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terrister reviewed v5.01.7 Beta on Aug 11, 2015

Now works with Windows 10
Great program.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v5.01.7 Beta on Aug 11, 2015

this is the gold standard very nice

CyberDoc999 reviewed v5.01.7 Beta on Aug 11, 2015

this is the gold standard very nice

CyberDoc999 reviewed v4.15.8 Beta on Jan 21, 2015

why does the file forum always point to the 32 bit version???

here is the 64 bit

http://www.sandboxie.com...dboxieInstall64-414.exe

CyberDoc999 reviewed v4.15.5 Beta on Nov 25, 2014

this version works OK

64 bit is

http://www.sandboxie.com...oxieInstall64-415-5.exe

nilst2006 reviewed v4.13.2 Beta on Aug 23, 2014

@ CyberDoc999 : Happened to me to. Had to re-install Windows and all software.

asaenz reviewed v4.05.08 Beta on Sep 3, 2013

I believe Sandboxie has been "buggy" lately to the point that I had to uninstall recent versions and reinstall a previous version (3.74) in order to be able to use it. Updating wasn't an issue before but lately I'm reluctant to update.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v3.81.08 Beta on Sep 2, 2012

the updates are buggy
since version 3.72
I can not get Sandboxie to install.... it fails to install the driver
and now I can not get any version to install.....

asaenz reviewed v3.81.04 Beta on Aug 13, 2012

@rickhfx Sandboxie default is to delete files. You have the option of setting up Sandboxie to shred files and 2 methods are supported (Sdelete/Eraser) under sandbox settings ... possibly other places to access those settings. Sdelete will NOT function properly until you have run it once and answered the EULA. While the shredding process is working a red 'X' will appear on the Sandboxie tray icon until the entire shredding process is completed and then you can delete the contents of another sandbox.

rickhfx reviewed v3.81.03 Beta on Jul 6, 2012

Are sandboxed file deleted or shredded when closing? Deleted files are still on the hard drive and can be recovered. Shredding would over write and destroy them, a better security idea.

asaenz reviewed v3.81.01 Beta on Jun 28, 2012

Few bugs but nevertheless very useful when you need a sandbox. Among its more obvious uses, I use it to run some software that might get settings corrupted to avoid having to reinstall application. I would appreciate some indication/log of changes to decide if I want to try beta testing a particular version. Also good for running multiple instances of a program if you need to do so.

Music4Ever reviewed v3.69.04 Beta on May 22, 2012

Well worth the small payment for this application, it does what it says & does it well.

nilst2006 reviewed v3.65.07 Beta on Mar 20, 2012

One of the best software around. Good protection. Haven't had much issue with this. Work well. Is a must have.

henrypeck reviewed v3.65.07 Beta on Mar 19, 2012

will not work with windows 8 beta

Hall9000 reviewed v3.65.01 Beta on Feb 28, 2012

I installed it on a friend's computer. He's running win7 on it and he has the bad habit of killing it because of the sites he likes to visit. Just think big b***b dot com. :P Now I'm hoping he will use the tray icon to launch his browser. If there was only one thing I could change it absolutely would be to have a large desktop widget instead of or with a tray icon just for better ease of use.

nilst2006 reviewed v3.59.08 Beta on Oct 12, 2011

One of the best software to be found !

some guy reviewed v3.59.04 Beta on Sep 28, 2011

good stuff ,,, better yet run Linux

UPieper reviewed v3.57.02 Beta on Jul 23, 2011

Great program....No need to worry about browser/flash/java exploits....Everything is sandboxed & you can surf with ease of mind

Haaglander reviewed v3.55.07 Beta on May 20, 2011

Very nice piece of software. I use it always when i want to try a new program

CyberDoc999 reviewed v3.55.06 Beta on May 6, 2011

sorry I dumped this and went to deep freeze
it is still good

Lsavagejt reviewed v3.55.03 Beta on Apr 14, 2011

Because of Windows 7 patch protection "drop rights" is checked by default on 64bit setups. If you want "full" Sandboxie protection you'll have to run 32 bit-- XP, 7, or whatever.

