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`dissect.hypervisor.descriptor`¶

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dissect.hypervisor.descriptor.hyperv
dissect.hypervisor.descriptor.ovf
dissect.hypervisor.descriptor.pvs
dissect.hypervisor.descriptor.vbox
dissect.hypervisor.descriptor.vmx

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