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5 stars
Version: Sandboxie 1.85
"It ain't pretty, but man, can it cook!"
Pros: With Sandboxie, you can use your browser or any other program and not worry about things creeping into your computer because, if something does, it will be safely sandboxed, unable to spread outside and do its dirty little deed.
When finished using your browser, you can choose to save or discard any bookmarks, history, etc. or discard changes completely, leaving no trace of your internet activity.
You can use the sandbox for other interesting things, for example: start with a clean sandbox, run a program installer. After you install the program, explore the sandbox and see exactly what files it extracted and to which directories. Very useful if you suspect something you don't want is being put where you don't want it. I've found quite a few adware programs and thing being added to the start menu without my consent.
The program is very lean and compact. Why are other programs so bloated?
You can use Sandboxie for free. So give it a try and see what I mean. This is one of those cases where if you don't, you may actually have something to lose!
Cons: A toolbar of some sort for quick access to certain funtions isn't present and would be a bonus feature, just something to gripe about. Other than that, none considering this is now an essential tool on my system.
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This is on old version here on Download.com
You should really go to sandboxie.com and get the latest version. Also if you scroll waaaaaaaaaay down to the very bottom of the page you'll find a forum link where you can grab the latest beta if you like trying the newest features as soon as possible.
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