Still, this is the best sandbox solution available. BufferZone's 64bit sandbox is still in beta, and I really don't know much about it. Avast's and Comodo's integrated sandboxes are probably no more effective, and lack the functionality/ granularity of Sandboxie, and as they say, if you want 100 % pc security.....

CyberDoc999 reviewed v3.55.01 Beta on Apr 3, 2011

sorry but Sandboxie is better than Comodo......
Comodo is second best

Conrad.TDI reviewed v3.53.06 Beta on Mar 8, 2011

Works very well......BUT.......

it's a bit of an odd spin on a "security" program, since it wants to call home as much as ET. Stick with the free version, which is less eager to sniff out reg code cheaters.

OldGeek reviewed v3.53.04 Beta on Feb 25, 2011

I love it, works as advertised. As for MCHAL? Now we know the REAL 'Brazil Nuts'

kbsoftware reviewed v3.53.03 Beta on Feb 22, 2011

I find it interesting that MCHAL rates Sandboxie 1 out of 5 and does not post a review of Sandboxie but instead advertises another program. Then at some point replies to a comment from KuHGl and this is where you get a pretty good idea of the type of person MCHAL is. But you read both comments and you decide.

I have used Sandboxie in the past and it works great.

KuHGl reviewed v3.51.11 Beta on Jan 8, 2011

@MCHAL:
Whether a program is named PRO, Ultra, Mega... doesn't interest anybody. Of interest is, what is offered. And although visiting your given link, I see a software, which has a more boombastic name, but not even a closer description of the differences between PRO and Enterprise edition.
BTW, Sandboxie IS free (for personal use - if you didn't recognize this yet, perhaps you wasn't willing to do it? Perhaps you in fact a.r.e related with this 'mysterious' website?!?!?).

And ... sandboxie now exists for several years... and its team work on sandboxie's security continuously... so I trust in sandboxie more than in a product, which doesn't offer more features (if I'm wrong, correct me - but with evidence, please!) and which I heard about a few minutes before in a very rogue way!.

It isn't correct to advertise in this way, and I'm sure, the creators of sandboxie for example are not willing to try this on a forum, which belongs to their website! So get lost with your Ad and tell fileforum to delete it - OR I WILL DO IT!

MCHAL reviewed v3.51.11 Beta on Jan 7, 2011

BufferZonePRO - I said PRO - is being offered for free in a special, most certainly temporary, giveaway basis. If you guys are interested, you can get it from the following address:

http://www.trustware.com/download/

I am in no way related to Trustware.

Greetings from Brazil.

Hey, @KU !

YOU have no right to delete anything whatsoever! Who do you think you are? God? No, you're just KU!, which, in my country, means ASS!

By pointing out to BufferZone, I was just trying to be kind and generous... But, OK, if BufferZone is not enough for you, try these instead (MUCH BETTER, REALLY SECURE and UNHACKBABLE!):

http://dl.360safe.com/md_setup_en.exe (now a freeware HIPS);

http://antivirus.comodo.com (Comodo Antivirus features an excelent sandbox layer of protection, besides being a very efficient antivirus and HIPS! And it's FREE! It costs ABSOLUTELY NADA, NADICA DE PORRA NENHUMA!)

http://www.softsphere.com (DefenseWall - shareware!).

Now which of these do you think I am related to? Fuc! you! With your passionate, biased, positive review in aid of Sandboxie, YOU seem RELATED to it!!!

lehenryjr reviewed v3.51.09 Beta on Dec 29, 2010

I like this program for the abilities to test new applications and not be scared of the downsides of doing so, but in addition/option to testing with a VM operating system.

Until next time,
Larry Henry Jr.
LEHSYS.com

therube reviewed v3.51.07 Beta on Dec 17, 2010

Sure it does. You just need to get it from the correct place:

"Beta Version 3.51"
http://www.sandboxie.com...bb/viewtopic.php?t=9320

(Unless, & I don't know, they dropped support for XP in 3.51? The 3.50 release certainly does support XP x64.)

