Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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Metallica
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Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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I'm looking for a method to have a particular VM respond with the hosts data when queried for Model and Manufacturer.
I don't care if I have to create a new VM to accomplish this.

Thanks for any help you can offer.
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Re: Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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Queried how?
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Re: Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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Re: Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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well shucks. the reason why I asked this...
loukingjr wrote:Queried how?
was because I couldn't imagine any other reason one would want to "Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer" other than to bypass Microsoft's OEM license, to "fool" MS into thinking the VM was actually a legit install. now I will never know. :(
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Re: Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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loukingjr wrote:Now i will never know. :(
Who knows? Maybe the OP will satisfy your curiosity with a reply, but my guess is this will be their one and only post in the forums.
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Re: Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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rpmurray wrote:
loukingjr wrote:Now i will never know. :(
Who knows? Maybe the OP will satisfy your curiosity with a reply, but my guess is this will be their one and only post in the forums.
I'm guessing you're right. :)
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Re: Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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I guess you're wrong.

The answer would have been WMI queries, because There is a certain family of malware that refuses to run on my VM as it queries those entries and if it finds certain entries it quits.

@rpmurray
Thanks for your answer. :)
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Re: Reflect Host Model & Manufacturer

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I've been wrong before. :) and so was rpmurray btw. :D
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