Hiding Virtualization From Other Software

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News Source : Hackaday

News Summary

  • The Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) allows Linux systems to function as hypervisors without needing any extra software.
  • VMs created with it don’t behave exactly like real hardware does.
  • For example, security researchers testing malware need to know how that software behaves when it thinks its on real hardware.
  • Some licensed software also may disable itself when it detects its running in a VM, which can be a nuisance for things like industrial tools which only run on operating systems that are no longer maintained.
The Kernelbased Virtual Machine (KVM) allows Linux systems to function as hypervisors without needing any extra software, but VMs created with it dont behave exactly like real hardware does.

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