Creating Windows Virtual Machine Images

Procedure

1. Open VirtualBox.
   The VirtualBox Manager window opens.

   

2. Click New.
   The New Virtual Machine window opens. By default, Virtual Box opens in Expert Mode. If you are in Guided Mode instead, click Expert Mode.

   

3. Configure the Virtual machine name and operating system settings.
   • Type a permanent and unique VM Name for the virtual machine.
   • Specify the VM Folder to store the completed virtual machine.
   • Specify the ISO Image for the virtual machine.
   • For the OS, select Microsoft Windows.
   • For the OS Version, select the version of Windows you want to use for the virtual machine.
     For a list of supported Windows OS versions, see Required Software.
4. Open the Specify virtual hardware section.

   

5. Specify the recommended memory size for your operating system.
   • For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, specify at least 512 MB
   • For Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025, specify at least 4096 MB
   • For all other supported versions of Windows and Windows Server, specify at least 1024 MB.
6. For Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025, specify at least 2 CPUs for Processors.
7. For Windows 11, select Use EFI.
8. Open the Specify virtual hard disk section.

   

9. Select Create a New Virtual Hard Disk.
10. Specify the hard disk settings.
    • Specify the location of the virtual hard disk on the host machine.
    • Specify the size of the virtual hard disk according to your chosen operating system:
      • For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, specify at least 15 GB.
      • For Windows 11 24H2, specify at least 50 GB.
      • For all other supported versions of Windows and Windows Server, specify at least 35 GB.
    • For the Hard Disk File Type and Format, select VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) or VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk)

    Note Specify additional virtual hard drive space if you plan to install additional software. For best results, Trend Micro recommends selecting VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image).

    Important Do not select "Pre-allocate Full Size" or "Split into 2GB parts." The options may cause the tool to fail.

11. Click Finish.
    VirtualBox creates the virtual machine. The new virtual machine appears in the left pane of the VirtualBox Manager screen.

    

    Ensure that the virtual machine is not in any group.
12. Click Settings.
    The Settings window opens.

    

13. Go to System.

    

14. Configure the settings on the Motherboard tab.
    • For Chipset, select ICH9.
    • For TPM, select v2.0.

      Note TPM v2.0 is required for Windows 11. The setting is optional for all other Windows versions.

    • For Pointing Device, select USB Tablet
    • Select the following Extended Features:
      • I/O APIC
      • UEFI (Required for Windows 11)
      • Secure Boot (Required for Windows 11)

    Important For Windows 11 virtual machines, UEFI and Secure Boot are required settings. The settings are optional for all other versions of Windows. Select UEFI if you want to create EFI-compatible images. EFI-compatible images are only supported by the following Trend Micro products: Deep Discovery Inspector 5.6 and later Deep Discovery Email Inspector 3.6 and later Deep Discovery Analyzer 6.8 and later Deep Discovery Director 5.1 and later Deep Discovery Web Inspector 2.5 and later

15. On the Processor tab, select PAE/NX.
16. On the Acceleration tab, select Nested Paging.
    If you are using VirtualBox 5.2 and before, also select Enable VT-x/AMD-V.

    Note The Acceleration tab is only available if the processor of the host system supports virtualization technology and the virtualization setting is enabled in the BIOS of the host system. VirtualBox 6.0 and later automatically enables VT-x/AMD-V if the processor of the host system supports virtualization technology and the virtualization setting is enabled in the BIOS of the host system.

17. Go to Storage.

    

18. If Controller: SATA appears under Storage Devices, select the controller and click to remove the SATA controller.
19. Add an IDE controller.
    1. Click and select PIIX4 (Default IDE).

       

       Controller: PIIX4 appears on the Storage Devices list.
    2. Click the controller and change the Name attribute to IDE.

       

    3. Select Use Host I/O Cache.
    4. Next to Controller: PIIX4, click to create a virtual hard disk.
       The Hard Disk Selector window appears.

       

    5. Select the virtual hard disk file that you previously created and click Choose.
    6. Click the hard drive you created and verify the Hard Disk attribute is set to IDE Primary Device 0.

       

    7. Click Controller: PIIX4 and then click to create an optical drive.
    8. In the Optical Disk Selector window, click Leave Empty.
    9. Click the optical drive you created and verify the Optical Drive attribute is set to IDE Secondary Device 0.

       

    10. Click and select Choose/Create a Virtual Optical Disk…
    11. Select the ISO file containing the operating system installer.
        The ISO file appears as an available device.
    You should only have one Controller: PIIX4 listed under Storage Devices. If there are any other controllers listed, remove the extra controllers.
20. (Optional) Go to Audio and verify that Enable Audio is selected.

    

21. Go to USB.

    

22. Select Enable USB Controller.
23. Select USB 1.1 (OHCI) Controller.
24. Go to Shared Folders and verify that no folders are shared.

    

25. Click OK.
26. On the VirtualBox Manager screen, click to power on the image.

    

    The installation process starts.
27. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the guest operating system.

    

28. Install Microsoft Office and other required software to achieve satisfactory detection results.

    Important Verify there is at least 3072 MB free virtual disk space on the virtual machine to ensure normal operation of Virtual Analyzer.