Re: [Hampshire] Linux virtual machine inside Windows

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Author: Andy Smith
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Linux virtual machine inside Windows

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gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x58507100.hantslug.org.uk.25689': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Thu Dec 4 18:11:47 2008 GMT
gpg: using DSA key 2099B64CBF15490B
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
Hi trotter,

On Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 05:54:00PM +0000, trotter wrote:
> I was wondering if a keylogger infection inside windows could read keystrokes
> in a Linux virtual OS. I was thinking of setting up a virtual Linux OS inside
> windows so when i want to purchase online or do some banking I wouldn't
> have to reboot into Linux.


Should be fine as long as you also use a virtual keyboard so that
the keylogger in your Windows OS doesn't see the key presses. You
could possibly have one that was a keyboard image on the screen
inside another window, which you would click on to send the key
presses.

Cheers,
Andy