Questions tagged [vmware]
A company that develops cloud and virtualization software and services. Mostly known for their desktop softwares Workstation, Player and Fusion, their server software ESXi and the cloud IaaS product vCloud.
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Getting the ipv4 address of my VM [migrated]
I just installed metasploit2 on VMware and changed its network to a Bridge Adapter. Now I want to get my Metasploit2 IPv4 but when I run ifconfig it shows only IPv6 for eth0. I need IPv4. What should ...
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How to Install Google Chrome on Kali Linux ARM64 Virtual Machine on macOS Host [migrated]
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Hello everyone,
I hope you are all well. I'm currently facing an issue with installing Google Chrome on my Kali Linux virtual machine and would appreciate some help.
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Host OS: macOS with ...
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How to harden VMware for malware analysis? [duplicate]
I’m looking for answers specific to VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.2. in 2024, not answers about other VM softwares.
On Windows 11, how can I harden a VM in VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.2 so that malware ...
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Cracking 1000-password assignment from hashed file
OS: Ubuntu 20.04 on VMWare, tool: John the ripper
The whole system is up-to-date
The file has 1000 hashed passwords. There are 40 rules provided, a small word list is provided to help crack part of ...
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Which is more secure to access a VMware Windows VM : VMware Remote console or RDP+Remote Desktop Gateway
Without knowing more details, I can't suggest to our security guy that we should use RDP along with a Remote Desktop Gateway.
One person says to that VMware Remote Console is more secure than using ...
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How to make a virtual machine forensics-proof - completely or to the maximum possible level?
I want to make a VMWare (VMWare is first preference but any alternative can be used as well) virtual machine completely digital forensics-proof. I am protecting against someone getting physical access ...
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Does connecting a virtual machine to a guest wifi connection protect the host machine from potential malware if it is connected to the main network?
I have a windows 10 host machine that is connected to my LAN with other devices. It runs a VMware Ubuntu virtual machine that is connected to the guest wifi and has shared folders between vm and host ...
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TLS: should a server return the complete certificate chain? [duplicate]
I'm running a private CA for testing purposes. I have my root CA cert, an intermediate CA cert, and some server certificates. Clients have the root CA cert installed as trusted.
It's not clear to me ...
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secure deletion in virtual machines [duplicate]
when we securely delete a volume in a machine which is installed in a virtual machine or docker, for example by overwriting 7 times or more, we securely delete the data in virtual disk (in guest) and ...
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installed windows 2003 in VMware cant get internet to work [closed]
I have installed Windows 2003 server in VMWare and cannot seem to get the internet to work. It says it is connected to the internet in the box in the icon bar and when I run ipconfig it returns with ...
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Can a host be accessed when using a VM on a network?
If I use a VM on a laptop which is connected to a work or public wifi, can the host machine be accessed by anyone also connected to wifi?
I'm thinking along the lines of if I were to use my laptop on ...
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Is VirtualBox safe and is it possible its spying on the user?
I'm looking to install a virtual machine and since Hyper-V is not available for my Windows 10 production version I'm forced to decide between VirtualBox and VMWare. VMWare looks much more modern and ...
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How to secure home environment when testing vulnerable VMs
I'd like to practice CTFs and cyber attacks on vulnerable VMs downloaded from seemingly reputable sources.
Which are the basic guidelines for securing the environment and avoid that malware (if any) ...
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Which information of a VMware image can be monitored from the host?
I run a Linux virtual machine on my Windows 10 host.
What information (e.g. https traffic) can be monitored from the host?
Is it safe to browse on a virtual machine that uses the host device's network ...
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Can I check if ransomware is running by using a VM [closed]
I am not an expert, but as far as I understand, ransomware will encrypt files and (for an undefined period) decrypt as well, so it appears all is well. At some point in time, the decrypting ends and ...
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