HELP ME "VirtualBOX Issue"

Hi Guys,

I have a problem regarding VirtualBOX 3.2.8 r64453, Yesterday I have installed VBox in Windows 7 Ultimate (x86) and installed guest OS as Windows XP SP3, during my configuration i set my Network connection as Bridged networking... After completing everything i found that i was not able to connect my guest OS with internet, this is the first time it happened.

After changing my network settings from Bridged Networking to NAT, everything went fine. I was able to connect my guest OS with outside world (Internet) but in Bridged Networking all in vain, i was not able to connect with outside world. Now my question is, does anybody faced this problem with the new updated of VirtualBOX 3.2.8 r64453 ??

I have read few complaints about the new release..Many guys have raised the same issue on VirtualBox forum, but none of them got satisfactory reply. So could any of you help me out to find a perfect solution?

I have read that Bridged Networking is the safest way to test Malwares, but i wonder that there are two other modes in VirtualBOX, Host-only Networking and Internal Networking..

Internal Networking, is similar to bridged networking in that the VM can directly communicate with the outside world..

Host-only Networking is another networking mode.. It can be thought of as a hybrid between the bridged and internal networking modes: as with bridged networking, the virtual machines can talk to each other and the host as if they were connected through a physical Ethernet switch.

But i was not able to understand whether they are secure or trusted as Bridged Networking or Not? You guys are requested to kindly help me out....

 

41 people already saw this thread, but i guess NO genius is able to sort out my problem..

Anyways, i have saw something strange.. I ping www.google.com through my Guest OS (Bridged Network) and i got a ping response..but when i tried to connect the website, i was not able to connect it..

 

81 People saw this, but still no reply..Either you guys find it more difficult to sort out or not interested to help me out.

 

Its Okay Peter, i am only provoking my genius mates here so that they look into the matter...

BTW i have sorted out the issue "FINALLY" after 12 hours of continuous searching. Its AVAST IS which creating the issue, its firewall didn't allow my VMware Workstation and VirtualBOX to connect outside world through bridged networking...

 

BTW don't you think NAT is unsafe for malware testing.. I heard that Bridged Networking is far more safe than NAT.

 

Enable "internet sharing" or what they call it in firewall and bridged works.

 

Yeah i have already done it, and its working now.. Thanks for you support.

 

AvinashR

What is your security set-up? The reason I'm asking is for the simple fact that some firewall (host) can block a virtual operating system (guest) from accessing the Internet. I experienced the same problem with Outpost Security Suite 2009 when I was using Windows as my main operating system.

Thanks.

 

That's quite paranoid behavior ... Why don't you put VM into Shadow mode and apply SRP/AppLocker on HOST machine? This way you will be 99.99% protected..

 

Hi Bro,

I am using Avast IS 5.0.594, and i have found that Avast firewall was blocking my guest OS http(s) connections.. Actually i was able to ping any website but i unable to open any website.. But now i sorted out the issue, and its working alright here.

Thanks

 

I guessed right, somehow I kew it was a firewall related problem. Anyway, I'm glad it all worked out for you.

Take care.

 

I use NAT in my vm and I don't consider it unsafe at all. The vm has no file access to the host system, and before I do any occasional malware testing, I simply change the vm fw rules from Alow to Block. You could also just pull the plug from the network.