To create an analyzer VM, you must convert the VMDK and VHDX file to an image file.
For malware analysis, you can create multiple VMs that run on the same operating system, but with different applications. For example, you can create a Windows 7 SP1 analyzer VM for Internet Explorer 10 and another Windows 7 SP1 analyzer VM for Internet Explorer 9.
Users without administrator permissions are able to convert VMDK and VHDX files to image files.
Log on to the Intelligent Sandbox web interface.
Click → → .
From the VMDK and VHDX Image drop-down list, select the imported VMDK or VHDX file.
In the Image Name field, enter the image name that corresponds to your operating system.
Note
Image Name must not contain a space or any special characters. Accepted special characters are hypens (-) or underscores (_).
Image namesOperating system
Image name
Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Service Pack 1
win7sp1.img
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
win7x64sp1.img
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 32-bit
win8p0x32.img
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
win8p0x64.img
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Update 1 version 6.3 build 9600 64-bit
win8p1x64.img
Windows 10 Enterprise (Redstone 1 and 2, Threshold 2) 64-bit
win10p0x64.img
Windows 11 Professional and Enterprise 64-bit
win11p0x64.img
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
win2k8sp1.img
Windows 2012 Datacenter 64-bit
win2k12.img
Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter 64-bit
win2k12r2.img
Note
Ensure that you specify whether the OS is a 32-bit or a 64-bit in the Image Name field, else the samples will fail submission.
and OS profiling work only when you use the default name.
Select the Operating System.
Intelligent Sandbox attaches the name that you provide to the default name.
Example: You select Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Service Pack 1, then enter with_PDF in the Image Name field.
The image file name is win7sp1_with_PDF.
Note
The image file name must be an alphabet, number, or underscore (_).
Click Convert.
On the Info window, click OK.
View the image conversion logs.
From the Select Log drop-down list, select the image name.
Click View.