Question about VirtualBox

[Mike McMullin]

On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 16:55 -0700, Michael White wrote:
> Hi, I am using Ubuntu 9.04 (also have a Windows Partition) and I have
> just installed VirtualBox.
> 
> I installed Windows XP on the VB and I just have a small question.
> 
> If Windows XP on VB contracts a virus, can it spread to my other OS's
> that are on the HDD and not in VB?

  Normally speaking no.  You would have to have the virtual session have
access to partitions that contain vulnerable OS'.