Where is the Sandbox option in Avast!?

I thought Avast Free Antivirus had the ability to run apps in a sandbox?

I don't see anything when I right click on a file

am I missing something here?

 

please delete; wrong version

 

The sandbox feature is in the paid version but Avast 7 FREE offers also the auto-sandbox module which automatically runs into a sandbox any suspicious or unknown program. That's why it oftens can conflict with new versions of Sandboxie.

 

I think you are

 

Strange, I just ran WinMend Registry Defrag 1.4.4 which just got released today and as soon as I ran it Avast! Free popped up saying this is a suspicious app and is now running in a Sandboxed mode

so how come? if it's only in the paid version?

 

As said by gdiloren, Automatic sandbox is available in free version. That is the reason you are seeing a sandbox prompt when avast deems it as a suspicious program.

 

ahh awesome! thanks dude

 

In free version it's on the FileShield settings, and you can set it to ASK. In v7.0.1421 it always asked. For some reason .1456 didn't ask the other day, and it logged fewer applications than previously, so I'm not sure if the latest update broke it or if sandbox is ok.

 

The .145x version have a new AutoSandbox completely rewritten.
Now it works as a new scanning method.
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Antivirus-as-we-have-known-2377290.S.116847901

 

Interesting description in that link. Thank uo Technical.
Now, it appears the description is valid for enterprise and/or stand alone sandbox. Do you think it sifted down to the consumer product, free one at that?

If yes, perhaps it explains why in over a week I only see pieces of my firewall in the log from the day of installation of this version, whereas before the list was very long and very boring "known ... not sandboxed" type of thing with few exceptions, less than a dozen over months, which reported being sandboxed.

 

It's already in the free version. We're talking about AutoSandbox and not only about the on demand (paid) Sandbox.