Virtual Machines for Torrenting?

[GrandNebSmada]

I was wondering if torrenting on a VM would compromise the security of using a VM in any way considering how the torrenting technology works? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

nope, your not breaking the barrier of the vm, what are you trying to protect your self against.

[GrandNebSmada]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

nope, your not breaking the barrier of the vm, what are you trying to protect your self against.

just as a precautionary measure against viruses

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, 5Beans6 said:

just as a precautionary measure against viruses

Yep it will protect your self against that.

[ARikozuM]

7 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

nope, your not breaking the barrier of the vm, what are you trying to protect your self against.

I know the answer to this, but "what if the torrent encrypts files on your HDD?".

[SCHISCHKA]

7 minutes ago, 5Beans6 said:

just as a precautionary measure against viruses

yes it will sandbox your machine at the download stage, but at the end of the day you will still be opening files; you can test these in another VM

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

yes it will sandbox your machine at the download stage, but at the end of the day you will still be opening files; you can test these in another VM

if your torrenting movies or music or picture, I normally convert them with something like ffmpeg, so they they can't sneak anything in there.

[SCHISCHKA]

12 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

if your torrenting movies or music or picture, I normally convert them with something like ffmpeg, so they they can't sneak anything in there.

The benefit of running a base debian machine for something like this is when you look at running processes they are so few in number they all fit on one screen.