Artem S. Tashkinov reviewed v3.51.07 Beta on Dec 16, 2010

It doesn't support Windows XP 64 which is kinda sad.

@therube

Have you actually checked that out?:

Proof: http://img225.imageshack...g225/2396/sandboxie.png

Besides: from http://sandboxie.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7304 : "XP 64bit is not supported. Period."

UPieper reviewed v3.51.04 Beta on Dec 14, 2010

Great tool for securing your system. Gives a warm fuzzy feeling to run my Firefox sandboxed ;-)

asaenz reviewed v3.49.12 Beta on Oct 14, 2010

One thing I like about this program is that it enables me to sometimes have 2 instances of the same program running side by side and I can compare the results side-by-side for any differences or I can simply have another instance running that would not normally be allowed to run in the same operating system.

Lsavagejt reviewed v3.49.05 Beta on Sep 7, 2010

I use Sandboxie, and as far as I can tell it's still free for personal use. The infrequent nag screen doesn't bother me one bit, and if required to I would buy a license. This is good software and well maintained.

maxnorris reviewed v3.49.04 Beta on Sep 1, 2010

Still great product as always.

Just a few comments to below; if your key isn't working, get ahold of the developers and get it straightened out. The only people who are really seem to be having issues with it are the ones using a keygen.

On-line activation is not spyware, that's just nonsense. Many applications and games use this exact same license model. Ask anyone using a volume license with Office 2010 for example.

XP 64 bit was always a "half-breed" as best; if you want a real 64 bit OS, move up to 7, which Sandboxie works perfectly with. You can't reasonably expect developers to support an operating system that's *two* generations behind now; shoot even Microsoft doesn't support it anymore minus the occasional security patch.

cgmark reviewed v3.47.03 Beta on Aug 9, 2010

Sandboxie is one of the most important programs someone can use to protect their pc. If everyone ran their browser and downloads first inside sandboxie there would be much less malware and virus spreading.

Sandboxie has added online activation for paid users but it is more than fair and I understand the authors reasons. The old method had no way of checking keys so one key could be used thousands of times. One activation every 90 days and letting people use it multiple times on multiple pc is more than fair. Most software makes you buy a copy for each pc. Quotes from the author about this:
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Due to rampant piracy of Sandboxie registration keys I have decided to implement a new activation policy.

Starting with version 3.47, Sandboxie is licensed using new Product Keys instead of the old-style Registration Keys. The new Product Keys have to be activated online once every 90 days.

Version 3.47.01 should automatically upgrade legitimate old-style Registration Keys to new-style Product Keys.

During this transitional period, the online store for Sandboxie still issues old-style Registration Keys, however these will be automatically upgraded into the new style Product Key when used to unlock Sandboxie.

Hopefully this transition will go smoothly. Please let me know if you experience any problems.

"Yes, the licensing terms remain the same, and there are no limits on how many times you can activate a personal license.

However, I do record the number of activations coming from different computers and I reserve the right to cancel product keys that seem to be abused. For example, buying one personal key which is then activated on 100 computers.

I don't know about other software but I assure you that activation in Sandboxie is going to be painless. You'll get a pop-up, you'll click Activate License, and that will be it. You get reminders during the last seven days of your activation period, so that should rule out any issues with the web site. You can ask Sandboxie to tell you how much time is left in your activation period. You can re-enter your product key at any time to rearm your 90 day period. And I also offer offline activation on the off-chance that you want to use Sandboxie on a computer that is permanently disconnected from the Internet.

Really, I feel I have taken every measure to make it as painless as possible for the legitimate customer. I'm sure there are plenty of software calling home regularly and reactivating as necessary. With Sandboxie you'll get a nice prompt about it once every 3 months -- should not be an issue.

As for why 90 days, that is because I want to have the option of canceling product keys and I want to know that it makes a difference. In the past I've disabled tregistration keys in a later build of Sandboxie, but if the "customer" never upgrades then they can use the pirated key forever. That is not ok with me.

