Posted May 2, 201410 yr I know we have thrashed this out pre XP being unsupported, but it applies to all the guest O/S we use with virtual on Windows 7 or 8. Bad-Case might migrate from the guest to the host. Regarding possible virus attacks from the Internet, I've Installed several packages on my VMWare XP to replace MSE, including a freeware version of Avast! But something says that a guest system, unlike a stand-alone, sits in the host and is subject to all the scrutiny of antimalware, a/v and other pest removal. I've started doing extra scans of the XP folders besides running Avast! etc. in the guest. So far, Avast! has only complained about older progs being "suspicious" - that is, no viruses. MSE seems to snag Internet Trojans as soon as they appear, and quarantine them. So, do the folks using Microsoft and 3rd party virtual machines need to worry about not having MSE on XP? Continue reading...
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