Can not install VirtualBox on Windows 8 (installer freezes)

[IvanKD]

Environment:

Version of VirtualBox: 4.3.10, 4.2.x, 4.3.x Host Operating System: Windows 8 (64bit) Intel Core i7 3630QM CPU 2.4GHz

Problem:

I can not install any version of Virtual Box on my Windows 8 machine (tried latest version 4.3.10, also tried some 4.3.x versions, also some 4.2.x versions). Installer freezes Windows during the install, and I have to reboot my computer to do anything.

Attempted Resolutions:

Tried to install VirtualBox 4.3.10 on my old computer with windows 7: everything went OK!

Several times waited for about 10 minutes for computer to unfreeze, but it didn't.

Tied cleaning up registry with cccleaner. Did not help.

Tried googling the problem, but could not find and solutions.

Tried Microsoft Installer CleanUp Utility, did not help.

Log files: Searched the C drive for the log file VBox.log, could not find any.

Created a log file according to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/MSI_Logging (C:\Users\ivan\Desktop\VirtualBox-4.3.10-93012-Win.exe -l)

[aeichner]

Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.