bool IsInsideVMWare(void)
{
  bool rc = true;

  __try
  {
    __asm
    {
      push   edx
      push   ecx
      push   ebx

      mov    eax, 'VMXh'
      mov    ebx, 0 // any value but not the MAGIC VALUE
      mov    ecx, 10 // get VMWare version
      mov    edx, 'VX' // port number

      in     eax, dx // read port
                     // on return EAX returns the VERSION
      cmp    ebx, 'VMXh' // is it a reply from VMWare?
      setz   [rc] // set return value

      pop    ebx
      pop    ecx
      pop    edx
    }
  }
  __except(filter(GetExceptionCode()))
  {
    rc = false;
  }

  return rc;
}