Run programs in a sandbox to prevent malware from making permanent changes to your PC.
Sandboxie allows you to run your browser, or any other program, so that all changes that result from the usage are kept in a sandbox environment, which can then be deleted later.
Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32- and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. It is being developed by David Xanatos since it became open source, before that it was developed by Sophos (which acquired it from Invincea, which acquired it earlier from the original author Ronen Tzur). It creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive. An isolated virtual environment allows controlled testing of untrusted programs and web surfing.
Sandboxie is available in two flavors Plus and Classic. Both have the same core components, this means they have the same level of security and compatibility. What"s different is the user interface the Plus build has a modern Qt based UI which supports all new features that have been added since the project went open source. The Classic build has the old no longer developed MFC based UI, hence it lacks support for modern features, these features can however still be used when manually configured in the Sandboxie.ini.
Sandboxie 1.14.5 Plus / Classic 5.69.5 release notes:
Added
- added hwid display
- added Language Spoof "CustomLCID=1033" #4024 (thanks Yeyixiao)
- added option to always run the sandman UI as admin #4090
- added Proxy exclusion #4036
- added "ForceChildren=Program.exe" #4070
- added UI options for "ForceRestartAll" and "UseCreateToken" in OptionWindow
- added an optional context menu option to make folder/file forced quickly
- Note: You can also use "Sandman.exe /add_force program_path" to do it
Fixed
- fixed two supporter certificate popping up every time a Sandboxes" settings are opened #4074
- fixed issue with HwID-bound serial keys failing when no HwID could be obtained
- fixed issue with "UseChangeSpeed=y"
- fixed broken "HideFirmwareInfo=y" implementation.
- changed reg path to key "HKCU\System\SbieCustom", value: "SMBiosTable"
- added UI options
- fixed schannel error SEC_E_SECPKG_NOT_FOUND in encrypted sandboxes #4081
- fixed The name of the sandbox is too long, causing an error in sbie2327 #4064
- fixed Job objects cannot be assigned memory limits greater than 4 GB #4096
Changed
- the certificate format can now take an explicit validity days specification, needed for gapless certificate renewal
Download: Sandboxie Plus (64-bit) | Sandboxie Plus (32-bit) ~20.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Sandboxie Classic (64-bit) | Sandboxie Classic (32-bit) ~3.0 MB
Links: Sandboxie Website | Sandboxie Plus Home Page | GitHub | ARM64