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 1.0.8 Plus / 5.55.8 Classic changes:
Added
- added Portuguese of Portugal on Plus UI (by JNylson, isaak654, mpheath) #1497
- added "BreakoutProcess=program.exe", with this option selected applications can be started unboxed from within a box #1500
- -- the program image must be located outside the sandbox for this to work
- -- if another sandbox has "ForceProcess=program.exe" configured, it will capture the process
- -- use case: set up a box with a Web browser forced, when another box opens a website, this will happen in the dedicated browser box
- -- Note: "BreakoutFolder=some\path" is also available
- added silent uninstall switch /remove /S for Classic installer (by sredna) #1532
Changed
- The filename "sandman_pt" was changed to "sandman_pt_BR" (Brazilian Portuguese) #1497
- The filename "sandman_ua" was changed to "sandman_uk" (Ukrainian) #1527
- -- Note: Translators are encouraged to follow the Localization notes and tips before creating a new pull request
- updated Firefox update blocker (discovered by isaak654) #1545
Fixed
- fixed issue with opening all file access OpenFilePath=* #971
- fixed issue with opening network shares #1529
- fixed possible upgrade issue with Classic installer (by isaak654) 130c43a
- fixed minor issues with Classic installer (by sredna) #1533
- fixed issue with Ldr_FixImagePath_2 #1507
- when using "Run Sandboxed" with SandMan UI and the UI is off, it wil stay off.
- fixed issue with Util_GetProcessPidByName that should resolve the driver sometimes failing to start at boot #1451
- SandMan will now run in background like SbieCtrl when starting a boxed process post506
- fixed taskbar not showing with persistent box border in full screen post474
- fixed box border not spanning across multiple monitors #1512
- fixed issues with border when using DPI scaling #1506
- fixed DPI issues with Qt #1368
- fixed issue with bright flashing on window creation when in dark mode #1231
- fixed issues with the PortableRootDir setting #1509
- fixed issue with the settings window crashing when the driver was not connected
- fixed DPI issues with Finder Tool #912
- fixed another issue with reused process IDs #1547
- fixed issue introduced in 1.0.6 related to SeAccessCheckByType #1548
Download: Sandboxie Plus 1.0.8 (64-bit) | Sandboxie Plus 1.0.8 (32-bit) ~16.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Sandboxie 5.55.8 Classic (64-bit) | Sandboxie 5.55.8 Classic (32-bit) ~3.0 MB
View: Sandboxie Website | Sandboxie Plus Home Page | GitHub | Release Notes