Matthew
10-09-2009, 10:41 PM
Sandboxie is a virtual Sandbox, it creates an area on your hard drive that is isolated from the rest of your system, meaning that whatever you download or install to the virtual sandbox cannot affect the rest of your system. If you download something and believe it may have a virus, or if you get viruses more often than you would like, I recommend using this software. After installing it has an easy to understand tutorial explaining how to use it.
This program will not affect your virus-protection software.
http://sandboxie.com/
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.
This program will not affect your virus-protection software.
http://sandboxie.com/
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.