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I got a question about browsing on a virtual operating system

For example i browsed websites which contain trojens and viruses, viruses infected my virtual pc so my original pc infect either or not?

No, your host cannot be infected unless you allow it, e.g. by copying suspect executable files into a shared folder then running it on the host. Malware is just software like any other, it has no magical powers.

One must be careful with any operating system which implements "Autorun" of any description when a disk is inserted, as that provides a reproduction mechanism that even the dumbest of malware hackers can grasp. It's safest to always disable autorun. XP used to have autorun enabled by default, but it is now disabled by default on Win7 and later. I'm not sure about Linux, though if course Linux still isn't yet much targetted by malware.

First of all thank you for your answer im so glad. By the way i smiled that phrase, i knew it but wasn't sure. About Autorun subject you are right

mpack wrote:it has no magical powers.