you and kind regards.
First of all I'm new here and have never used VirtualBox before or any other virtual software programs.
I currently have a decently specd gaming PC running Windows 7. This is now alos used by the kids for browsing and homework etc.
From time to time the kids download a lot of games of their own from sites and unfortunately these games also come with a lot of addware/spyware.
I need to be able to use this PC for safe surfing such as banking, shopping and emails etc but in its current state I wouldn't enter any personal info in to this machine for reasons mentioned above.
Is there anyway I can use virtualbox to install another version of windows such as XP, and run this OS safely and securely within Windows 7 without any of those nasty addwares and spywares seeing or getting the info I enter in to the virtual OS?
Would it be very secure and safe to do?
Also would I be able to install Kaspersky IS on to XP which I will be running on virtualbox?
I use to do all my safe surfing on my laptop but had to get rid of it and now I'm kinda stuck.
I clean my PC as much as possible but the kids always manage to screw up something and I can never be 100% certain that its safe.
If this is not possible or there's an easier way for me to bank and shop from Windows 7 then I would really love to hear from you guys.
I know some say that running Linux is very safe but I have never used it so I wouldn't feel very comfortable with it.
If someone can help me out or point me in the right direction I'd be ever so grateful.
Thank you and kind regards.