Originally posted by whiskey99:

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HI,I was looking into a program called sandboxie any thoughts on this program good or bad.

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Originally posted by 2oldGeek:

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Sandboxie creates a virtual environment for selected programs, allowing the program to run normally but in an isolated space. When you've finished with the program and close it, any changes made will be lost (unless specifically instructed otherwise). This is particularly ideal for Web surfing - Sandboxie allows all the browser's features but prevents those actions from being carried over to the underlying OS. In most cases, even if you do encounter a drive-by download and get infected, simply closing the session will also remove the infection. Just remember, you can make a bad choice and keep a program that is infected? Which programs to keep takes a little common sense and computer knowledge.

Sandboxie is free to try and use, but to get access to a richer feature set, you'll need to register and pay a one-time license fee of approximately $20 USD - good for use on any personal computers you use, including free updates for life.

Deepfreeze is another virtual machine program for browsing the internet and leaving all the ?Bad Guys? behind. I personally use it in order to download Trojans and Malware in order to find the best way to remove them without infecting my Real computer.

2oG

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I trust you as I have read lots of your posts in the background :)

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Originally posted by Gizmo:

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Pros And Cons Of Sandboxing
Using a sandboxing program can also protect your computer from nearly all types of threats. The types of sandboxing software I believe are most suitable for the majority of users are the ones which only sandbox individual applications. With these, anything run in the sandbox does not affect the real system. Thus, if something turns out to be malicious you can just delete everything in the sandbox. Thus the malware, or whatever was causing the problem, can be easily removed without it ever even touching your actual system.

However, this approach has drawbacks as well. While it is true that all applications in it are isolated from the system, it does give you the option to recover files to your real computer. This will sometimes be necessary, as most users will want to save what they are doing for future use. Thus, it's possible for malware to trick you into infecting your actual computer, even if you are using this type of sandboxing technology. In addition, for many users it may become a hassle that whatever you are working on in the sandbox will not be automatically saved for future use. I believe that many users will find this type of approach to be disagreeable.

I don't mean to imply that sandboxing technology is not useful. It is one of the most potent forms of protection currently available. However, I would argue that, at least for most implementations of it, it is really more designed for advanced users. That said, there are a few approaches to using sandboxing which I believe may be suitable for novice users.

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Originally posted by ddp:

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2oldGeek, try being a moderator on this site because i haven't been paid yet except for a tee shirt, a towel & a box of belgian chocolate years ago.

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Originally posted by ddp:

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but i also done a hell of a lot more posts then you have as just under 60k, both mod posts & replying to members in need of help.

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Originally posted by ddp:

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lift the leg over the frame with the bike laying on it's side on the ground.

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Originally posted by Mez:

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Most youngins have no coception of how fast you could travle in 1972. The highway did have police but you could go 1,000 miles without seeing one. I remember going 1100 miles in about 8 hrs from Philly past Chicago to somewhere in Wisconson. No one wore saftey belts. 2old you are lucky to be alive!

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