Today I accidentally launched IE7 un-sandboxed, a few minuets later my AV-program was telling me it had discovered a security risk!
Adware.Mirar Only low risk, however a risk just the same!
After a bit of mucking around making sure all traces of it were gone, I started to realize just how good (Sandboxie) works
Today I accidentally launched IE7 un-sandboxed, a few minuets later my AV-program was telling me it had discovered a security risk!Adware.Mirar
Only low risk, however a risk just the same!
After a bit of mucking around making sure all traces of it were gone, I started to realize just how good (Sandboxie) works
But if your AV caught it anyway then it didn't really matter did it?
But if your AV caught it anyway then it didn't really matter did it?
Hi JDPower
Sandboxie = 1st line of defense against Internet Nasties!
My AV caught it, luckily it wasn't a bad one!
I did have to spend time making sure everything was OK.
The bottom line is...I think Sandboxie is a worth while program to have installed
But if your AV caught it anyway then it didn't really matter did it?
Luckily the AV had the nasty's signature in it's data base.
If it was a zero day attack and much nastier then it could have been curtains.
Sandboxie is one of, if not the best app for secure inet browsing.
Luckily the AV had the nasty's signature in it's data base.
If it was a zero day attack and much nastier then it could have been curtains.
Sandboxie is one of, if not the best app for secure inet browsing.
Hi Humpty
Apparently Adware.Mirar started it's unwelcome invasions into peoples PC's in 2004.
As I recall, I have you and hazelnut to thank for info regarding Sandboxie
Sandboxie is good to have, but i personally don't found it totally necessary. For me using safe browser (Opera) and up-to-date AV is enough. I also got 3rd-party firewall and SpywareBlaster. After those, Sandboxie would be a little "over the top" protection.
I use Opera CeeCee and have Avira but I must admit I don't surf without sandboxie, it causes no hassles fo me to use and is just another layer.
Each to his own choice
I use Opera CeeCee and have Avira but I must admit I don't surf without sandboxie, it causes no hassles fo me to use and is just another layer.
Each to his own choice
It's good to be well protected, but it's not necessary, if there's not really need for that... Why you should life in a bomb shelter, if there's not going to be a war any time soon...
I mean that, if i would have constant problems with internet nasties and so on, i probably could use Sandboxie, but i do not got constant problems...
Sandboxie is good to have, but i personally don't found it totally necessary. For me using safe browser (Opera) and up-to-date AV is enough. I also got 3rd-party firewall and SpywareBlaster. After those, Sandboxie would be a little "over the top" protection.
Hi CeeCee
If I had a hardware firewall in a (router) as well as my AV & Anti Spyware programs, I probably wouldn't depend so much on Sandboxie.
I keep hearing good things about sandboxie so I tried it out last week. The help guide is not very good for starters. I tried it any way and got some errors every time I launched it. Since I don't get malware and none of the 9 security apps I have installed ever find anything I uninstalled Sanboxie. I wasn't in the mood to try and figure out what was wrong considering there wasn't much info on how to use available.
I keep hearing good things about sandboxie so I tried it out last week. The help guide is not very good for starters. I tried it any way and got some errors every time I launched it. Since I don't get malware and none of the 9 security apps I have installed ever find anything I uninstalled Sanboxie. I wasn't in the mood to try and figure out what was wrong considering there wasn't much info on how to use available.
Hi Anthony
The best place for help & info on sandboxie is at www.sandboxie.com
The only problem I have is, my browser or connection speed seems a little slower.
No slowdowns or probs here on several different drives with installs of XP and Vista.
But then again the only other security app I use is Returnil along with ghost images as backups.
Doubt if I would ever use an AV again.Maybe an online scan every now and then.
Been using and beta testing since Sandboxie was ver 1.7 so you could say I am biased and a fanboy.
I love Sandboxie so much I have to weigh in. I installed it Friday the 14th. I was so impressed I anted up $25 by Sunday the 16th, even though there is no huge advantage to paying. I donated to CCleaner and Weather Pulse over the years because sometimes I'm just in awe of certain freeware. The reason I like this program so much is I don't think my wife would know what to do if NOD32 or one of the anti-spyware progs were to give her a warning. I have the Sandboxie/Firefox quicklaunch icon right where the Firefox icon used to be and moved Ff far to the left. I don't think my wife has ever opened Ff out of the box yet. Anyway, using the Fasterfox timer and a clean cache I ran some tests that first weekend. I randomly selected seven web sites I had bookmarked. One of them, I forget, may have been Yahoo, did load almost two seconds slower sandboxed, however, based on the rest of the results, that may have been an anomoly. The other six sites loaded less than .2 faster out of the sandbox. Two of the sites were less than .1 faster as the Fasterfox timer reads to the .000 of a second. I do test at over 4800 kb/s during nominal traffic periods so I have a reasonably good connection. Not trying to convince anyone to try it, just passing on the results of my testing.
No slowdowns or probs here on several different drives with installs of XP and Vista.
But then again the only other security app I use is Returnil along with ghost images as backups.
Doubt if I would ever use an AV again.Maybe an online scan every now and then.
Been using and beta testing since Sandboxie was ver 1.7 so you could say I am biassed and a fanboy.
I agree and am forever in your debt, Humpty, for putting me onto Sandboxie. One small difference, though, I seem to notice a small slowdown after a long time on the net. Might just be my imagination.
I use a combination of Powershadow and Sandboxie.
you could say I am biassed and a fanboy.
For a moment there Humpty, I thought I'd met the first man with two bums.
But you can spell that word both ways. What a disappointment.
r.v. bi?ased or bi?assed, bi?as?ing or bi?as?sing, bi?as?es or bi?as?ses 1. To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction; prejudice.
For a moment there Humpty, I thought I'd met the first man with two bums.
LMAO! See what typos will get you!
yeah that made me laugh pretty good too.
For a moment there Humpty, I thought I'd met the first man with two bums.
Um, err in Oz for two bums it would be biarsed.
The help guide is not very good for starters. Since I don't get malware and none of the 9 security apps I have installed ever find anything I uninstalled Sanboxie. I wasn't in the mood to try and figure out what was wrong considering there wasn't much info on how to use available.
Exactly the same reasons I've never bothered trying it.