Sandboxing MPC-HC with CCCP

If I sandbox the MPC-HC process will it still be able to access the codecs/ other stuff necessary?

Seems to be working so far. Wondering if anyone has experience.

I figure if I CAN sandbox something I should sandbox something. And there's also the fact that media codecs can be malicious.


To clarify, I'm talking about Comodo's sandboxing.

 

I have not used Comodo's but I very often use it under sandboxie, with restrictions and dropped rights. So far no problem here, been using over a year. Also I would not bother about infected codecs, CCCP pretty reputable, though I use K-Lite MCP myself. I have often opened media files those are designed to download malwares when run under WMP, but those never worked with MPC, at least here.

 

I gotcha. Thanks.

Also, I realize the threat of a malicious codec isn't exactly great but if it doesn't hurt to sandbox I may as well.

 

I used MPC for a long time sandboxed (sandboxie) and it never had trouble with CCCP nor KLite.

 

Thats my thinking. Just a couple of days ago I used a program that don't
use often, HJsplit. As I opened it, I realized that it was not sandboxed,
add it to forced programs with the restrictions in place, right away.

I don't use MPC but I know that it plays well sandboxed under Sandboxie
supervision as I have tried it in a sandbox. In my honest opinion, if you
want to run MPC sandboxed, use the best, use Sandboxie.

If you decide to use SBIE, its better to have the registered version as
it gives you the option to force MPC sandboxed but if you rather use
the free version, as you are doing now, then create a sandboxed
shortcut on your desktop.

If I was using MPC I would stay away from codecs packs as I dont trust
them but would install Real player alternative and Quick time alternative.
You can get those from File Hippo and should have you cover pretty well.

Bo

 

I would use sandboxie if the free version allowed me to force it. It doesn't, so I don't.

 

Thats one of the few features that are different on both versions and a
very, very nice feature but there is something you can do about it on
the free version. Create a sandboxed shortcut for MPC. Its not the same
but that way you ll open MPC sandboxed as you click on the shortcut.
You could also use a sandboxed Windows Explorer and open all downloads
sandboxed. The options are there for you. You don't want the shortcuts,
right click on the file you want sandboxed or register your version .

If you want to use the real thing, you know what you got to do.

Bo

 

A fair question I beleve; why would you use CCCP when MPC-HC have all necessary codecs included? MPC-HC itself works excellent with Sandboxie.

 

Except that I wouldn't be able to simply double click my video file and have it open in a sandboxed MPC. I've tried using the free version, it's too much of a pain. I may not be getting the full sandboxing features of Sandboxie when I use Comodo but at least it's a "set it and forget it" program... which sandboxie would be if I were willing to pay for 3rd party security software.

Sometimes different codecs work better for different films. Though right now I don't think I'm using anything that isn't native, I have before though (such as Haali.)