I want to use virtualbox to install Windows ME into a virtual machine. I am training to become a computer repair person and I thought screwing up Windows ME will train me to fix it. The thing is... if I get a virus so I can disinfect my virtual machine for practice. Can I infect the host while doing it.
Forgive me if I posted this in the wrong place.
Or I misread the manual which has a paragraph answering my question.
Can viruses spread through virtual os then to the host?
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It is not impossible but very unlikely that a guest virus infects your host. Note that your guest is executed in a virtual machine. To infect your host the virus had to overcome the VM barrier (find some whole in the VirtualBox hardware emulation), then it has to overcome the user-level barrier (guest code is executed with restricted rights on the host) and finally it has to overcome the security barriers of your host system. So I can indeed suggest you to use VirtualBox to execute Windows guest in a safe sandbox.
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VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org
Retired from this Forum since OSSO introduction.