Sanboxie Issue With Firefox ver. 2.0.0.5 When Downloading

Johnincal · Post by **Johnincal** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:58 am

Hello Tzuk!

This is John. Remember me? Sorry I haven't been around, but my new job has kept me busy. Hope you and your family have been doing well.

I have an issue. Ever since I downloaded the latest version of Firefox, I have an issue when I download a file. Everything goes ok when I click a download link, as far as choosing what to do with the file... But when I start to download, the "download box" does not pop up to show the file and the progress of the file. The strange thing is two fold. First, the file does start downloading (but in some cases it stops). Second if I click "Tools" and "Downloads" the box does appear, but does not show the file that is downloading and does not show the progress of the file.

If the file continues to download and I have chosen another utility like Windows Media Player to open it when it is done, it will open the utility. But as I said, the "download box" never shows the file downloaded.

I thought at first that this may be an issue with the new Firefox version, so I checked the help forum and nobody has reported this issue. I then decided to try downloading a couple of files from different sites with Firefox not sandboxed. To my surprise, the file started downloading normally and the "download box" did pop up when the download started and everything proceeded normally, including showing the file and the progress of the download. I then opened up Firefox sandboxed at the same sites and the same issue occured. The "download box" did not pop up, but the file did start downloading. Manually bringing up the box had the same issue as described earlier.

I can reproduce this every time and as I said, this has occurred ever since I downloaded the new version of Firefox (ver. 2.0.0.5).

I looked on your forum, but did not see anybody else with this issue. I would be interested to know if whatever changes that were made in the latest version of Firefox have caused some compatibility issues with sandboxie.

Thanks for your time Tzuk and let me know if there is something I can do to help resolve the issue (after all I owe you!)

Take care,
John

By the way, I am using ver. 2.86 of Sandboxie.

street011 · Post by **street011** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:23 am

John, please update to 3.0, see if it resolves this issue.

tzuk · Post by **tzuk** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:08 am

Sorry I haven't been around, but my new job has kept me busy. Hope you and your family have been doing well.

Thank you, nice to hear from you. Congratulations to you on your new job!

I have an issue.

As street011 suggest, a good first step is to upgrade to Sandboxie version 3 (that's 3.00.05 as of new). If you still have problems after that, then I'll check it in more depth.

Johnincal · Post by **Johnincal** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:00 pm

Although I didn't have a lot of time to check it out, it seems that upgrade to version 3 did the trick. I just had time to check it out on one download link, but Firefox seems to performing normally!

I was very tired last night, so even though I looked, I didn't notice that there was a ver. 3 of Sandboxie... My bad.

It is nice to know that you are ahead of curve though on this version Tzuk! Kind of a change from chasing stuff, huh?

Anyway, thanks for your help and if I do run into an issue, I will post it on this thread, but for now it looks good.

Take care,
John

Newbeak · Post by **Newbeak** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:52 pm

Hello: I have had problems with DAP not working properly within Sandboxie.When I download something with DAP,the application freezes each time,and I have to terminate it with Task Manager.The download progress is shown approaching 100%,but never makes it,and DAP then freezes.The funny thing is when I check the Sandboxie file contents,my download is there,and I can save it to the desktop.When I use DAP outside Sandboxie,it works normally.I have the latest version of Firefox and Sandboxie.Any suggestions would be welcome!
Thanks!

tzuk · Post by **tzuk** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:36 pm

Newbeak, I got it to work but some manual editing is needed.

Open Sandboxie Control, then click Edit Configuration in the Configuration menu.

In the Notepad window that comes up, locate a line that says [DefaultBox].

In any blank line below it, type:

Code: Select all

OpenWinClass=Afx:400000:0

Then save and exit Notepad, and click Reload Configuration in the same Configuration menu.

Then restart your sandboxed IE or Firefox (or whichever browser it is), and try downloading again.

