Questions tagged [virtualization]
Virtualization is the creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, such as an operating system, a server, a storage device or network resources.
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Issue while building BusyBox for ARM (Cross Compilation) [closed]
I am following this guide (https://medium.com/@denisobrezkov/xen-on-arm-and-qemu-1654f24dea75) to run Xen on Qemu and Arm.
Here is the command that I am using to build busybox:
make O=$BUILD_DIR/...
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Is an isolated VM (Hyper-V) still safe despite the fact that the host uses RDP to view/control the VM?
This question is directed towards creating an isolated environment for a reverse engineering VM, where malicious programs will be disassembled, debugged by executing them, so static and dynamic ...
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Can VirtualBox VM prevent malware infection in my case?
I have installed an exe downloaded from an ad. After a while, my files started to be encrypted gradually, I shut down my PC for days, and reinstalled Windows fresh. After a few days, my PC crashed a ...
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PCR 7 in TPM 2.0 has always the same value
First of all, I must say that I'm using a VM with an emulated TPM 2.0.
I've created an LUKS2 encrypted partition and configured the TPM 2.0 to unseal the key only if the PCR 7 has a certain value.
For ...
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Does emulation/software virtualization provide more isolation/security vs hardware virtualization?
From my understanding:
I can emulate many different architectures and systems with qemu as a user(mode) process.
There is separate user address space per process.
If a malicious process were to ...
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What is Virtual Secure Mode trying to achieve?
I recently learned about the feature in Windows 10 called Windows Secure Mode (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/tlfs/vsm). I'm trying to understand what exactly it ...
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How to transfer files from a virtual machine to the host without risking getting infected?
I have to transfer some files such as movies, TV series and other large stuff (so I can not to use a cloud) from a virtual machine to the host. I read that an infected virtual machine can spread ...
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Is hardware linked between different operating systems installed in same computer?
I know the safest bet If I want to remain anonymous is having 2 separate computers, but I was curious if having 2 OS in different hard drives (both encrypted) but on same computer the same? Is the ...
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Why is Kali released as a VM?
I have completed a few Bug Bounty tutorials. All of them use Kali Linux installed on VMs. Either VirtualBox or VMWare. Is there a reason why Web App Pen testing would be done from a VM? I'm just ...
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How to isolate VMs with internet exposed websites on my home network?
I want to host some websites served from an isolated VM which is on my home network through port forwarding.
Although I believe this is reasonably safe, I want to physically segment internet-exposed ...
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Use a virtual machine to do risky stuff. How to stay as safe as possible? [duplicate]
I have a PC with Ubuntu and Windows in dual boot. I use this PC for basic stuff: Windows for gaming, shopping and common browsing, Ubuntu to do something such as home banking.
I was thinking to create ...
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How to Safely Research a Suspected Malicious Website by Using A VM [duplicate]
I am aware of a website that I suspect is, at the very least, pulling user data from visitors and possibly performing other malicious activity on visitors. Of course, the safest course of action is to ...
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Can guest access host clipboard despite sharing turned off?
Host: Win10
Guest: Linux
Software: VirtualBox
Clipboard information might not seem important, but it could very well contain a copied password or other useful data. On the host, clipboard history is ...
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What kind of USB-based attacks can be prevented by a VM?
The answer provided to this question by forest has a good summary explaining the types of attacks that a malicious USB can do.
Does USB redirection in a VM provide any protection against any of these ...
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pfSense not working properly on Azure VNet? What do i do?
I'm currently working on a project based on creating virtual networks and configuring a virtualized firewall (pfSense) along with access control. I was given this project idea in a cybersecurity ...
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