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hi all

I use virtualbox to test for spyware and viruses
I have two questions

1> If the virtual machine hacked Can hacker access and see the real system ?

2> What is recommended to install virtual machine on "c" or other partition , for example "d"

thanks ,

1. It depends of how you set up networking, but never assume that a hacker gaining access to the guest cannot access the guest.

2. You do not install the OS of the vm on a partition of the host's hard drive. You install it on a virtual hard disk. Where you store that virtual hard disk is up to you. By default Windows will install on C but this is quite different from the C drive of the host OS.

BillG wrote:1. It depends of how you set up networking, but never assume that a hacker gaining access to the guest cannot access the guest.

thank you very much BillG for replay

but i mean host not guest , if hacked guest can hacker access to host (my files on c:\ ) ? sorry but i'm Beginner

thanks

Probably. If you have two physical machines on a network there is a good chance that if one is compromised the other may be affected. With a vm guest the chance is probably even higher. Never assume that that a machine, physical or virtual, cannot be infected.