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Virtual Box error after creating new VM

I have followed several tutorials thinking I was doing something wrong while installing virtual machines using VirtualBox. It is important to say that I'm running Virtual Box on Windows 8.1 The ...
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4 votes
2 answers
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Incorrect password on first login to Kali Linux in VirtualBox

I tried to install Kali Linux on VirtualBox following this guide on Youtube As per the guide, there was no setup page, as Kali Linux was configured. When I turned on the machine, it booted and went ...
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Kali display too small in VirtualBox

I am running Kali in VirtualBox (using a pre-made Kali VDI found on their website) on a Windows 10 host on my Dell XPS 13. Everything on the desktop is really tiny: the icons, the font, etc. I'm not ...
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How to run the same machine on both VMware and Virtualbox?

I am learning linux and pentesting using Kali on Vmware Workstation Pro. I downloaded some vulnerable machines from Vulnhub for practicing. Apparently, some machines do not work on VMware, and I need ...
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1 answer
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No 64bit option for installing linux on VirtualBox

I'm trying to install Kali Linux on Virtual Box. It used to work, until I messed up Kali, so I just uninstalled Kali, but kept Virtual Box. Now I re-download Kali, I'm trying to install it, it doesn'...
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Failed to create the VirtualBoxClient COM object. The application will now terminate. Callee RC: NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)

I'm not able to start the virtualbox when I try to open the virtalbox I got this Error message I need help on this
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1 vote
0 answers
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Booting from a live usb kali linux in persistance mode in both a laptop and a VM

I have a usb stick with kali linux in persistance mode that I use on my laptop. However, I would also like to use with my PC in a VM with The same live persistance mode(I would prefer Virtualbox, as I'...
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1 vote
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Metasploit is stuck after sessions is open. Meterpreter doesn't show up

I'm experimenting with Metasploit and using it on my own machine. I'm running Kali Linux on VirtualBox and trying to open a meterpeter session to my host Win 10 OS. I generate a reverse_tcp payload, ...
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1 vote
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Can't enable copy/paster between Kali virtualbox and Windows host

I am trying to enable copy/paste between a Kali Linux virtualbox machine and a Windows host machine. First from the virtual machine advanced settings, I enabled bidirectional choice at both shared ...
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Kali Linux apt-get update Hash sum mismatch error

I downloaded Offensive Security Kali Linux 2020.2 Virtual Box ova from their website. When I try to update apt, hash sum mismatch error occurs. I tried to update my repositories but to no avail. I ...
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Running macchanger in Kali Linux VM Disables Network Connection

Below is my version of kali which is a vm running on VBox 5.2.22: Linux kali 4.18.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.18.10-2kali1 (2018-10-09) x86_64 GNU/Linux As the title says, after changing my mac ...
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Parrot OS installation error

I am trying to install parrot security os 64 bit hybrid iso on mac virtual box which i gave 2048mb of ram and 12 gb of storage. Selected on vb “Other Linux 64-bit” -Debian 64-bit too- and tried to ...
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Metasploitable network configuration

I am using VirtualBox v5.2.4. When I set metasploitable to NAT/NAT Network/Host-only adapter I cannot reach it when I ping from Kali. However, when I set it to bridged, I am able to reach it. I do ...
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Kali Linux error while seeting up VM

I'm currently setting up my learner lab for learn some basics of IT forensics and pentesting, and during the setup of the VM (using Oracle's VirtualBox) an error occured; So I created a syslog file ...
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black screen after login into kali inside virtualbox [maybe display bad settings]

I after install Kali inside oracle VirtualBox I can`t login to it and see this black screen: And when i want to close it VirtualBox shows me this: I think it is incorrect display settings. These are ...
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