Finally regarding cracking. Since I believe a keygen for Sandboxie will no longer be possible, the only option for cracking will be to install a replacement Sandboxie driver that came from a pirate. You were saying that thanks to activation, software pirates will have a better experience. But that is not accurate, as they will need to install an untrusted driver from an untrusted source -- a potential rootkit -- whereas you the legitimate customer will have peace of mind that your driver came from me.

stisev reviewed v3.47.03 Beta on Aug 8, 2010

!!! NEW ONLINE 90 DAY "ANTI-PIRACY" ACTIVATION!!!

tzuk has now implemented online activation every 90 days. This is a very unwelcome but realistic step in the development cycle of Sandboxie. :(

I understand why he has to do it, but saddened by yet another software that falls in the name of DRM. :(

Here is the thread: http://www.sandboxie.com...torder=asc&start=75

edd3800 reviewed v3.47.03 Beta on Aug 7, 2010

I've been using Sandboxie for a few years, started with the free version. It did such a great job, I felt these guys deserved to get paid. So I bought the paid version. Most of the time my anti-virus catches the malware, the few times it hasn't , just deleting the sandbox has got rid of it. It's taken a few years, for the anti-virus companies to catch on, but now many of them offer a sandbox feature. You can't go wrong using Sanboxie.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v3.45.19 Beta on Jun 19, 2010

Show me just one way to execute (malware) code from the internet that gets out of this sandbox, and I will give you a thousand bucks!
the only malware that stands a chance would be malware that you run OUTSIDE of this sandbox.....

Plumber reviewed v3.45.16 Beta on Jun 7, 2010

I wonder if the previous reviewer can provide a single example of a way to bypass Sandboxie. (OK, I lied; I don't really wonder, I very strongly doubt he can. And saying "It has happened before!" doesn't cut it.) Provide such an example, and the author will fix the problem.

TomWibbaert reviewed v3.45.16 Beta on Jun 7, 2010

There are hundreds possible ways to execute (malware)-code out of the sandbox. This tool is just as secure as digging oil out the water with a kano.

Nighted reviewed v3.45.10 Beta on May 4, 2010

I love this program. Been using it for years. Great tool, a must have for browsing suspicious sites or running dubious executables.

I'm amazed how much better this program has gotten compared to so many others that just bloat up.

lehenryjr reviewed v3.45.10 Beta on May 4, 2010

This is very quickly becoming one of my favorite applications for testing. In conjunction with VirtualBox; never fearing to affect my own machine. For me, it's important to be able to test and not make a mess of my own machine. Recommended.

LHenryJr.
www.lehsys.com

elitegangsta reviewed v3.45.06 Beta on Apr 14, 2010

Now we can all watch our porn in private!

betasun reviewed v3.45.06 Beta on Apr 14, 2010

The program itself is excellent .it deserves a better Icon .

kazzi reviewed v3.45.06 Beta on Apr 13, 2010

Finally - last stable and my Win7 Ultimate 64bit did not function correctly. This beta does.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v3.45.01 Beta on Mar 17, 2010

I find the guy below me offensive and I wish his account would be banned!
don't they have rules about offensive words in this forum?

Lsavagejt reviewed v3.43.19 Beta on Jan 29, 2010

You like this? I like it.

asaenz reviewed v3.43.19 Beta on Jan 28, 2010

It would be nice if there was a brief log of the changes somewhere for the betas so I know if I'm affected since I'm using XP and I assume most of the new stuff is for Win 7 or Vista.

Diam0nd reviewed v3.43.16 Beta on Jan 21, 2010

God bless Sandboxie and x64 support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

CyberDoc999 reviewed v3.43.13 Beta on Jan 9, 2010

Best of the best !!!!! 10 stars

darkwzrd1 reviewed v3.39.24 Beta on Sep 30, 2009

@Diam0nd, you do realize that MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard was just released about a month ago which just made it a true 64-bit operating system, before this release it only offer limited 64-bit capabilities. Your reference to MacOS doesn't even make any sense in the first place, since Sandboxie is Windows based. If your so brilliant Diam0nd, why don't you personally code a similiar application with 64-bit capabilities. Let me guess? You don't have the slighest clue what the hell your talking about. You need to get a life or maybe a girlfriend...

phil_177 reviewed v3.39.20 Beta on Sep 24, 2009

STILL no 64-bit version ... :(

When are you going to open your eyes ??? When we get the 128-bit operating systems ... I've been in 64-bit mode since 2003. That's six (6) years beings you can only count 32, 32, 32, 32 ...

