This section deals with submitting a malicious URL for malware analysis. By default, the browser in the VM environment is Internet Explorer. You can use the default IE or another web browser. Do not forget to install a flash add-on in your browser. Internet connection in your VM environment is also needed to make sure that the malware analysis can run smoothly in your VM environment.
Since we will run a malicious URL, a network configuration change must be made. In Chapter 1, Getting Started with Automated Malware Analysis using Cuckoo Sandbox, we set the Network in our VM as Host-only Adapter to prevent the malware from making contact outside the Host. To submit a malware URL we must set the Network adapter in the Guest OS to connect to the Internet. To do it:
Make sure you have your VM turned off first.
Simply right-click on the VM and pick Settings.... A new window will appear.
Select Network, tick the checkbox Enable Network Adapter, and from...
