Can a virtual drive protect me from malware if I delete the involved file or the entire drive?

There are some email messages that I refrain from opening because, although they appear innocuous, they are unrequested advertisements and might not be safe. Someone once told me that they can be safely examined if the are moved to a virtual drive, Is this true?

I have to leave my computer for about an hour, but I'll check back when I return.

 

Don't you have an Antivirus? An Antivirus like ESET NOD32 Antivirus will scan all your email messages and block anything which might have a virus. No need to over-complicate things.

Another great option is VIPRE Antivirus plus, the moment a virus lands on your computer it will be blocked upon access if it was malicious. I receive tons of emails, go to 100s of sites daily, and not once did I get a virus.

 

This guide should make it clear on what you will need to get the job done. There's likely plenty more guides our there if this one doesn't suit you.

How to setup virtual machines on a virtual network isolated from your host OS:

https://blog.christophetd.fr/malwar...sim-and-burp/#1_Creating_the_virtual_machines

 

I hate to ask this, but isnt windows defender usually good enough?

 

Windows Defender is more the adequate to do protection but what your asking is asking to Admin Permission and that is asking for trouble. If you didn't request or ask for that email just junk list and phish list it and remove it.