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pjny

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Feb 18, 2010
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Hi,

I've installed a virtual Lion machine using Parallels 7 on Macbook Pro 13" 2010 using latest build of Lion.

I will be installing and testing some software from third parties and want to ensure my machine is not compromised by keylogging or other malicious software. I already checked the "Isolate Mac from Virtual Machine" on Parallels after taking a snapshot of the original Lion install.

Is there anyway malicious software migrate to Lion on my laptop or other computers on my wireless router. I don't have a network drive. I am using a wireless linksys router in a Mac and PC household.

Will reinstalling the virtual Lion install from the first snapshot also kill any instance of a virus? Thanks. I used Windows for 20 years and was always very careful about getting any viruses.
 
If you've taken measures to isolate Mac OS X from Windows and Windows from Mac OS X, then the answer is no - viruses will be unable to cross the barrier between your virtual machine and your host OS.
 
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