Sandboxie, Malware...overall question

I do believe that anything inside a sandbox will not hurt me so everything
that I download go into one folder, a forced folder. Most downloads are
large 450MB Videos, old Latin American soap operas from the 80s and 90s
that my wife likes to watch. I don't know if anybody ever seen a video
that large be infected but I never have. Anyway, most videos get deleted
after using. I also download PDF files, they always open sandboxed.
If I am going to install something, I never get the installer from a dubious
place, only from the developers site or File hippo. I always upload them to
Virus Total, Jotties and most of the time I also run a HMP scan.
I go to the same places that I use to go when I use to get infected,
the difference is, that it does not happen anymore.

Bo

 

Usually ONCE during every six month cycle, something was not detected
by the AV, infecting my computer. A few days later, when the AV got the
signature, the virus got detected. It was once every six month not six in
the six month period.

Sandboxie puts a stop to the cycle, that makes me a believer.

Bo

 

Thx bo, I see your point
I've edited my question, I wonder if any ppl don't even use on demand scanner with sandboxie.

 

Not with Experimental Protection. It wasn't comparable anyways.

 

Yes, the new experimental protection mechanism is obviously the only real match for the 32-bit protection.. but it goes without saying that the 64-bit protection had several potential flaws without drop my rights.

FWIW, the 64-bit protection with drop my rights still worked reasonably well..