Spyware Guide's entry on the program states that it is adware.Īnti-virus company Trend Micro classifies the software as adware in their spyware/grayware listings, but not malware.Īnti-virus company Symantec states that BonziBUDDY may collect usage statistics when certain keywords are typed in the browser. The Spyware Removal Database at Safer Networking (makers of Spybot – Search & Destroy) states "BonziBuddy is an Internet Explorer toolbar that may change your web browser settings, change your home page, and launch pop-up advertisements while tracking your web browsing habits." Among the activities the program is said to engage in include constantly resetting the user's web browser homepage to without the user's permission, prompting and tracking various information about the user, and serving advertisements. In 2002 an article in Consumer Reports Web Watch labelled BonziBUDDY as spyware, stating that it contains a Backdoor Santa in that it collects information from users. There's a Malware Wiki for anyone who wants to research a particular piece of malware.A number of sources identify BonziBUDDY as spyware, a claim the company disputes. Exercise at least some caution while going full Vinesauce on your VM. It's going to spread to folders on your actual hard drive, and you probably don't want that. Stuff like BonziBuddy should be safe to run on your computer, though.Īlso, this should be fairly obvious, but don't set up any shared folders between your VM and your host OS. Also, some viruses and malware spread over the network, so containing it within a VM won't protect you from spreading it to other computers on your network.
Some viruses these days are written to detect whether or not they're running in a VM or not, and, thus, may not behave the way you expect them to, in order to prevent people from reverse-engineering or researching said piece of malware.
Just because you're running a virus in a VM doesn't mean it's automatically safe and contained.
Nice tutorial, though, there's probably something very important you should point out:
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