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 Plus 1.0.16 / Classic 5.55.16 changelog:
Added
- FIXED SECURITY ISSUE: memory of unsandboxed processes can no longer be read, except for exceptions
- -- you can use ReadIpcPath=$:program.exe to allow read access to unsandboxed processes or processes in other boxes
- Added "Monitor Mode" to the resource access trace, similar to the old monitor view of sbiectrl.exe
Changed
- EnableObjectFiltering is now set enabled by default, and replaces sbies old process/thread handle filter
- the $: syntax now accepts a wildcard $:* no more specialized wildcards though
fixed
- fixed NtGetNextProcess being fully disabled instead of properly filtered
- fixed reworked image name resolution when creating new processes in a sandbox
Sandboxie Plus 1.0.17 / Classic 5.55.17 changelog:
Added
- added checkbox to easeli allow read access to memory of unsandboxed processes (old sbie behavioure, not recommended)
Changed
- improved OpenProcess/OpenThread logging
Fixed
- Fixed crash issue with the new monitor mode
- Fixed issue with resource access entry parsing
Download: Sandboxie Plus 1.0.17 (64-bit) | Sandboxie Plus 1.0.17 (32-bit) ~16.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Sandboxie 5.55.17 Classic (64-bit) | Sandboxie 5.55.17 Classic (32-bit) ~3.0 MB
View: Sandboxie Website | Sandboxie Plus Home Page | GitHub | Release Notes