[PC] Free - Sandboxie (Was US $20)

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Taegukgi on 12/09/2019 - 08:24 sandboxie.com (3406 clicks)
Last edited 12/09/2019 - 15:40 by 1 other user

Previous paid features are now all free.

How it works

What is Sandboxie and how is it different than other solutions?
Think of your PC as a piece of paper. Every program you run writes on the paper. When you run your browser, it writes on the paper about every site you visited. And any malware you come across will usually try to write itself into the paper.

Traditional privacy and anti-malware software try to locate and erase any writings they think you wouldn't want on the paper. Most of the times they get it right. But first the makers of these solutions must teach the solution what to look for on the paper, and also how to erase it safely.

On the other hand, the Sandboxie sandbox works like a transparency layer placed over the paper. Programs write on the transparency layer and to them it looks like the real paper. When you delete the sandbox, it's like removing the transparency layer, the unchanged, real paper is revealed.

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Sophos is excited to announce that we are making Sandboxie a free tool, with plans to transition it to an open source tool.

This new evolution of Sandboxie is one we are enthusiastic about, but that does not mean this was an easy decision to make. Sandboxie has never been a significant component of Sophos’ business, and we have been exploring options for its future for a while.

Frankly, the easiest and least costly decision for Sophos would have been to simply end of life Sandboxie. However, we love the technology too much to see it fade away. More importantly, we love the Sandboxie community too much to do that. The Sandboxie user base represents some of the most passionate, forward thinking, and knowledgeable members of the security community and we didn’t want to let you down.

After thoughtful consideration we decided that the best way to keep Sandboxie going was to give it back to its users – transitioning it to an open source tool. We will release more information about the open source project as we continue to work on the details.

Until the open source transition is completed we have decided to make all restricted features of Sandboxie completely free.

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    nfr on 14/09/2019 - 18:25

    You mean you simply move the Adobe program folders, as if they are portable apps, and they still work?

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      rygle on 14/09/2019 - 20:34

      He means you move them from inside the sandbox to outside the sandbox, and it's like they were never in the sandbox.

      Or I believe you can turn the sandbox on and off, using app sandboxes like docker instances.

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    RJK on 12/10/2019 - 09:16

    Installing software from dodgy sources (warez), running key generators, etc . Prevents malware from installing adware, randsomware and so on into your Windows system directory. Changes are contained inside the sandbox.

    Just keep in mind that Sandboxie by default won't prevent a loss of information - it's more geared toward preventing permanent infection in the file system.

    If software is (1) allowed to run & (2) allowed to use the network, then (3) it can transmit any information it has access to. Since these days the goals of malware has changed and malware authors are adapting well to the concept of a fileless infection, then we also have to be smarter with how we use our tools.

    If I was setting up Sandboxie for the above scenario, then I'd make heavy use of resource and folder restrictions.

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    NeBlackCat on 21/10/2019 - 18:39

    Can't understand why you wouldn't use a VM for this, unless your system is already a VM or has incredibly limited hardware. With a VM you know you're operating in a fully self contained environment. With a bespoke low volume solution like Sandboxie, you just hope you are.

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  jeeg on 15/09/2019 - 00:26

  I clicked on the link, downloaded and installed. when i start sandboxie, it asked for a product key…how do i get this product key? I didnt receive any email from Sophos. Any ideas?

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    Agret on 16/09/2019 - 10:10

    Are you sure you have version 5.31.4? I just downloaded it from the site and it never asked me for a product key. Looking through the menus there doesn't seem to be a way to enter one either.

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      jeeg on 16/09/2019 - 20:44

      Thanks mate. I will try again then.

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  NeBlackCat on 03/10/2019 - 03:02

  I've really tried to think of my PC as a piece of paper, but I can't.

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