can i be cross infected from a VM?

[1832vin]

i have VMware 9, and i would like to go to search something that has alot of potential of having virus,

 

and before i begin searching, if my virtual machine gets infected, would the virus be cross contaminated into my main OS?

or am i safe?

[BurgerBum]

barnacules says no.

even tho he is a software GOD i would wait for more opinions.

[TheGamingBarrel]

No, unless you share drives and it is a worm that can jump through a network connecting to other computers.

[xAcid9]

Can't you install Linux in that VM?

[UnknownEngineer]

If you have your networking settings done right then no, you just need to consider all other components as well, your PC might not be the only thing in danger.

If there is an infection on the WM, it can't do shit unless it is specifically designed to escape that "enclosure", even then it most likely relies on the user forgetting something like cross file sharing between the WM and host, or networking settings set badly.

Unfortunately I don't know how your WM's network should be set for maximum security, a bridged connection for an example might put the host at risk, but that is only an example, I don't know for sure.

Try the support page for the WM software you are using, there should be notes on this kind of thing.