why can't browsers be more like sandbox?

[Sope]

Originally Posted by placou 1968

i keep reading nothing but rave reviews on sboxie, im curious now. i fit the user profile of an average user, surf, order some from https sites, just normal use...i think. would you care to give me a little more info on sboxie, i like what i read and i read all i could find here on this site so in my mind credibility is not an issue as i trust all i have discussed in here, or is there a dependable site i should research?

im so used to ie, change will be hard...but not that hard if its as good as all relate

Sandboxie doesn't replace you browser, it simply isolates it from your system while in use, so you will still be able to use IE and it won't look or behave any differently.

Having said that, you need to understand that what you do in a sandboxed browser is not necessarily protected from malware which could potentially also be running within the same sandbox unless you configure Sandboxie correctly to prevent it. Of course, when you close the sandbox (and delete it's contents) any malware that may be running would disappear, along with any changes you may have made to IE's configuration for example.

To put it another way, imagine you are surfing the web randomly but within a sandboxed IE, you happen to hit a page that somehow manages to install a keylogger. This keylogger will not have been installed on your system as it's trapped within the sandbox - so far so good, as there's nothing much to worry about - simply deleting the contents of the sandbox will remove it as if it had never been there. However, if you aren't aware of the presence of the keylogger running in the sandbox, and you simply carrying on your surfing session, head over to a secure site of some sort, and log in, then that keylogger can still capture your password etc and transmit it over the internet to a third party, all from within the sandbox.
This is a pretty unlikely senario, but not impossible, so it serves to illustrate the point.

So, when you first start using Sandboxie, it's worth reading through the configuration info so that you know how to set it up correctly to prevent unwanted programs from running inside the sandbox, or accessing the internet, or accessing certain personal files on your hard drive etc. Once you install Sandboxie and go through the configuration settings it will become clearer and less complicated so please don't let this put you off! Just take your time to fully understand it.

[placou 1968]

that makes sense to me and im on the extreme end of novice, i,ve been hacked before, i.d. theft the whole gambit, then i located you guys. im not as embarassed to ask stupid questions anymore about security, if i had of ask before i may not have been hacked, and whats bad, i was under-informed and i allowed it, keyloggers were involved but i dont know how, i just want to know how to secure my pc as well as i can with the least i have to download, i discovered to much of a downloaded good thing is not so good if there not compatable, thank you so much for putting it in terms i understand, YOU GUYS AND GALS ARE
GREAT!!

[Sope]

Once you have installed Sandboxie I would suggest you work through the "Getting Started" tutorial located here.

Take your time setting it up, and of course if you get stuck on anything, just ask again here although I would suggest you start a new thread of your own for further advice on setting up Sandboxie.

[Anupam]

Originally Posted by Sope

Take your time setting it up, and of course if you get stuck on anything, just ask again here although I would suggest you start a new thread of your own for further advice on setting up Sandboxie.

Yes please, if you require further advice, or have any queries regarding Sandboxie, starting a new thread would be good.

Sope has explained really nicely about Sandboxie. Its a great software. Give it a try ... and we are always here to help.