# VirtualBox (فيرتشوال بوكس)

> VirtualBox is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Oracle](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/oracle.md)
- Categories: Developer Tools, Utilities & System Tools
- Official site: https://www.virtualbox.org/
- Community votes: 10
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/virtualbox

## About

Free desktop virtualization software for running multiple operating systems on a single computer

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, confirmed by community testing in April 2026, when virtualbox.org returned Oracle's standard sanctions block page from Syrian connections while a VPN loaded it normally. In May 2026 a community volunteer emailed Oracle's trade compliance team requesting access, citing the December 2025 easing of Syria sanctions. No response has been received yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-05-24 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Oracle's Global Trade Compliance team requesting that service access be enabled for VirtualBox users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement removing the comprehensive Syria embargo, the broad easing of EU sanctions, and the fact that basic civilian-use software is no longer subject to OFAC's comprehensively-embargoed-country restrictions. Links to the OFAC announcement, the OFAC sanctions programs overview, and supporting documentation at unblocksyria.com/resources were included. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/mj89e7nxd2drtz1zyo0jc8ar/qju38pbmlqcwelecf0rugvcz-screenshot-from-2026-05-25-21-23-11.png)
- 2026-04-29 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that VirtualBox is blocked in Syria. Accessing virtualbox.org from a Syrian IP returns Oracle's «experiencing technical difficulty» page with an incident number — Oracle's standard sanctions block message. A VPN test by the submitter loaded the site normally, ruling out a real outage. Tested on MTN and Tarassul ISPs. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/cl3s9fpuow1wm7t2uayi1req/h601dsuqo8zwyi6ifel4e3df-1000076359.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/virtualbox?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/virtualbox/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/virtualbox
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/virtualbox.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/virtualbox.md