After downloading both files, go to the Download folder, and run VirtualBox-6.1.26-145957-Win.exe which is the installation package.

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Windows XP virtual machine (Source: Sophos) Also included is a vrun.bat file that is located in the Startup folder so that it is launched immediately when the virtual machine starts.

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As Ragnar Locker's VM attack utilized Windows XP, the total footprint was only 404 MB in size. As Maze used Windows 7, the footprint was much larger at a total of 2.6 GB.

In that attack, they added, “Ragnar Locker was deployed inside an Oracle VirtualBox Windows XP virtual machine. The attack payload was a 122 MB installer with a 282 MB virtual image inside—all ...