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ESXi Malicious VIB Forced Install

Detects potentially malicious installation of VMware Installation Bundles (VIBs) using the --force flag. The --force option bypasses signature and compatibility checks, allowing unsigned, community-supported, or incompatible VIBs to be installed on an ESXi host. This behavior is uncommon in normal administrative operations and is often observed in post-compromise scenarios where adversaries attempt to install backdoored or unauthorized kernel modules, drivers, or monitoring tools to establish persistence or gain deeper control of the hypervisor.

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