VMware (now owned by Broadcom) is a major enterprise entity. Using pirated software constitutes a violation of copyright laws and the End User License Agreement (EULA). For individuals, this usually results in a cease-and-desist or ISP warnings. However, for businesses, an audit revealing pirated virtualization software can result in massive fines and legal liability.
While saving money sounds appealing, downloading virtualization software from an "Index of" directory is one of the riskiest actions a computer user can take. Here is why: index of vmware workstation 17 pro
A: Use the official 30-day trial. It is identical to the paid version. After 30 days, it will continue to work but display a nag screen and disable some Pro features. VMware (now owned by Broadcom) is a major enterprise entity
VMware does not publicly advertise directory listings, but some official paths can be discovered: It is identical to the paid version
Enterprises deploying Workstation Pro across many machines may prefer to script downloads from predictable index URLs rather than interactive web forms.