Can Someone Please, Explain About 'Sand Box' Or 'Sandy Box''?

ebsay2000

What's it all about?

Is it any good?

Do you use it? :beer:

Does it cause problems.................. inhibit other programs?

Any input appreciated! :T


:beer:

INPUT! INPUT! I Need Input!

thomas01155

Sandboxie? http://www.sandboxie.com/
Its like a small virtual environment which can be destroyed and remade. It can only read from the disk and cant write outside its virtual restrictions. So if the sandbox gets infected you can just throw it away and have a clean one.

LeeSouthEast

Are you talking about a specific program, or the concept of a sand box? More input needed

ebsay2000

i'd just heard the name..........i'll read the links........... thankyou.

do you think its necessary, or overkill?

aliEnRIK

ebsay2000 wrote: »

i'd just heard the name..........i'll read the links........... thankyou.

do you think its necessary, or overkill?

Id say its the safest way to use the net

Personally I use FIREFOX with NOSCRIPT. But sandboxie should be safer

ebsay2000

I'm using Firefox myself............never heard of NOSCRIPT.

So there's no harm in downloading sand boxie then?

sunshine54

go to tools - add ons in firefox and search for noscript. it is a browser add on that stops unwanted scripts from running.

aliEnRIK

NOSCRIPT
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722


NOSCRIPT works by blocking ALL website scripts (Which is how dodgy websites infect your computer ~ the easiest way to catch a virus after downloading). So you need to UNLOCK all websites you use for them to work properly (Like this one for example)
It also prevents 'page hijacking' (clicking to goto a BANK page for example and being redirected to a BOGUS page which would give scammers your login details!)
I personally set it so that it DOESNT show messages about blocked scripts. Then all you need to do is use common sense. Think to yourself 'does the site work ok'? If so it doesnt need touching. But if you wanted to watch a video on youtube say, youd need to unlock parts of it. Look bottom right, If theres ANY red on the 'S' symbol, then something is being blocked.

LeeSouthEast

I've been using NoScript for donkeys. I don't go anywhere without it. Sandboxie looks interesting, although until 30 minutes ago I'd never heard of it.

Aiadi

Been using sandboxie for years and highly recommends it. when of the best ways to keep your PC clean...