Linux Virtual Machine: Can it infect the host?
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Autocrat
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You will find that Linux is a lot more secure than browsing on your Windows 10. You are also in the clear for that infection spreading to W10
why_wolf
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- Aug 28, 2015
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it is very difficult for an infected VM to infect its host frankly only a highest tier state level infection can reasonably do this. Run of the mill infections, if made well, will actually turn themselves off if they realize they are on a VM as a method to slow down computer scientists trying to study it. So unless you are an Iranian scientist you are likely fine.
It should be noted though that a VM attached/connected to your local network can spread an infection via that route to other devices connected to it.
It should be noted though that a VM attached/connected to your local network can spread an infection via that route to other devices connected to it.
The security of any computer system (and any system in general, being it computer, home, or prison) depends first and foremost of the "device behind the keyboard" - the end user. Bot nets abuse both Linux, Windows and Mac hosts.
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