I'm considering exposing a newly installed VBox (my first time utilizing a VM ) to the internet. Should I also install some anti virus software (Norton) to the Guest in addition to already having it running on the Host.
Thank you as always.
Host: Windows 7 64bit w/ Win updates. VBox Guest Extension and Additions included.
Client: Windows 7 64bit w/ Win updates.
RAM: 8GBs total. 4Gb devoted to client.
HD: 900GB total. Min 400GB devoted to client and dynamic
You should treat the VM just as you would any other computer. It has nothing to do with the security configuration of the host that it runs under. If it faces the Internet, then it is subject to the same threats that any other Internet-facing machine would be - physical or otherwise.
You only need AV in the guest if you care about the guest being infected. Which, for example, I don't - I would just delete the guest and either restore it from an uninfected backup, or create a new one. It's not like a new VM costs me money.
Just make sure you don't copy executable files to the host without checking them first. A non-resident malware scanner is good for that.
) to the internet. Should I also install some anti virus software (Norton) to the Guest in addition to already having it running on the Host.