I have a desktop PC that I only use for only data backup. Some of that data is important and I wouldn't want someone stealing it. However, I do want to run a small webserver hosting pictures that my family could see + maybe a little more. I don't want to buy another desktop, so my current solution is to run Virtual PC 2007 and install on the Virtual PC a copy of WindowsXP + Apache. This way, if someone does hack into the machine, they'll hack into the virtual machine, where they'll only get pictures. My only concern is -- if they do hack into the Virtual PC, will they be able to get into the actual PC somehow also? I plan on isolating the Virtual Machine on the network somehow.. However, I'm just not clear what security risks exist if someone does succesfully get access to the Virtual PC... Thanks!
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Virtual PC 2007 as a web server?
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Nelviticus
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As Virtual PC runs on your host PC's hardware and software, the outside world - including hackers - can only access it through the host PC's hardware and software. So yes, if they can hack into the VPC they can hack into the real machine.
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