confused... sandbox and registry? installing programs...
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:20 am
can someone explain to me when i install a program in a sandbox what happens to all the registry changes or additions? are they also sandboxed? or permanent?
The thread is also confusing me because from what i have been led to believe after reading Sandboxie's userguide i can simply hit the RECOVER button at the end of my sandboxed session(for example if i run a sandboxed windows explorer) and all the installed files and associated changes made within that session will be copied over to the main drive into their proper places RIGHT?
but from what i am reading in this thread i am not hearing that this is not the case and that files can only be restored one by one?
I am also wanting to install potentially untrustworthy software onto my system and want to be able to see what the software is actually doing so having the sandbox lets me check what files and being created and where things are being saved but i still don't understand how the sandbox works and interacts with system commands sent from the installer to make registry changes or to create new processes etc etc. Is this sandbox keeping me completely safe if i was to install software with a trojan and then delete the sandbox?
I came to this forum looking for info on settings to use to install programs within the sandbox, i previously recall reading something online about having to change some of the settings within sandboxie if i wanted to install programs but have yet to find this little piece of info, can anyone help?
I often see my firewall popping up when installing stuff while in the sandbox asking whether to allow changes in the registry etc etc. if i allow them, will deleting the sandbox restore my registry back to normal? This is my main question hear, i'm trying to determine whether the installer can send commands outside of the sandbox which can interfere with my PC.
The thread is also confusing me because from what i have been led to believe after reading Sandboxie's userguide i can simply hit the RECOVER button at the end of my sandboxed session(for example if i run a sandboxed windows explorer) and all the installed files and associated changes made within that session will be copied over to the main drive into their proper places RIGHT?
but from what i am reading in this thread i am not hearing that this is not the case and that files can only be restored one by one?
I am also wanting to install potentially untrustworthy software onto my system and want to be able to see what the software is actually doing so having the sandbox lets me check what files and being created and where things are being saved but i still don't understand how the sandbox works and interacts with system commands sent from the installer to make registry changes or to create new processes etc etc. Is this sandbox keeping me completely safe if i was to install software with a trojan and then delete the sandbox?
I came to this forum looking for info on settings to use to install programs within the sandbox, i previously recall reading something online about having to change some of the settings within sandboxie if i wanted to install programs but have yet to find this little piece of info, can anyone help?
I often see my firewall popping up when installing stuff while in the sandbox asking whether to allow changes in the registry etc etc. if i allow them, will deleting the sandbox restore my registry back to normal? This is my main question hear, i'm trying to determine whether the installer can send commands outside of the sandbox which can interfere with my PC.
describes on this recent thread what happens to registry changes. Read the top half of his post. I think it answers your questions about the registry and Sandboxie.