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Will the antivirus on host will protect me in VB OS also?

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I am running WinXP running in Virtual Box. I have Norton 360 running in Win 7. If I go on line with XP in Virtual Box will Norton 360 in the host, Win 7, protect me from viruses downloaded in XP (in Virtual Box)?

If not, what must I do to protect downloads in XP? Install a separate antivirus program in virtual XP?

posted Mar 2, 2014 by Seema Siddique

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VM is just like a mini computer and It can get infected the same way.

My main advice is setup 2 users: one has admin privileges, 1 does not. Install and update with the admin user then get out and use the non-admin user every day. This eliminates 90%+ of the threats that cannot install their bad software without admin privileges.

And yes you do need to run Anti-Virus, Firewalls and other protections. It is a mini-computer.

answer Mar 2, 2014 by Sanketi Garg
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