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NicKnayme


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I hear about this now and then...and wonder if this is more for experimenters who run betas or the security paranoid?
How does it effect performance?

(Beetle, pls no jokes or cartoons about someone sitting in a sandbox with their PC.TY)evileye



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LOL! aww

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Barn, never used one or experimented?
I'm evaluating "Sandboxie" now.

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NicKnayme wrote:

Barn, never used one or experimented?
I'm evaluating "Sandboxie" now.



No Alan, I haven't. But a lot of my techie friends have. Let me research this and give you my impressions....... biggrin



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On Sandboxie:

Benefits of the Isolated Sandbox

  • Secure Web Browsing: Running your Web browser under the protection of Sandboxie means that all malicious software downloaded by the browser is trapped in the sandbox and can be discarded trivially.
  • Enhanced Privacy: Browsing history, cookies, and cached temporary files collected while Web browsing stay in the sandbox and don't leak into Windows.
  • Secure E-mail: Viruses and other malicious software that might be hiding in your email can't break out of the sandbox and can't infect your real system.
  • Windows Stays Lean: Prevent wear-and-tear in Windows by installing software into an isolated sandbox.
The concept sounds great. I have checked with some guys on my website and they use sandboxing religiously, so I think you should at least give it an evaluation. Please post your reslts and thoughts here!

-- Edited by barney on Saturday 11th of September 2010 10:15:28 PM

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Interesting user reviews here.
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Interesting user reviews http://www.softpedia.com/progViewOpinions/Sandboxie-20698,.html">here.
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Looks like a mixed bag to me.......

 



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barney wrote:

Looks like a mixed bag to me.......

Yeah, me too!
Will wait for yours and Alan's evaluation.
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I can't get it to run automatically (when someone else starts Firefox).
I can't see at this point how to do that.

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NicKnayme wrote:

I can't get it to run automatically (when someone else starts Firefox).
I can't see at this point how to do that.



 Have you posted your problem on the Sandboxie Problem Forum?



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I'm the type that doesn't read assembly instructions.
What I am doing now is putting in in "Standby" with the browser open.
(Thanks for the link regardless, Beetle)

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I have been running SandBoxie for nearly 2 weeks.  It doesn't seem to effect CPU usage and reminds after a week to delete the sandbox regularly and create a new one.
It does effect downloads...I couldn't find the one I did as a test.  When I opened the containing folder (MyDownloads) the entire folder was sandboxed. When I tried to find the file in the SandBoxie folder...I could not.  (I didn't try an install from within, yet)

I've read that some ppl don't use an A/V and just use a sandbox for their browser and only use internet based email.
I suppose that would work if you're the only one using the PC.

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