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Do I need to install an AV program for parallels?
Lol. Yes...yes it isThat's must one pretty sick nightmare if it has windows in it
That's part of the reason why I also have Windows installed. The point everyone is trying to make is that it really is actually Windows you are installing so everything you normally do in Windows like having antivirus should also be done for your Windows partition.I need windows as a few of my work programs that are propritory to our business are windows only.
Very true. This is why I recommend that after you create your Windows VM and activate it, back up a copy of the VM. With a "pure" and activated Windows VM backup, you can easily and quickly start over again by copying it over as opposed to having to reinstall and reactivate Windows.The only upside of going the VM route is that should the copy of Windows get corrupted, it can NO way affect your Mac and you can blow away that instance and create a new one..
The only thing I would like to add to that statement is that even if a person's Window side has no contact with the outside world viruses can still be brought over from their Mac side.The only exception would be if you NEVER went online while using Windows, AND virus scanned all files coming into your Mac from whatever source.