Hi, I recognize the fact that although my Windows XP VM is on my mac, it's still suseptible to all the usual viruses etc... The whole "Oh I have windows on my Mac so does that mean I don't need antivirus" is false. However, (and this might be equally as short sighted) do I need to frequently update my windows XP with the MS security updates? Let me explain my setup a little more: I use my virtual machine strictly for using exclusive Office Applications. I do not browse the web, and I will only send out professional emails that will NEVER contain malicious data. Therefore, do I really need the security updates? Normally, I realize that if you just put a Windows XP edition without SP1 or any security updates, just by sitting on a network it could contract a worm. If the user just plugged in, and never went to a website, etc... they could still be vulnerable. Now, my question is, if my Windows VM is in "shared network" setup, and I personally will never put it at risk by visiting bad sites, do I need the security updates? Does the fact that my windows VM is hidden to the outside network allow it to remain safe from lurking worms? Thank you, TM
yes very much so embedded worms may even exist in local office documents I also use pack.google.com AVG ante virus free edition spybot the older Sygate personal Firewall Free Registry Cleaner 1.8 just good housekeeping for any old windows machine Hugh W
