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XP mode and malware

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MarineCorps

Limp Gawd
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I was just wondering if say I got a vrius while using xp mode can/will that virus move over to my host system?
 
Assuming you have all the obvious integration features disabled and there are no exploitable security holes in the hypervisor, you run the same risk as if the VM were another machine on your network (depending obviously how your networking is setup) if one were to be compromised.
 
Throw Windows security essentials on your XP mode VM.

Your VM can get viruses just like your host machine, especially if you are using web apps in it, say such as needing to use IE6.
 
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