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 1.15.4 / Classic 5.70.4 changelog:
Added
added template for Joplin #4402 (thanks offhub)
Fixed
fixed issues with ini section editor in dark mode fixed deleting sandbox content #4407 (thanks bot-1450) fixed run unsandboxed no longer working from box picker window #4403 fixed Firefox tab crashes when running with ProtectHostImages=y enabled #4394 Only default installation locations are considered; Firefox-based browsers installed outside of these locations may still crash. To prevent this, manually add DontCopy= for custom installation paths to your configuration fixed BSOD "SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (3b)" when opening a DLL from AlertFolder using x64dbg #4421 fixed BSoD "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED" when terminate all sandboxed programs #1316 Note: we now terminate boxed processes individually instead of terminating using the job object, unless "TerminateJobObject=y" is set fixed Ini Editor Font Selection Not Working After INI Highlighting Feature Added #4429 fixed BSOD issue with 'LogMessageEvents=y'
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