I am running Version 6.0.0 r127566 (Qt5.6.2) on Windows 10 Ent 1709. This is a fresh install of Vbox. I've looked for "FindAdversaries" in the hardening file but all entries show 0x0 causing me to assume there aren't any other apps causing issues. Any help is much appreciated.
Failed to open a session for the virtual machine W10ENT-Gold.
The virtual machine 'W10ENT-Gold' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1). More details may be available in 'C:\Users\username\VirtualBox VMs\W10ENT-Gold\Logs\VBoxHardening.log'.
Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: MachineWrap
Interface: IMachine {5047460a-265d-4538-b23e-ddba5fb84976}
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I seem to be facing the same. Assuming I am understanding the hardening log correctly I believe the cause is McAfee. However, I have not seen it mentioned as causing the issue before and others are using it with VirtualBox and no problem.
windows 10 Enterprise version 1709 (os build 16299.785)
Virtual Box Version 5.2.24 r128163
trying to start an image I get the following error:
84.20a8: Error (rc=-5640):
84.20a8: More than one thread in process
viewing the log the offender appears to be:
84.20a8: ProductName: SYSCORE
84.20a8: ProductVersion: 15.8.0.412
84.20a8: FileVersion: SYSCORE.15.8.0.412
this is a corporate laptop and I am not able to uninstall McAfee antivirus.
There are others here running McAfee and VirtualBox with no issues and my understanding is that mainstream AV products should be ok.
have tried suggestions listed related to hardening:
run sfc /scannow - no issues found
modify the registry / and VBoxDrv.inf for on demand start (workarounds listed in vbox forum)
installing different versions of VirtualBox including most recent 6.0
my virtual box install and vms are in a McAfee exclusion directory
Is the antivirus software the culprit? Is there anything else that can be done?
Let me suggest a couple of Microsoft tool for checking the signatures; signtool and sigcheck. The first comes with the Windows SDK. The latter is from the former SysInternals (now Microsoft) and I haven't tried it, but looking at its documentation, I think it does the job.
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