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Offline danny96

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Virtual machine
« on: March 26, 2011, 01:23:57 PM »
What's the best free and safe Virtual Machine for testing antiviruses? BTW I also need installation files?
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2011, 01:25:52 PM »
Quote from: danny96 on March 26, 2011, 01:23:57 PM
What's the best free and safe Virtual Machine for testing antiviruses? BTW I also need installation files?

Oracle's virtualbox.org
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2011, 01:31:13 PM »
Quote from: nmb on March 26, 2011, 01:25:52 PM
Oracle's virtualbox.org
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Although, VMware is also good and works better with some antivirus.
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2011, 02:41:47 PM »
Quote from: Tech on March 26, 2011, 01:31:13 PM
Although, VMware is also good and works better with some antivirus.
Plus virtualbox.org is free :)
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2011, 02:53:16 PM »
Quote from: nmb on March 26, 2011, 02:41:47 PM
Quote from: Tech on March 26, 2011, 01:31:13 PM
Although, VMware is also good and works better with some antivirus.
Plus virtualbox.org is free :)
VMware also (the client).
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2011, 03:46:08 PM »
Quote from: Tech on March 26, 2011, 02:53:16 PM
VMware also (the client).
Only the player ;)
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2011, 04:05:21 PM »
Quote from: nmb on March 26, 2011, 03:46:08 PM
Only the player ;)
No. You need to register VMware server for free (like avast).
http://www.vmware.com/products/server/overview.html
You'll choose which is your operational system host and get the licenses you need.
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2011, 05:27:43 PM »
Quote from: Tech on March 26, 2011, 04:05:21 PM
Quote from: nmb on March 26, 2011, 03:46:08 PM
Only the player ;)
No. You need to register VMware server for free (like avast).
http://www.vmware.com/products/server/overview.html
You'll choose which is your operational system host and get the licenses you need.
so VmWare is also free?
but the VM's are not good because you need OS installation package. So If the oracle is free it's not technically free because U need installation for OS.
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2011, 05:33:08 PM »
Quote from: danny96 on March 26, 2011, 05:27:43 PM
but the VM's are not good because you need OS installation package. So If the oracle is free it's not technically free because U need installation for OS.

Care to explain what do you mean? ??? ??? ??? Yeah, you need to install an OS into the virtual machine, and it does not matter whether it is Oracle, VMWare or MS.

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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2011, 05:34:49 PM »
Quote from: doktornotor on March 26, 2011, 05:33:08 PM
Quote from: danny96 on March 26, 2011, 05:27:43 PM
but the VM's are not good because you need OS installation package. So If the oracle is free it's not technically free because U need installation for OS.

Care to explain what do you mean? ??? ??? ??? Yeah, you need to install an OS into the virtual machine, and it does not matter whether it is Oracle, VMWare or MS.


Yeah I mean that. OMG When I want Win7 I need installation package, when I need XP then Installation package, when I need ...blah...blah...blah I need installation package  >:( So  I will need downloading OS's from internet It takes pretty much space on disc
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2011, 05:35:27 PM »
Quote from: danny96 on March 26, 2011, 05:34:49 PM
Yeah I mean that. OMG When I want Win7 I need installation package, when I need XP then Installation package, when I need ...blah...blah...blah I need installation package  >:(

Yeah, and you point is? OMG indeed. The virtualization tool is free, OS may or may not be free. If you want free, install Linux or BSD.
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2011, 05:36:19 PM »
Quote from: doktornotor on March 26, 2011, 05:35:27 PM
Quote from: danny96 on March 26, 2011, 05:34:49 PM
Yeah I mean that. OMG When I want Win7 I need installation package, when I need XP then Installation package, when I need ...blah...blah...blah I need installation package  >:(

Yeah, and you point is? OMG indeed.
Where I can download that packages? It takes space on HDD.
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2011, 05:37:18 PM »
Are you trolling or what?  ::) >:(
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2011, 05:40:18 PM »
Quote from: doktornotor on March 26, 2011, 05:37:18 PM
Are you trolling or what?  ::) >:(
Are you troll or what?
I don't like downloading illegal things and even not OS's doktore notore
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Re: Virtual machine
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2011, 05:43:56 PM »
Quote from: danny96 on March 26, 2011, 05:40:18 PM
I don't like downloading illegal things and even not OS's doktore notore

WTF are you blurbing about? You get your install media and install an OS into the virtual machine (unless someone provides pre-prepared VHD images (some Linux distros do, e.g.) Go learn something about the subject and shut up meanwhile.  :-X
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