# hzqst/VmwareHardenedLoader

Vmware Hardened VM detection mitigation loader (anti anti-vm)

Repository: https://github.com/hzqst/VmwareHardenedLoader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vmwarehardenedloader
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-25T03:27:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2905, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 28, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2334, forks 542 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:37.800268+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows kernel driver that mitigates VMware VM detection by filtering VMware-related firmware strings and blocking VMware PnP registry enumeration inside guest VMs. It resolves undocumented kernel globals from signed System Informer KPH dynamic data rather than PDBs or signature scanning.

## Use cases
- hide vmware from anti-vm checks
- bypass vm detection in malware analysis sandbox
- make windows vm look like physical machine
- evade vmware fingerprinting in guest
- run protected software inside vmware
- anti anti-vm research

## When to choose
- you need to defeat VM detection inside VMware Windows 10/11 guests
- you are doing malware analysis or reverse engineering in a VMware lab
- you want a kernel-level firmware string and PnP filtering approach

## When to avoid
- you need VM detection evasion on hypervisors other than VMware
- you cannot load test-signed kernel drivers on the target system
- you need a supported, production-safe solution rather than a research tool

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: security, reverse-engineering
- domain: security, reverse-engineering
- platform: windows
- tags: anti-anti-vm, vmware, kernel-driver, vm-detection, evasion, sandbox-evasion, driver, virtualization

## Member repositories
- hzqst/VmwareHardenedLoader (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.800268+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:37:46.259548+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hzqst/VmwareHardenedLoader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.800268+00:00, sha bc198fde26ba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.