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Tuesday
Jun212011

So you really want to surf the net safely? Sandbox it

So many people, so many virus infections.  What to do?  I think I will start recommending Sandboxie for some of my customers.  Opening your Internet Browser in a sandbox can rid so many users of those "accidental" infections (opening that strange email, downloading that pirated data, etc.).  Sandboxie opens your browser or any other program you want, in a sandbox.  Essentially, it is isolated from your system and only changes can be made on your direction.  So when you download that file, you can open it in the sandbox.  If it's malicious, simply exit the sandbox and everything in it disappears as well.  If the file is safe, simply direct the sandbox to release it to your computer as normal.  Sounds so simple, but for most novice users it may be confusing, but at this point, it may be necessary to educate many on this point. 

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