Version 3.48
Released on 9 August 2010.
This is the single major change to Sandboxie since version 3.46:
Version 3.48 introduces new Product Keys to replace old Registration Keys, and requires periodic online activation of Product Key. Online Product Activation is not designed to circumvent the terms of the license, those terms remain the same as ever. For more information, please see FAQ Licensing.
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Version 3.46
Released on 4 July 2010.
The complete set of changes to Sandboxie since version 3.442 covers over 100 issues.
- Support for Synaptics trackpad scrolling and Logitech SetPoint mouse horizontal scrolling.
- The Run Sandboxed dialog box expands vertically to accomodate a longer list of sandboxes, and includes a new Run Outside Sandbox option to bypass Forced Programs.
- Improvements to the stability, robustness and performance of Sandboxie.
- Improved support for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7. Support for 64-bit Windows should now be on par with 32-bit Windows.
- Improved support for Microsoft products: Windows Media Player 11, Windows Office 2010, Windows Live Mail.
- Improved support for third-party security software: McAfee SiteAdvisor, avast! Antivirus, AVG Anti-Virus, Blink Internet Security (64-bit), Kasperksy Internet Security, Online Armor, Panda Cloud Antivirus.
- Improved support for third-party applications: EMClient, Internet Download Manager, JetStart, LastPass, Linkman, NVDA, ShortKeys Lite, VirtuaWin, WinAmp, Xobni Plus, Zotero
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Version 3.442
Released on 17 April 2010.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.44.
Fixes a problem with Windows Update KB979683, which was released on 13 April 2010, and causes Sandboxie to stop working on Windows XP and Windows 2000 computers.
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Version 3.44
Released on 3 February 2010.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.42.
- Full support for 64-bit Windows.
- Single installation EXE contains both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Sandboxie.
- Improved Disable Forced Programs mode.
- Hold Ctrl+Shift while invoking the right-click Run Sandboxed command on a program that is forced, to run the program outside the supervision of Sandboxie.
- When Disable Forced Programs is used to start some forced program X outside the supervision of Sandboxie, then any other forced programs started by that program X will also start outside the supervision of Sandboxie.
- Improved support for User Account Control (UAC) elevation by sandboxed programs.
- No longer requires Sandboxie Control to be running.
- Pop-up window displays information about the elevating program.
- Fixed incompatibility with Software Restriction Policies (SRP) on Windows 7.
- Windows Explorer running under Sandboxie displays current folder in title.
- Prevent Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers from updating in the sandbox.
- Support for installing extensions into Google Chrome.
- Support for ICMP (ping) operations by sandboxed programs in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
- Improved compatibility with third-party security software: a2 Anti Malware.
- Improved compatibility with other third-party software: Macro Express, LinkStash, Bing Toolbar.
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Version 3.42
Released on 1 December 2009.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.40.
- Improved support for Windows 7 and Windows Media Player 12.
- Support for environment variables changed within the sandbox.
- New settings page: Sandbox Settings > Restrictions > Hardware Access.
- New settings page: Sandbox Settings > Applications > Web Browser > Google Chrome.
- Improved support for installation and use of WinSxS assemblies in the sandbox.
- Improved compatibility with third-party security software: Online Armor, a2 Anti Malware, Comodo Verification Engine, Norton Internet Security, Panda Internet Security, Trusteer Rapport.
- Improved compatibility with other third-party software: Pdf995, SPAMfighter, Acer GridVista, NEO Pro, Evernote 3.5, JAWS 11, LastPass, gMote.
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Version 3.40
Released on 30 September 2009.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.38.
Translations:
- Macedonian translation contributed.
New Features:
- Full support for Windows 7.
- Improved support for User Account Control (UAC) elevation: Elevation requests are handled by the Sandboxie Start.exe program. (Windows Vista/7. Elevation from a standard user account is not supported at this time.)
- Improved support for WinSxS assemblies eliminates error 14001 for sandboxed programs, and makes it possible to install a wider range of software.
