Anti virus protection

Hello,

Do I need to have a separate instance of anti-virus protection installed on
VPC or will protection installed on the real PC protect the VPC?

Presently the instance of WinXP that I have running as a VPC in Vista PC is
advising me that no virus protection exists. I understand why that is but am
not sure of the implications.

Any help / comments appreciated.

FK

Yes, like any other PC, your VM needs it's own protection.

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"FKlassen" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Do I need to have a separate instance of anti-virus protection installed
> on VPC or will protection installed on the real PC protect the VPC?
>
> Presently the instance of WinXP that I have running as a VPC in Vista PC
> is advising me that no virus protection exists. I understand why that is
> but am not sure of the implications.
>
> Any help / comments appreciated.
>
> FK

Thank you for your help.


"Mark Rae [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> "FKlassen" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>> Do I need to have a separate instance of anti-virus protection installed
>> on VPC or will protection installed on the real PC protect the VPC?
>
> http://vpc.visualwin.com/ngfaq.aspx#17
>
> The key to this question, and virtually all other questions related to
> Virtual PC, is to remember that your virtual machine is IDENTICAL IN EVERY
> WAY to a physical machine as far as the software (both OS and apps)
> running on it is concerned. Almost no software running on a virtual
> machine is aware that it's running on a virtual machine - it has no need
> to know this. Similarly, the other machines in your network cannot tell
> the difference between a physical machine and a virtual machine - they
> have no need to know this.
>
> So, if you acquired a new physical machine, added that to your network and
> configured it to have a live Internet connection, would you install
> anti-malware software on it? The answer to this may be yes or no depending
> e.g. what sort of router firewall(s) your network has etc. But, whatever
> the answer is, it's the same for a physical machine as it is for a virtual
> machine.
>
>
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> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net