Keyloggers and Virtual Machines

Question

I want to test some keyloggers in order to see how they work.

If my host OS is clean, and I install the keyloggers on a guest OS running in VirtualBox, will the keylogger be able to log the keystrokes and screenshots in the HOST OS?

I think I know the answer to this question but I just want to make sure.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '13 at 11:22

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Unless your VMs are broken, key/screen-loggers will be fully contained in the VMs and will gain no access to the host OS keyboard/screen data that's outside of the VM.

answered Mar 27 '13 at 11:22

Alexey Frunze

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Thanks. That's what I thought but I had to be sure :) – Matthew Mar 27 '13 at 11:51
Security guys use VMs when studying or testing exploits and countermeasures. – Alexey Frunze Mar 27 '13 at 11:58

Keyloggers and Virtual Machines

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