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Hi,
Well it's difficult for a virus/malware/ransomware to "escape" but it requires a few precautions.
Here's a small list of tips that may help (in no particular order)
1. Stay up-to-date with the latest version of VMware Player
2. Do not add a network card to your Windows XP virtual machine
3. Do not setup a host-guest shared folder with write access for your Windows XP guest.
ad 2. If your guest requires network access (like your avast antivirus probably needs to stay up to date) then preferably setup a different network segment for your guest as your host. NATting the guest might help a bit, but with NAT your guest _can_ access the host network.
You might also be able to deny outgoing connections from that box.
Do NOT -under any circumstances- browse the internet from that VM.
But really I would prefer to either not run Windows XP or to disconnect the network card, all other options are opening some ways for the bad guys/girls.
Hope this helps,
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Wil
Hi,
Well it's difficult for a virus/malware/ransomware to "escape" but it requires a few precautions.
Here's a small list of tips that may help (in no particular order)
1. Stay up-to-date with the latest version of VMware Player
2. Do not add a network card to your Windows XP virtual machine
3. Do not setup a host-guest shared folder with write access for your Windows XP guest.
ad 2. If your guest requires network access (like your avast antivirus probably needs to stay up to date) then preferably setup a different network segment for your guest as your host. NATting the guest might help a bit, but with NAT your guest _can_ access the host network.
You might also be able to deny outgoing connections from that box.
Do NOT -under any circumstances- browse the internet from that VM.
But really I would prefer to either not run Windows XP or to disconnect the network card, all other options are opening some ways for the bad guys/girls.
Hope this helps,
--
Wil