Saturday, November 9, 2019

Sophos to Open Source Sandboxie

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SANDBOXIE VERSIONS


Sophos is excited to announce that we are making Sandboxie a free tool, with plans to transition it to an open source tool.

This new evolution of Sandboxie is one we are enthusiastic about, but that does not mean this was an easy decision to make. Sandboxie has never been a significant component of Sophos’ business, and we have been exploring options for its future for a while.

Frankly, the easiest and least costly decision for Sophos would have been to simply end of life Sandboxie. However, we love the technology too much to see it fade away. More importantly, we love the Sandboxie community too much to do that. The Sandboxie user base represents some of the most passionate, forward thinking, and knowledgeable members of the security community and we didn’t want to let you down.

After thoughtful consideration we decided that the best way to keep Sandboxie going was to give it back to its users – transitioning it to an open source tool. We will release more information about the open source project as we continue to work on the details.

Until the open source transition is completed we have decided to make all restricted features of Sandboxie completely free.


To download the latest version of Sandboxie (Win 7, 8.1 and 10 only, this will NOT work on XP) Click here
Please, feel free to join our Forums for updates.

Sandboxie now supports Windows 10. Click here to download it.



What We Do

Sandboxie uses isolation technology to separate programs from your underlying operating system preventing unwanted changes from happening to your personal data, programs and applications that rest safely on your hard drive.


Web Browsing

Secure your favorite web browser and block malicious software, viruses, ransom-ware and zero day threats by isolating such attacks in the Sandbox; leaving your system protected


Email

Run your favorite email program in Sandboxie so you never have to worry about suspicious attachments or spear phishing attacks


Data Protection

Sandboxie prevents internet websites and programs from modifying your personal data (i.e. My Documents), files & folders on your system


Application Testing

Safely test and try new programs and applications within Sandboxie and prevent unauthorized changes to your underlying system that may occur


Sandboxie Supports

Windows 7 through 10
Legacy Operating Systems such as Windows XP
Available in both 32 and 64 bit versions
All major web browsers; Chrome; FireFox; CyberFox; Opera; IE 6-11 & more
Microsoft office Suite, PDF and Multimedia files
Constantly stay updated with the latest version updates for free
Requires less than 6mb of hard drive space with simple installation


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