Sandboxie: I'm a Believer

Sandboxie
has Not Only been the -Best- Internet Browser Add-on for Protection,
but also
the -Best- Tool to run isolated (i.e. run sundboxed) ambiguous/unsafe files.

I used a Registered version of Sandboxie, but it is great as a Freeware, too.

By using

-Sandboxie

and

-software ranging
from a simple Boot-to-Restore solution (i.e. ShadowDefender and Returnil)
to Instant System Recovery (i.e. EAZ-FIX, AyRecovery, Rollback Rx etc.),

I have been away from -Resident- AV/AS/AM scanners and HIPS!

I use some on-Demand Tools which find nothing but cookies...

 

Agreed 100%
SandboxIE was never intended as a panacea against all pc ills.It's simplicity has always been,IMO one of it's great strengths.

 

Thanks, Fuzzfas!

 

For nothing. Bellgamin the wise, tipped me about it some time ago.

 

Are there any disadvantages?

 

Good question,I've not found any personally but others might.

 

I found it made browsing unacceptably slow. But then I found out how to put the sandbox in a ramdisk (which stays in RAM), and now there's no noticable speed decrement. The only problem I have with sandboxie is that it blocks installation of certain types of software (those that install drivers I think), so it is not a perfect way to "try out" new software.

 

Yes ago you could but the IE cache in RAMDISK thus making it faster. Sandboxie is quick on my laptops that run it still..

 

What do you mean?

 

Here is how to move the Temp file for IE ... Opera ... Firefox

Here is a good guide to set up a Ram-Disk.

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To move the Sandboxie container folder to your new Ram-Disk; double click Sandboxie icon in taskbar, click Sandbox tab, click Set Container Folder. Then direct it to the drive letter you assigned your Ram-Disk.

*TIP* ... if you have System Restore running in the background; its safer to rename Sandboxie container folder to Tmp or Temp, this prevents System Restore backing-up anything nasty inside the Sandbox at the time of a system snapshot ... which has happened to me before.

from: Z:\Sandbox\%USER%\%SANDBOX%

to: Z:\Tmp\%USER%\%SANDBOX%
or: Z:\Temp\%USER%\%SANDBOX%

*drive Z:\ for example