- A new "Run As UAC Administrator" option appears in the Run Any Program window and the right-click Run Sandboxed sandbox selection window. (Windows Vista/7.)
- Sandbox folders are created with a Sandboxie icon.
Fixes:
- Tightened protection to prevent actions by malicious programs such as closing windows outside the sandbox, changing the password for the logged-on user account, changing system parameters or colors, or initiating logoff sequence.
- SandboxieCrypto service takes only a few seconds to start, rather than a few minutes. (Windows Vista/7.)
- Alleviate need for all programs in the sandbox to run as Administrator when installing new software, thus permitting software to be installed directly from the browser, for example. (Typically applies to Windows Vista/7.)
- Sandboxed progams have improved handling for arrival/removal of new drive letters.
- Improved support for sandboxed programs writing files into directory junctions and volume mount points.
- Improved access to hardware devices by sandboxed programs.
- Fixed a problem when Sandboxie is installed to a folder with non-English characters in its name.
- Changed default delete sandbox command for Eraserl secure delete:
Use -method DoD_E -resultsonerror rather than -method Gutmann -results.
- For a full list of changes, see topics and discussion in the Sandboxie Beta Version 3.39 forum.
Third-party software:
- Improved compatibility with Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, Norton Internet Security 2010 and ZoneAlarm Security Suite 9.
- Improved interoperability of Microsoft Outlook under Sandboxie and Windows Desktop Search outside Sandboxie.
- Improved support with some download manager software.
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Version 3.38
Released on 28 May 2009.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.36.
Translations:
- Spanish translation contributed by Marton Larrosa.
New Features:
- Software Compatibility tool (in Configure menu) detects software on the computer and applies necessary configuration.
- New "X" icon is displayed while deleting the contents of a sandbox.
- Improved support for Windows 7 (Release Candidate build 7100 only).
Fixes:
- Freeze/lock-up in web browsers due to a problem in Immediate Recovery.
- Color border option (in Sandbox Settings > Appearance) appears on secondary monitors in a multiple-monitor setup.
- Minor problem on Windows Vista when deleting files in a Windows Explorer running under Sandboxie.
- Support for keyboard navigation in Sandboxie Start Menu.
- Resolved problem with Microsoft Office products freezing/locking-up when opening documents in a Forced Folder.
- Some performance improvements due to optimized registry access.
- Error SBIE2313 Could not execute SandboxieRpcSs.exe (267) caused by blocking access to some folders through Sandbox Settings > Resource Access > File Access > Blocked Access.
Third-party software:
- Improved compatibility with Online Armor.
- Improved compatibility with ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite Version 8.
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Version 3.36
Released on 13 April 2009.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.34.
Translations:
- Albanian translation contributed by Besmir Godole.
- Chinese (Traditional) translation contributed by tenhon.
- Czech translation contributed by Virec Jaroslav.
- Russian translation contributed by Sergey Burkun.
New Features:
- New application configuration system makes it easy to activate configurations and resolve conflicts with third-party software.
- Intercept AutoPlay notifications for better protection of CD/DVD and USB drives which are protected (forced) by Sandboxie.
Fixes:
- Sandboxie Control does not abort if the tray icon cannot be installed.
- Border around sandboxed windows uses less CPU resources and does not appear around full screen Web video windows.
- Fixes related to Windows Vista:
- Support "Run As" UAC elevation requests for sandboxed programs.
- Fixed a problem with Internet Explorer 8 when User Account Controls (UAC) is enabled.
- Fixed a problem that prevented a clean start of Windows Installer.
- Fixed a problem with starting Windows Live Messenger.
- Fixed a problem with use of some plug-and-play hardware such as webcams and joysticks.
- Fixes to Quick Recovery and Immediate Recovery:
- Correctly recover files that have a long name or a long path.
- Suspend Immediate Recovery notifications until the file is no longer in use by the application that created it.
- Improved support for Immediate Recovery with Google Chrome and Microsoft Office products.
- Many more fixes under a hood for a smoother Sandboxie experience.
