Sandboxie is a proprietary sandbox-based isolation program developed by Ronen Tzur, for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. It creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive. An isolated virtual environment allows controlled testing of untrusted programs and web surfing. Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated space which prevents them from making permanent changes to other programs and data in your computer. When you run a program on your computer, data flows from the hard disk to the program via read operations.
The data is then processed and displayed, and finally flows back from the progam to the hard disk via write operations. Sandboxie changes the rules such that write operations do not make it back to your hard disk.
• Intercept changes to both your files and registry settings, making it virtually impossible for any software to reach outside the sandbox.
• Traps cached browser items into the sandbox as a by-product of normal operation, so when you throw away the sandbox, all the history records and other side-effects of your browsing disappear as well.
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.
Translations: The following languages can be selected during installation: English, Albanian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brasil), Russian and Turkish.
Changes in Version 3.62, Released on 23 November 2011:
* Bug Fixes
o Sandboxie Control would crash if one of the Quick Recovery folders is a reparse point
o Sandboxie Control would not forget its window size and position in a multiple monitor setup.
o A file that matches a direct access setting could be handled incorrectly (1) if renamed to a name which no longer matches any direct access settings; or (2) if its parent folder did not exist outside the sandbox.
o Direct access exclusions to window class names would not always apply under 64-bit Windows.
o Incorrect handling of access to files in the sandbox using a file ID rather than a file name.
o Improved dropping of files into the Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers in a drag-and-drop scenario.
o On Windows Vista and Windows 7, installation of ActiveX components that involve running an EXE file were not elevated correctly.
o Programs running in the sandbox were not able to manage taskbar thumbnail buttons on Windows 7.
o Fixed an incompatibility with the Fault Tolerant Heap on Windows 7.
* Improved compatibility with other software
o Sandboxie will automatically run the Software Compatibility when new software is installed.
o Security software: Home-Guard Activity Monitor, FortKnox Firewall, F-Secure 2012
o Browsers: Scrapbook add-on, FoxNotes add-on, Windows Search for IE 8, Chrome Sync Data feature.
o Utilities: Typing Assistant, FeedDemon
o Hardware: N-Trig DuoSense tablet software, nVidia Stereoscopic 3D Driver
Homepage – http://www.sandboxie.com
Size: 2.02 MB
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