I wonder what's the difference at the implementation level between this and Windows containers.
Sandboxie: Sandbox-based isolation software for Windows NT-based OS's
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#22wow this thing's still alive?
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#23wow this thing's still alive?
I remember this from my Windows XP days (spent another two years on Win 7, before switching to and being happier with Linux). No interest beyond nostalgia but indeed here I am reading at least the comment thread :). Gotta agree that I'd also not use it for anything serious, like it's perhaps useful as hardening for your browser because no regular exploit will expect it, but that's about it. I was already weary of it with my limited security knowledge back in the teen days, and reading of someone whose browser password was stolen, I'm happy that I didn't trust the claims that I seem to remember it making back then. It's a bit similar to containers I guess: probably even safer but even as a security person I don't trust myself to configure those malware-proof.
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#24I rarely feel the need for sandboxie but the times I do, I feel that I'd be better served by a full VM. Got burned once because I misjudged risk level and the thing I ran within sandboxie managed to grab my browser's saved passwords.
ouch. unexpected lesson to be learned here... Don't use browser password saving. I presume a third party app like bitwarden would have been better. though if the browser auto syncs and installs the extension your risk is a little higher.
Oh? I always assumed the Firefox feature would be fine with a master password and 2fa set up , but is a third party manager really a substantial upgrade security wise?
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#25I rarely feel the need for sandboxie but the times I do, I feel that I'd be better served by a full VM. Got burned once because I misjudged risk level and the thing I ran within sandboxie managed to grab my browser's saved passwords.
I'd have to agree. Windows Sandbox is built into the OS and is a much better option - it takes your existing Windows install and within literal seconds, creates and starts a clean VM whose contents will be burned on close. It's an insane technical achievement and it doesn't get enough kudos imho
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#26I still use it to test installers.
We are working on traditional Windows apps, with an installer (NSIS or Qt) and Sandboxie is a great way to test it. During development, we can't trust that the installer won't leave a ton of crap that will break future installs, and running it under Sandboxie is a simple and effective way of starting with a clean slate every time. Also, by inspecting the content of the sandbox, it is also possible to see what the installer has done exactly and identify what wasn't properly removed during the uninstall so that it can be fixed.
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#27Sandboxie is pretty great. This is how I've managed to multibox Elite: Dangerous ever since Frontier changed how they issue game keys in 2019. I can have multiple versions of Steam and multiple versions of the game running side by side. The only thing that can get a little wonky is the Steam Controller, with both the desktop and game-specific bindings getting activated simultaneously in some cases.
I would never use it for security-sensitive process isolation, like malware analysis. It's safer to use a dedicated computer or virtual machine for that sort of thing. But for gaming? chef's kiss
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#28I rarely feel the need for sandboxie but the times I do, I feel that I'd be better served by a full VM. Got burned once because I misjudged risk level and the thing I ran within sandboxie managed to grab my browser's saved passwords.
I like the Sandbox app / feature built into Win10/11 (very fast to boot). I wish it'd allow saving snapshots and being automated. I want to set one up with a full dev environment for example. Full HyperV VMs are significantly slower to boot and run.
Windows Sandbox is really great, I just wish it could coexist with VirtualBox.
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#29I rarely feel the need for sandboxie but the times I do, I feel that I'd be better served by a full VM. Got burned once because I misjudged risk level and the thing I ran within sandboxie managed to grab my browser's saved passwords.
I'd have to agree. Windows Sandbox is built into the OS and is a much better option - it takes your existing Windows install and within literal seconds, creates and starts a clean VM whose contents will be burned on close. It's an insane technical achievement and it doesn't get enough kudos imho
That's the reason why I hate it. I want my sandbox to persist.
Use case: Filling once in a year tax forms with turbo tax that i can't seem to file in a single sitting
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#30Used it way back in my Windows 7 days, it was a great solution to keep system directories clean from all clutter that installed programs add and fail to remove during uninstall.