Third-party software:
- Resolved conflict with eEye Blink (version 4.3.0 or later)
- Resolved conflict with Outpost Firewall during installation.
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Version 3.34
Released on 5 January 2009.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.32.
New Features:
- Translation to French, contributed by Mr Anonyme.
Fixes:
- Performance improvements for sandboxed programs.
- A forced Internet Explorer displayed an Open/Save popup window, when an Internet shortcut icon was clicked. The Open/Save window no longer appears.
- Sandboxed Windows Explorer can "paste" files that were "copied" outside the sandbox.
- Fixed a problem that prevented sandboxed applications from switching to full screen on Windows Vista.
- Fixed a problem when running Windows Live Mail sandboxed on Windows Vista.
- And many other smaller issues were resolved.
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Version 3.32
Released on 16 November 2008.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.30.
- New translation to Italian, contributed by FSoft.
- New features in Sandboxie Control:
- Start/Run Access Restrictions prevent programs from running in the sandbox unless specifically permitted.
- Internet Access settings page revised for greater ease of use.
- Program Settings revised and enhanced with additional options.
- Leader Programs mechanism stops all programs running in the sandbox, as soon as some specific program ends.
- Right-click command "Terminate Program" is more powerful now and can terminate any program running in the sandbox.
- New and changed functionality in Sandboxie:
- Explorable ZIP Compressed Folders: Windows Explorer running sandboxed can copy ZIP contents to the clipboard.
- Replaceable Windows DLLs: Installation of a sandboxed program can replace system DLLs inside the sandbox.
- All versions of the .NET Framework (up to 3.5, including Silverlight) can be installed sandboxed.
- Read-only/query-only access to the Windows Management and Instrumentation (WMI / WBEM) service, for sandboxed programs that require it.
- Files created in the sandbox are owned by the "Authenticated Users" group.
- Sandboxie Start Menu starts noticably faster.
- Prevent a sandboxed program from stopping other programs using the EndTask API.
- Prevent a sandboxed program from changing system locale settings.
- Fixes and enhancements related to Windows Vista:
- On Windows Vista, Internet Explorer did not always show Immediate Recovery notifications, and this has been fixed.
- On Windows Vista, Sandboxie Control does not run as Administrator when launched at the end of the Sandboxie installation.
- On Windows Vista, a sandboxed Internet Explorer need not be "Run As Administrator" in order to install ActiveX components.
- On Windows Vista, Sandboxie Start Menu can show shortcuts installed into the sandbox under the "All Users" profile.
- Enhanced compatibility with third-party software:
- Norton Internet Security 2009
- Recent versions of McAfee Site Advisor
- Improved support for KeyScrambler.
- Web browsers: Google Chrome and K-Meleon.
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Version 3.30
Released on 2 September 2008.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.28.
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- Resolved problem with choppy audio on higher-end systems typically running Windows Vista.
- Improved support for network shares.
- Resolved problem with user account containing non-English letters.
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Version 3.28
Released on 30 June 2008.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.26.
- New translations:
- Translation to Finnish, contributed by pokpok
- Translation to German, contributed by Brummelchen
- Translation to Portuguese (Brasil), contributed by anonymous
- Translation to Turkish, contributed by Volkan Gezer
- Resolution for long-time problems and annoyances:
- SBIE1116 errors on Windows XP which prevented Sandboxie from starting.
- Sandboxed Outlook using incorrect account password.
- Sandboxed programs and Sandboxie Control immediately recognize new drive letters that appear (for example as a result of mounting a USB drive).
- Firefox 3:
- Added default exclusion for the Firefox database of phishing sites, urlclassifier*.sqlite files, to improve start-up time of sandboxed Firefox, and reduce the time needed to recreate this database when the sandbox is deleted.
- Usability improvements in Sandboxie Control:
- Real paths are displayed instead of the %placeholder% notation.
- Hiding SBIE messages through Sandboxie Control hides the message only for the detail specified in the message.
- Desktop icons do not flicker when Sandboxie Control window is visible.
