Procedure

  1. Open VirtualBox.
    The VirtualBox Manager window opens.
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    VirtualBox Manager
  2. Click New.
    The Create Virtual Machine window opens.
  3. Click Expert Mode.
    The Create Virtual Machine wizard enters Expert Mode.
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    Create Virtual Machine - Expert Mode
  4. Configure the Name and Operating System settings.
    • Type a permanent and unique Name for the virtual machine.
    • Specify the Folder to store the completed virtual machine.
    • For the Type, select Microsoft Windows.
    • For the 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.
  5. Open the Hardware section.
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    Hardware
  6. Specify the recommended memory size for your operating system.
    • For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, specify at least 512 MB
    • For Windows 11, specify at least 2048 MB
    • For all other supported versions of Windows and Windows Server, specify at least 1024 MB.
  7. For Windows 11, select Enable EFI (special OSes only).
  8. Open the Hard Disk section.
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    Hard Disk
  9. Select Do Not Add a Virtual Hard Disk.
  10. Click Finish.
    VirtualBox creates the virtual machine. The new virtual machine appears in the left pane.
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    Newly-created Virtual Machine
  11. Click Settings.
    The Settings window opens.
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    VirtualBox Settings
  12. Go to System.
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    System Screen
  13. Configure the settings on the Motherboard tab.
    • For Chipset, select ICH9.
    • For TPM, select v2.0.
      Important
      Important
      TPM v2.0 is required for Windows 11. The setting is optional for all other supported Windows versions.
    • For Pointing Device, select USB Tablet
    • Select the following Extended Features:
      • Enable I/O APIC
      • Enable EFI (special OSes only)
      • Enable Secure Boot
    Important
    Important
    For Windows 11 virtual machines, Enable EFI (special OSes only) and Enable Secure Boot are required settings. The settings are optional for all other versions of Windows.
    Use Enable EFI (special OSes only) 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
  14. On the Processor tab, select Enable PAE/NX.
  15. On the Acceleration tab, select Enable Nested Paging.
    If you are using VirtualBox 5.2 and before, also select Enable VT-x/AMD-V.
    Note
    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.
  16. Go to Storage.
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    Storage Screen
  17. If Controller: SATA appears under Storage Devices, select the controller and click vbox-remove-icon.png to remove the SATA controller.
  18. Add an IDE controller.
    1. Click vbox-add-controller-.png and select PIIX4 (Default IDE).
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      Add Storage Controller
      Controller: PIIX4 appears on the Storage Devices list.
    2. Click the controller and change the Name attribute to IDE.
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      Controller IDE
    3. Select Use Host I/O Cache.
    4. Click Controller: PIIX4 and then click vbox-add-hard-disk-i.png.
      The Hard Disk Selector window appears.
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      Hard Disk Selector
    5. Select the converted VMDK file you want to use and click Choose.
    6. Click Controller: IDE and then click vbox-add-optical-dri.png to create an optical drive.
    7. In the Optical Disk Selector window, click Leave Empty.
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      Optical Disk Selector
    8. Click the optical drive you created and verify the Optical Drive attribute is set to IDE Secondary Device 0.
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      IDE Secondary Device 0
    You should only have one Controller: IDE listed under Storage Devices. If there are any other controllers listed, remove the extra controllers.
  19. (Optional) Go to Audio and verify that Enable Audio is selected.
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    Audio Options Settings
  20. Go to USB.
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    USB Settings
  21. Select Enable USB Controller.
  22. Select USB 1.1 (OHCI) Controller.
  23. Go to Shared Folders and verify that no folders are shared.
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    Shared Folders Settings
  24. Click OK.
  25. On the VirtualBox Manager screen, click vbox-start.jpg to power on the image.
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    VirtualBox Manager
    The installation process starts.
  26. Install Microsoft Office and other required software to achieve satisfactory detection results.
    Important
    Important
    Verify there is at least 3072 MB free virtual disk space on the virtual machine to ensure normal operation of Virtual Analyzer.