Follow up Question Was: Re: Virtal Machine preferences?

[Smoot Carl-Mitchell]

On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 15:53 -0700, Patton Echols wrote:
> On 09/16/2009 10:19 AM, Chris G wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:55:59AM -0500, Preston Hagar wrote:
> >   
> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Patton Echols <p.echols at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Thanks Derek, and everyone else who replied.  The Windows applications I
> >>> will use are not properly "internet" applications, but get grumpy if you
> >>> "unplug the wire."  I guess I'll search around for a lightweight scanner.
> >>>
> >>>       
> >> I know this might be almost blasphemous to say on a Linux mailing
> >> list, but a properly updated Windows install really isn't as
> >> susceptible to vira (thank Amedee) as a lot of people think.  I run
> >> 

I concur.  I have run a Windows XP virtual machine using VMware and have
never been infected in 8 years.  Part of the reason is I have it running
on a NATed network which means the box is essentially invisible to the
typical network based attacks.  I also do not run the most common virus
vector software such as an email client on the virtual machine.  That
helps a lot.
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