VMware Player and malware. How do i make sure i am safe?

[Ken1337]

I was wondering if i run viruses in VMware Player 3.1.6 will it get to my host PC? Please answer.

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

some time ago i was doing same thing in VMware, i had external hdd conected to WMware, and everything seem normal, run couple of malwares, some of them was detected by antivirus product, some of them was not, i was not paying much attention to that, and when i was done i shut WM off.. later i saw that, half of my external HDD was encrypted by "RSA_(cryptosystem)" and files were renamed to "_RECoVERY_+asljn" i was so angry at myself for not being aware that could happen

 

[safe1st]

Dont worry

As far as I know, im safe till now...
Even ransoms on VM, no problem

You will watch it later..

 

[Ink]

I was wondering if i run viruses in VMware Player 3.1.6 will it get to my host PC? Please answer.

Potentially yes, but there are number of ways to minimise the risks involved when running malicious software, on a home/shared network.

Some malware are VM-aware and may not run as expected.

 

[Ken1337]

will i get infected on my host if i run malware on virtual pc 2007 sp1?