All about Sandboxie

[garth]

Sorry to hear you got yelled at but thanks anyway Kendall. I'll have a look for that later

[kendall.a]

Just to report, I rebooted and did what bo suggested. I also believe that my son's download is finally over. Regardless, whatever the reason, Opera sandboxed is much quicker and responsive than it was last night. Does it open still slowly or slower, yes. But, I can live with that. The browsing is much better tonight.

Thanks all for your assistance.

I still have a lot to learn about Sandboxie. For example, I'm only using the default Sandbox. I'm not sure how to set up another one or even if I need to.

[bo.elam]

Originally Posted by kendall

Just to report, I rebooted and did what bo suggested. I also believe that my son's download is finally over. Regardless, whatever the reason, Opera sandboxed is much quicker and responsive than it was last night. Does it open still slowly or slower, yes. But, I can live with that. The browsing is much better tonight.

Thanks all for your assistance.

I still have a lot to learn about Sandboxie. For example, I'm only using the default Sandbox. I'm not sure how to set up another one or even if I need to.

Nice to hear that its better now. Cold starts are always a little slower than
unsandboxed but the slight difference is very little and worth enduring. You
should also keep in mind that the reminder screen stays for 5 seconds so
that also makes it feel slower.

I recommend you slowly start making changes, you don't need to learn all
there is to learn about SBIE in one day. Learn the settings that come on
default, as you have them now, so you know how your browsers and other
programs behave in a default sandbox.
As you go, you ll start to use the restrictions to make the sandbox tighter,
hardened and more secure. Nothing will escape a hardened sandbox.

About using more than one sandbox, the answer is yes, you should create
sandboxes for different programs because that way you can restrict the
sandbox depending on the program. For example, on my Foxit sandbox,
only Foxit is allow to start and run and no program is allowed to connect
to the internet. The only time that Foxit ever connects to the internet in'
my computer is when I update the program. Updating is also the only time
that Foxit is ever run out of the sandbox in my computer.

Kendall, Is your father in law also trying SBIE?

Bo

[kendall.a]

Yes, he is trying it out. I'm not sure how much luck he is having with it since I haven't talked to him in 2 days.

He's a diehard commercial Avast Internet Security suite fan. But, he had some issues and so he ordered a new version off of Amazon. He's without an AV right now (waiting for his new software to arrive) so I told him the he HAS to use Sandboxie if he wants to do any web browsing.

I pointed him to your recommended Youtube videos and told him to go for it. I'll check in with him tomorrow. My hope is to convince him he can go with a free AV at the very least if he's using Sandboxie.

[bo.elam]

Free Avast and Sandboxie its more than enough.

Bo

[garth]

Originally Posted by kendall

For example, I'm only using the default Sandbox. I'm not sure how to set up another one or even if I need to.

Saandboxie control/ Sandbox dropdown/ Create new sandbox.

[26Dolphins]

Hi guys,

Do I understand it correctly that, with the free version, you can't run more than one sandboxes (lets say Firefox & Thunderbird each in its own sandbox) at a time? But if I have more than one programs in the same sandbox, it's ok to run the programs at the same time?

[bo.elam]

Originally Posted by 26Dolphins

Hi guys,

Do I understand it correctly that, with the free version, you can't run more than one sandboxes (lets say Firefox & Thunderbird each in its own sandbox) at a time? But if I have more than one programs in the same sandbox, it's ok to run the programs at the same time?

You are correct. Maybe, you ll like to have a sandbox were only (all) browsers
and TB are allowed to do anything (start/run-Internet access) but everything
else is restricted. On this sandbox you could add your PDF Reader, if you open
it out of the browser, and will still be a pretty solid/restricted sandbox.

Having multiple sandboxes at the same time is one of the features that you
get on the registered version.

Bo

[kendall.a]

Ok. I am getting used to Sandboxie. I'm not sure that I totally understand it yet, however. I do have a question that I hope I can phrase properly or understandably.

If you use your desktop email program (like Thunderbird or Outlook) Sandboxed, what happens when you move emails to folders within your email program? When you exit the email program, will they still be there since the program is Sandboxed?

[bo.elam]

Originally Posted by kendall

Ok. I am getting used to Sandboxie. I'm not sure that I totally understand it yet, however. I do have a question that I hope I can phrase properly or understandably.

If you use your desktop email program (like Thunderbird or Outlook) Sandboxed, what happens when you move emails to folders within your email program? When you exit the email program, will they still be there since the program is Sandboxed?

When you applied Sandbox Settings> Applications> E Mail readers>OE,
it configures SBIE to save your emails in your system.
http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?A...Settings#email
Test it by sending a email to yourself, if its properly configured, the email
will remain even after the sandbox has been deleted.
I run and use OE as I did before I started to use Sandboxie. By using SBIE
when you open an email or a file(if its allowed to run in this sandbox),
changes will be gone when you delete the sandbox but not the emails.
This link explains pretty good what SBIE does with files and infected files.
http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?EmailProtection

Kendall, you can use OE as you did before, the difference now is that it
is running under Sandboxies protection. Huge difference.

Bo