linux isnt immune to viruses even though its not as bad as windows
what should i do to be safe if i have a safe browser, vm, but pirate and download risky things? i know its a vm but i still dont want to have to delete everything in the vm if something happens. also the malware doesnt go to the router and spread rigt???
Take regular VM snapshots and never forget that exploits can breach the VM
what do u do to stop it (before it happens) tho??
Don’t download shady shit
very rare for exploits that can breach a VM. Like once-every-10-years kind of rare.
One important thing to be aware of. By default your VM will have access to the same network resources as the host. So, say, if you use tailscale or some other secure VPN to protect your NAS, but you give your host access, the VM will be able to access it too! You can use firewall rules or bridge networking to fix this, but tbh it isn’t trivial.
Depends on your VM. qemu, by default, isolates each VM on a subnet. It’s a PITA when you actually need the VM to be able to see the LAN.
Rather, malware detect the vm, assume a security lab testing environment and hold still. Don’t take that stuff outside.