On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:57:25 +0300, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> It occurred to me this morning that a hacker could have gained access
>> to my system via the vmware guest OS (XP) and then deleted the
>> contents of vmware/ to cover his tracks. Does that sound like a
>> possibility?
>
> Not unless you have the vmware directory mounted within the guest OS.
The
> VM cannot access filesystems on the host unless they are created as
disks
> on the VM or network mounted.
>
>
This is correct, but if the virtual machine is on the same network as
the
host, then it is posible to get the VM, than the host, and finally to
delete the VM.
They are on the same network. Is that kind of an attack something
that happens very often?
As far as I know, not very often. Besides, if the guest is hacked it is
logical to do some clean-up there and keep it for further usage.
--
Andrei Gerasimenko
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