NOTE: Once you do this, the download will be sent to the unsandboxed DAP and downloaded outside the sandbox.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:56 pm

First of all,thanks for the quick reply! I did what you suggested,but DAP is still freezing,and Task Manager has to be used to close it.I can find the downloaded file in the Sandboxie recover files folder.Oh well,thanks again!

tzuk · Post by **tzuk** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:06 am

I did not realize you were running DAP sandboxed. I tried running it sandboxed and got the same freeze. It was a bug in Sandboxie, and I fixed it. Unfortunately I don't have the time to publish an update now, so this will have to wait.

Newbeak · Post by **Newbeak** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:58 pm

Not a problem.Thanks for trying!

By the way,I often post questions to Allexperts.com.I got the following reply when I asked about Sandboxie from one of their "experts":

Subject Sandboxie
Question I have downloaded and am using something called Sandboxie.It is supposed to protect one from malicious software encountered while surfing.It seems like a real solution to threats in cyberspace.What is your take on it? Here is the the link to their website: http://www.sandboxie.com/ Although its free,they ask for a $25 donation.
Thanks
Answer Hello,

Yes I am familiar with the program.. Although it does work, you must remember that anything you put between you and the internet is going to do two things.. 1: it will slow things down, no matter how 'fast' the item works, the simple fact is you have all your internet traffic now going through a device in which it must be scanned before continuing on, therefor if you plan on using things like this, you better have a pretty fast CPU (dual core preferred) and at least 512mb of memory! and number 2: as much as this may help, it will not prevent trojans regardless as there are many zombie type scripts what will come alive when prompted by various commands, therfore I suggest you visit my website at http://tpsconsulting.com and read my TIPS page on OPTIMIZING your computer then go to the SOFTWARE/SUPPORT page where you should then install all the items from the pink section as they are tried and true programs for keeping your system free and clear of the spyware/malware issues that cause so many problems and slowdowns.

I have found that a sandbox is typically just overkill when you can utilize these anti-spyware programs in full scan modes at the end of your day (note that having scheduled tasks is not only a lazy way but also one that is proven to fail eventually due to the fact that you are not aware of what is being found and quarantined or removed).

Hope this helps,

Sincerely

Mike Dacre
http://tpsconsulting.com
Mike Dacre
Technical Production Services
http://tpsconsulting.com

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In my humble opinion,I don't think he knows what he's talking about!

Paul_K · Post by **Paul_K** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:22 pm

Newbeak wrote:In my humble opinion,I don't think he knows what he's talking about!

I agree with you. If you don't mind me injecting my 2 cents worth into your thread, it's obvious that he doesn't have a clue about Sandboxie, what it does and how it's used.

Unknown_User_868 · Post by **Unknown_User_868** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:42 pm

you are absolutely right, he does not know what he is talking about.

1st, sandboxie does not scan anything, it simple intercepts a programs read/write calls and prevents it from making any changes to the file system (including registry entries), instead putting those changes into a "quarantined" folder. yes it does take up precessing power, but a ridiculously small amount for what it does. you are not putting sandboxie between you and the internet, rather you are putting sandboxie between your browser and your file system.

2nd. i do agree that you still need some form of anti-virus protection, but not for the specific reason he states. sandboxie will prevent trojans from infecting your system, because they will be running in the sandbox (provided that you did not take them out of the sandbox). they will be able to do anything that they normally would, such as phone home your system specs and keystrokes, because they have full access to read your drive. they will not be able to stay around permanently, because as soon as you delete the sandbox, the trojan will be deleted too, as well as any other things it downloaded and installed. for more on this see our discussion starting on this page, 3 posts up from the bottom (MitchE323, if you think the discussion started somewhere else (such as an earlier relevant post), do feel free to point this out, but that is where i think it starts). be warned that it is a long discussion (my fault).

Newbeak · Post by **Newbeak** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:50 pm

Yes,I trust Sandboxie to protect me from threats while surfing!

SnDPhoenix · Post by **SnDPhoenix** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:05 am

Wow, this fool doesnt know what the hell he's talking about. And this is supposed to be an expert? LOL

tzuk · Post by **tzuk** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:37 am

Newbeak: Try version 3.00.09.

Newbeak · Post by **Newbeak** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:05 pm

tzuk wrote:Newbeak: Try version 3.00.09.

Thanks,tzuk! That did the trick!

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