Virtual box

Hello all,


Hope you are well! I'm a student and I need to use this Windows software for some data analyses. I have read about virtual box to run windows programme, I want to see what are your thoughts with this? Is it reliable? When i tried to download it, a warning showed up saying it includes things that can harm my computer (this is probably just a standard warning!). Essentially, I just want to make sure it doesn't cause harm to my computer, that is all! :)


Thanks a lot!



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Posted on Apr 23, 2021 6:32 AM

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Posted on Apr 23, 2021 6:38 AM

sirahc wrote:

Hello all,

Hope you are well! I'm a student and I need to use this Windows software for some data analyses. I have read about virtual box to run windows programme, I want to see what are your thoughts with this? Is it reliable? When i tried to download it, a warning showed up saying it includes things that can harm my computer (this is probably just a standard warning!). Essentially, I just want to make sure it doesn't cause harm to my computer, that is all! :)

Thanks a lot!




Virtual Box is a trusted "free" open-source alternative to paid for Virtual Machines.


Hold the Control key and click open the installer to honor Mac's Gatekeeper generic warning.


ref: Oracle VM VirtualBox


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Apr 23, 2021 6:38 AM in response to sirahc

sirahc wrote:

Hello all,

Hope you are well! I'm a student and I need to use this Windows software for some data analyses. I have read about virtual box to run windows programme, I want to see what are your thoughts with this? Is it reliable? When i tried to download it, a warning showed up saying it includes things that can harm my computer (this is probably just a standard warning!). Essentially, I just want to make sure it doesn't cause harm to my computer, that is all! :)

Thanks a lot!




Virtual Box is a trusted "free" open-source alternative to paid for Virtual Machines.


Hold the Control key and click open the installer to honor Mac's Gatekeeper generic warning.


ref: Oracle VM VirtualBox


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