Our MAC Address API outputs a field called macAddressDetails.virtualMachine. If it detects that a Virtual Machine is using this MAC address, it outputs its vendor name (e.g. ”VMWare”). Otherwise, it outputs “Not detected”.
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To detect the Virtual Machines, we build our VM Knowledge Base, which stores information about known relations between MAC addresses and Virtual Machines, and patterns, based on which the Virtual Machines assign MAC addresses to the virtual network interfaces.
This information comes from the two sources:
- The operating system on Apple's computers and laptops, macOS, is stable, efficient, and aesthetically pleasing (the upcoming Big Sur update is especially pretty and clean). But Apple doesn't often.
- Mac antivirus products come in two main flavors.Some focus solely on the Mac platform, while others, like Norton 360 Deluxe (for Mac), are simply the macOS manifestation of a multi-platform product.
- We constantly scan the Internet for such information. It’s systemized, stored and verified.
- Our research team installed the Virtual Machines and performed experiments, trying to identify patterns on how their network interfaces receive MAC addresses.
Virtual Machine’s MAC ranges
Detection rules which don't have their dedicated page yet
This Is How We Hand Things In.. Mr. Mac's Virtual Existence Key
Virtual Machine Name | OUI or range | References |
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Red Hat Xen, XenSource, Novell Xen | 00:16:3E:00:00:00 to 00:16:3E:FF:FF:FF | |
Microsoft SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager) | 00:1D:D8:B7:1C:00 to 00:1D:D8:F4:1F:FF | |
Microsoft Virtual PC / Virtual Server | 00:03:FF:00:00:00 to 00:03:FF:FF:FF:FF | |
SWsoft | 00:18:51:00:00:00 to 00:18:51:FF:FF:FF | |
bhyve by FreebsdF | 58:9C:FC:00:00:00 to 58:9C:FC:FF:FF:FF | |
Nutanix AHV | 50:6B:8D:00:00:00 to 50:6B:8D:FF:FF:FF | |
KVM (proxmox) | 54:52:00:00:00:00 to 54:52:FF:FF:FF:FF | |
Hetzner vServer (based on KVM and libvirt) | 96:00:00:00:00:00 to 96:00:FF:FF:FF:FF | Self tested |
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