Sandbox whole Windows System?

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Hi!

Is there a possibility to completly sandbox the whole Windows system? I
mean changes made in System32 or Application Data should be seperated
somehow.
I know there is a program named Sandboxie. But not all programs work
with it. Perhaps there is a monitor program which scans all critical
directories.

Any suggestions? (Sorry for my bad english)

DocMAX
 
DocMAX said:
Hi!

Is there a possibility to completely sandbox the whole Windows system? I
mean changes made in System32 or Application Data should be separated
somehow.
I know there is a program named Sandboxie. But not all programs work
with it. Perhaps there is a monitor program which scans all critical
directories.

Any suggestions? (Sorry for my bad English)

DocMAX
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Virtualize a disposable Windows client within a Linux host.
 
When you run a program (e.g.; Internet Explorer ) within a "Sandbox" (Sandboxie), you
protect or isolate that instance of the program from making *any* changes to system
files or the Window's registry.

In effect - this IS separating that program from the whole operating system and on
closing the sandbox - no changes will have been allowed to any part of the system.

Alternatively, you could download the [free] Microsoft Virtual PC program that will
allow you to install and run a separate Windows XP operating system from within your
own, no changes in the "Virtual" XP would be able to affect your current system -
i.e.; it would be totally isolated from it.

This seems like overkill as most program can be run from within a sandbox (using
Sandboxie) just by right-clicking on the application.

This would completely protect your whole system from any changes from the application
while it is running.

Even if the sandboxed program running was totally infected by a virus, it would not
be able to affect the rest of the system...

Download the Sandboxie program by clicking on the link below :
http://www.sandboxie.com/SandboxieInstall.exe

Download the M$ Virtual PC program by going to the download page below :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
 
Please bear in mind that you can only use MS Virtual PC if you have WinXP
Professional. The OP does not state the OS being used. If XP Home is being
used, then the MS Virtual PC can only be used as a guest and not a host.

I have XP Home and have had to use VMWare Player instead - using VMBuilder
(I think that is what it is called) to generate the virtual image in the
first place.

Martin


Tim Meddick said:
When you run a program (e.g.; Internet Explorer ) within a "Sandbox"
(Sandboxie), you protect or isolate that instance of the program from
making *any* changes to system files or the Window's registry.

In effect - this IS separating that program from the whole operating
system and on closing the sandbox - no changes will have been allowed to
any part of the system.

Alternatively, you could download the [free] Microsoft Virtual PC program
that will allow you to install and run a separate Windows XP operating
system from within your own, no changes in the "Virtual" XP would be able
to affect your current system - i.e.; it would be totally isolated from
it.

This seems like overkill as most program can be run from within a sandbox
(using Sandboxie) just by right-clicking on the application.

This would completely protect your whole system from any changes from the
application while it is running.

Even if the sandboxed program running was totally infected by a virus, it
would not be able to affect the rest of the system...

Download the Sandboxie program by clicking on the link below :
http://www.sandboxie.com/SandboxieInstall.exe

Download the M$ Virtual PC program by going to the download page below :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




DocMAX said:
Hi!

Is there a possibility to completly sandbox the whole Windows system? I
mean changes made in System32 or Application Data should be seperated
somehow.
I know there is a program named Sandboxie. But not all programs work with
it. Perhaps there is a monitor program which scans all critical
directories.

Any suggestions? (Sorry for my bad english)

DocMAX
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Click to expand...
 
Martin said:
Please bear in mind that you can only use MS Virtual PC if you have WinXP
Professional. The OP does not state the OS being used. If XP Home is being
used, then the MS Virtual PC can only be used as a guest and not a host.

I have XP Home and have had to use VMWare Player instead - using VMBuilder
(I think that is what it is called) to generate the virtual image in the
first place.

Martin
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XP Home can be used as host for VPC. Before SP3 it was not supported but
it worked. Note that supported != not working.

ismo
 
If that is really true, then I will have to give it a go. I had not tried it
as all the articles I had read stated that you needed XP Pro for it.

Thanks for the update

Martin
 
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