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  • 04-05-2015 10:32am
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    gubby
    Registered Users Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭


    this morning I got an error message on my laptop.

    Download and install the driver for your VMware VMCI Bus Device
    Your VMware VMCI Bus Device is missing a driver.

    Steps are available for solving this problem.


    Tap or click to go online to the VMware, Inc website for more info and support optionsTap or click to go online to the VMware, Inc website for more info and support options

    is this legit and is it costly. Please help


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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    gubby wrote: »
    this morning I got an error message on my laptop.

    Download and install the driver for your VMware VMCI Bus Device
    Your VMware VMCI Bus Device is missing a driver.

    Steps are available for solving this problem.


    Tap or click to go online to the VMware, Inc website for more info and support optionsTap or click to go online to the VMware, Inc website for more info and support options

    is this legit and is it costly. Please help

    Do you have any VMware software installed?


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    That would only concern you if you have VMware installed.
    Have you owned computer from new? Do you have VMware?


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,331 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    gubby wrote: »
    is this legit and is it costly. Please help

    It's highly unlikely to be legit. VMWare as far as I know doesn't involve any h/w so should not need special drivers.

    It's never a good idea to click on a message that pops up all of a sudden, it's more likely to be a virus that will disable your machine followed by a demand for payment to the scammers.

    I'd check my antivirus s/w was up to date, then disconnect from the internet and do a full antivirus scan.


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    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users Posts: 13,980 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    coylemj wrote: »
    It's highly unlikely to be legit. VMWare as far as I know doesn't involve any h/w so should not need special drivers.

    It's never a good idea to click on a message that pops up all of a sudden, it's more likely to be a virus that will disable your machine followed by a demand for payment to the scammers.

    I'd check my antivirus s/w was up to date, then disconnect from the internet and do a full antivirus scan.

    That bus device is usually for a host to talk to the hyper-visor. It's too specific to be a "virus" or malware. I'd be interested to know why its on the machine though.


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    what?
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭what?


    Sounds doge...

    If you don't know you are running VMware I'd say your not.

    This look like it?
    Cant post links, google VMware KB 1023129


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    STEINBERG
    Registered Users Posts: 248 ✭✭STEINBERG


    gubby wrote: »
    this morning I got an error message on my laptop.

    Download and install the driver for your VMware VMCI Bus Device
    Your VMware VMCI Bus Device is missing a driver.

    Steps are available for solving this problem.


    Tap or click to go online to the VMware, Inc website for more info and support optionsTap or click to go online to the VMware, Inc website for more info and support options

    is this legit and is it costly. Please help

    what are you running on your laptop? specifically anything VMware you have installed?

    I am assuming workstation and its vm tools issue. But you say your laptop, is this on the client machine as in your physical laptop
    or is this showing up on a VM running from workstation?


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