When you use Sandboxie, you must choose which programs and processes to protect and when. "Second, Sandboxie only protects one program or process at a time. To be clear, at no time did I see a malware program installed in such a way that Sandboxie allowed it to run seamlessly outside of virtualization however, Sandboxie allowed more browser and system crashes than most of the competitors." Some of the low-level malware programs I tested caused "blue screen" errors and severe booting problems afterward. First, as comprehensive as the coverage appears, Sandboxie cannot virtualize system-level drivers, which can lead to installation and stability problems from both legitimate and malicious programs. "verall, I was more impressed with Sandboxie than I expected to be - with three reservations. The problems and limitations of Sandboxie as a security defense are many, as the reviewer clearly states: How well your organization handles those two requirements will determine if sandbox products are worth investigating."
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"A fully patched system (OS and applications) where the user cannot install random programs would probably provide as much protection. Does the product protect against remote and local buffer overflows, phishing attacks, alternative data stream techniques, file sharing avenues, and so on? Some did, most didn't." How many Windows attributes and APIs are covered in the sandbox? The answer is never all. Malware programs are known to infect more than a hundred different Windows attributes, including registry locations, files, folders, startup areas, and more.
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"Another important question is, how good is the emulation coverage? Sandbox protection products, by their very nature, don't emulate the entire operating system, as a full virtualization product such as VMware Workstation, Microsoft Virtual PC, or Parallels would. Some interesting points about what Sandboxie does NOT protect:
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(The original source article is at PC - ) It is not 100 percent favorable, but also not 100 percent unfavorable. Sandboxie - just how effective is this program as a security measure? Here's one review of several programs, including Sandboxie. Zone Alarm Force Field, the browser virtualizing component of ZA Extreme Security - Roger A. If any of my links has problems, either PM me, or ask an Administrator to do so. But there are also limitations, so here I go with an annotated and sourced webliography on this important security topic. They all may play a useful role in a layered approach to computer security. Please note that I am not trashing Sandboxie and similar programs out of hand. I hope this posting is not over-long, as many professional analysts have weighed in over the past few years. I have offered to post what I have found on the subject. I've noticed in this forum area much discussion about how or whether to use Sandboxie and similar products as part of a layered security environment.