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Posted by Malke on January 10, 2007, 7:44 am
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Barry wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am using VMWare in a Windows 2003 OS (Host), i have a Windows XP VM
> (Guest).
>
> Both above have Firewalls setup.
>
> When i am connected to the internet through the Guest, is it possible to
> intrude into the Host
It is possible if you download a network-aware worm and are sharing files
with the lan in the VM. After all, the XP on VM doesn't know it's on a VM;
it thinks it's just another machine in your lan.
Malke
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