First one out with 64 bit has got my undivided attention!!!

ailef reviewed v3.39.20 Beta on Sep 24, 2009

this program is excellent to prevent 32bit OS from malware attacks.
launch what u want in the box, it should block 99% of bad codes that want to compromise your system.

Diam0nd reviewed v3.39.20 Beta on Sep 24, 2009

darkwzrd1
Go eat a schlong, you ****ing moron. I didn't even say the program was bad and I rated it 5, because I like it. g**d*** imbecile. Sack of s***.

kbsoftware
No there WAS a point in my reference to MacOS. There point is that it's an OS that's been 64 bit for a long time. Windows is moving in that direction too, and I simply do not believe it is hard or impossible to code a x64 version of Sandboxie.
I personally see very little benefit of 64bit for majority of ordinary users, but the trend really IS a move into x64 architecture, so adapting is the key I guess.

darkwzrd1 reviewed v3.39.20 Beta on Sep 24, 2009

@Diam0nd... Your a freak'n idiot!

kbsoftware reviewed v3.39.18 Beta on Sep 22, 2009

Diam0nd

I don't think you really read it, more like skipped through it at best.
"MacOS has been x64 forever and it got all kinds of programs."
Has absolutely no relevance for Sandboxie since it's a Windows OS program.

"is no point in saying that x64 is bad too."
He never said that or even suggested it, he's only saying some of Microsofts new security features in the 64bit version of their OS makes it impossible to implement security features for his software, and Microsoft offers no api's or anything else that allows him to get around these problems.

And for the last part of your comment, Sandboxie did have a 64bit version, it ran but as he mentioned again PatchGuard being the biggest problems. And thus why he had to stop any 64bit version of the software. No point in writing a program with one or more big security holes in them, defeats the purpose of Sandboxie.

Now having said all that, he could take advantage of virtualization techonology. But to each their own as we are moving to 64bit world, like it or not.

Diam0nd reviewed v3.39.18 Beta on Sep 21, 2009

UPieper:
I know, I read it. The only problem with all that: it's a bunch of crap. MacOS has been x64 forever and it got all kinds of programs. If this guy can't buy a license (and it IS possible by, for example, donation gathering, like PeerBlock has done), it's not reason to blame x64 architecture. Now, MAYBE Microsoft's implementation was/is bad, but this is no point in saying that x64 is bad too.

There's a whole bunch of quite sophisticated programs made for x64, I simply can't believe that Sandboxie is the only one that can't be run or re-written to run under 64bit OS.

UPieper reviewed v3.39.17 Beta on Sep 20, 2009

There will probably never be a 64bit version>

http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?WindowsVista64

Diam0nd reviewed v3.39.17 Beta on Sep 17, 2009

Excellent. But I wish it worked under x64 OSs :(

UPieper reviewed v3.39.13 Beta on Sep 9, 2009

Great little program! I usually surf with Firefox(+Noscript) but if I need/want to surf with IE I have it configured as "enforced program" and I can most safely surf even on the phoniest sites.

Additionally I can test-drive executables (yes, also trojans and the like) in the sand-box

McCrap reviewed v3.39.13 Beta on Sep 9, 2009

It's a great tool but we need 64bit support badly. I guess the author doesn't have deep pockets to pay for a 64bit signed driver.

whateverwillbe reviewed v2.79.3 Beta on Mar 12, 2007

Nice program, but Altiris Software Virtualzation Solution works even better and the commercial version is free with no limitations.

echoiz reviewed v2.79.3 Beta on Mar 9, 2007

In most situations,you won't need a registered version.The free version is enough for using.Just have a try ,you will like it.