This will install Qemu and most of the related libraries and sub-systems we need for emulation and installing Windows 11.Īfter this has completed, we need to address the TPM issue. Sudo apt-get install qemu ipxe-qemu qemu-kvm qemu-system qemu-system-common qemu-system-data qemu-system-misc qemu-utils libqcow-utils ovmf libtss2-esys-3.0.2–0 libtpms0 libtss2-esys-3.0.2–0 dh-autoreconf libssl-dev libtasn1–6-dev pkg-config libtpms-dev net-tools iproute2 libjson-glib-dev libgnutls28-dev expect gawk socat libseccomp-dev make -y Here’s what we will need, all packaged in one convenient apt install command: While this is downloading, let’s get Qemu installed and set up. Save this file somewhere where you will able to find it, using the default file name (Win11_English_圆4.iso). To start with, we will need to obtain the latest Windows 11 installer image.Ĭlick ‘64-bit Download’ to start the download. This entire process is written for and was tested on Ubuntu 21, so some variation will be necessary for non-Debian-based distributions. To start with, we will need some prerequisites. By the end of this article, you should be able to install Qemu, create a disk image for Windows 11, and boot Qemu without modifying the ISO or patching the installer to bypass the hardware compatibility checks.

This is a perfect chance to do some experimentation and migrate from VirtualBox to a more nuanced vitualization approach: Qemu. My custom made Windows 7 VM for this purpose has been tweaked and retweaked to keep up with the times. I have also been thinking about creating a new VM specifically for malware analysis. These are the kinds of things I want to be able to see in action, first hand and in a controlled environment. The biggest reason is that fresh Windows releases are always full of new bugs and exploits, meaning there will certainly follow malware and CVE’s that specifically target Windows 11. Recently, while experimenting with a particularly nasty piece of malware (BazarLoader) and some other infosec projects, it occurred to me that it would be very useful to have a virtual machine running the latest Windows release.

Building a Windows 11 VM With Qemu Using TPM Emulation, For Research & Malware Analysis Part 1(?)

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