Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware
by drdaeman on Sunday March 06, 2016 @09:47PM
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Just a warning: by default it doesn't protect your documents from reading.
It isolates the process, all writes (filesystem, registry) go to the sandbox instead of the host filesystem, so a malicious software can't easily install itself. But reading data is mostly unprotected by default, so a malware ran in a sandbox may steal some sensitive data. To protect such data you have to pre-configure sandbox manually.
Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware
by daveguy on Sunday March 06, 2016 @06:55PM
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Also cameyo to make your own:
And they have prepackaged sandboxed apps:
Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware
by voltagex_ on Sunday March 06, 2016 @08:07PM
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I have no problem paying for apps but for people who have paid for SandboxIE, do you think you've got your money's worth out of it?
Re:Transmission BitTorrent app contained malware
by kccqzy on Sunday March 06, 2016 @09:12PM
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Yes. Back when I still used Windows five years ago, the app was an essential tool for me. All web browsers, downloaders and basically anything else that I consider high risk must be run in a sandbox, which is routinely emptied. Less risky apps are sometimes also installed in a sandbox, which is emptied much less frequently. And it's great for trying out trial versions of software before I fully trust their publishers. I didn't run any antivirus on that machine at all and I'm that confident. Nowadays I've switched to OS X but I still miss the easy sandboxing of basically any app.
It should be able to sandbox Windows Apps, except for Metro/Modern UI Apps and Microsoft Edge.
Too many programs are having a backdoor or Trojan in them now. It is a good idea to run any app that accesses the Internet in a sandbox first to see what it does.