NotRequiem/VMAware

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1364 stars · 141 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

VMAware is a cross-platform, header-only C++ library for detecting virtual machines, hypervisors, emulators, containers, and sandboxes using around 90 unique detection techniques across ~70 VM brands. It also ships with a companion CLI tool that exposes the library's full detection capabilities.

Use cases

• detect if my application is running inside a VM
• check which hypervisor brand the host is using
• detect QEMU or VirtualBox from C++ code
• add anti-VM checks to anticheat software
• detect VM hardening attempts
• identify sandboxes and containers from a native app
• scan a machine for virtualization from the command line

When to choose

• you need robust, multi-technique VM detection in C++ with no dependencies
• you want cross-platform (Windows/macOS/Linux) and multi-architecture support
• you need fine-grained control over which detection techniques run
• you want a ready-made CLI for quick virtualization checks

When to avoid

• you need VM detection in a language without access to the C++ ecosystem or its ports
• your goal is to evade detection rather than perform it
• you need a managed/high-level service rather than a native library
• your project cannot tolerate the ethical/legal implications of anti-VM checks

Facets

library · maturity active

security developer-tools cli security developer-tools cross-platform windows cpp cross-platform cli vm-detection virtualization anticheat hypervisor-detection header-only anti-vm sandbox-detection macos linux

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