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Keyloggers and Virtual Machines

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.

Solution

  • 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.