- For Windows Vista, added more requests for UAC elevation where necessary.
- Further improvements to the following issues:
- Improved support for network shares exposed by Windows computers (including Quick and Immediate Recovery, and Direct and Full Access)
- There remain some difficulties in accessing network shares exposed by some NAS devices
- Full support for programs installing and using WinSxS assemblies on both Windows XP and Windows Vista
- Collection of smaller changes:
- Default Copy Limit Kb increased to 48MB from 32MB.
- Fewer temporary files are kept in the sandbox.
- Fixed PATH environment variable in sandboxed programs.
- Partially resolved conflict with Rising Antivirus 2008.
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Version 3.26
Released on 27 April 2008.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.24.
This version is primarily a bug-fix release, fixing major and minor problems, including some security problems.
- Network shares are accessible even if not mapped to a drive letter.
- Fewer temporary files are kept in the sandbox.
- Sandboxed programs cannot change the system date/time.
- Translation to Japanese, contributed by v2y
- Translation to Polish, contributed by Barnaba.
- Resolved conflicts with third-party software Avira Anti-Virus.
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Version 3.24
Released on 5 March 2008.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.22.
- Improved compatibility with Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
- Support for blocking Internet access to more than one sandboxed program at a time.
- Support for the new bookmarks system introduced in Firefox 3.
- Removed domain restrictions: Sandboxie can again be used in a domain network without additional license keys.
- Some performance improvements and security enhancements.
- Translation to Korean, contributed by doa.
- Resolved conflicts with third-party software: AVG 8, Ad Muncher, Novell NetIdentity, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008.
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Version 3.22
Released on 13 January 2008.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.21.
This version improves the overall stability and usefulness of Sandboxie through various bug fixes and enhanced functionality:
- Improved support for sandboxed program installations, in particular for online installers such as Windows Live and the Google Pack.
- Improved support for Windows 2000.
- Improved support for sandboxing 16-bit DOS programs.
- Resolved conflicts with several third-party security applications.
- Sandboxie no longer recreates shortcut icons and associations every time it is started.
- Support for internationalization in Immediate Recovery.
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Version 3.21
Released on 6 December 2007.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.20.
New Features
- Relaxed domain licensing restrictions to allow unrestricted use on portable computers. (Initially available in version 3.20.01)
- Translation to Simplified Chinese, contributed by Lu Hang.
- Online multiplayer games running in a sandbox can connect to PunkBuster-enabled game servers.
- Improved support for FAT32 volumes on Windows 2000. This functionality was last available in Sandboxie 2.64, and is now restored.
- Proper sandboxing for the installation and use of side-by-side (SXS) DLLs allows complex products to be installed entirely into the sandbox.
- In Windows Vista systems where User Account Controls is enabled, Sandboxie can start programs as Administrator.
- Support for Windows Live Mail.
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Version 3.20
Released on 11 November 2007.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.01.
Major Changes
- Sandboxie Control rewritten to offer better control and configurability of Sandboxie:
- Process Managenent:
- Can terminate selected process
- Can set settings for select process
- Can identify sandboxed processes by window - 'Is Window Sandboxed?'
- Can block Internet access by all programs in sandbox except selected process
- Delete and Recovery:
- Quick Recovery integrated into Delete Sandbox for a one-step process
- Recovery remembers multiple target folders
- Immediate Recovery enabled by default, and can recover multiple files at once
- Integrated file browser for exploring/recovering the contents of the sandbox
- Delete protection for sandboxes
- Shell Integration:
- Sandboxes added as SendTo targets
- Can create custom shortcuts to run any program sandboxed
- Configurability:
- Sandbox Settings window replaces manual editing of Sandboxie.ini
- New Features:
- Can force programs to start sandboxed based on folder, in addition to program name (Registered version)
- Unregistered version can now alert when selected processes start outside sandbox (Previously only available in registered version)
- Bugs fixed:
- Resolved SBIE2208 errors for some Windows 2000 systems
- Resolved some cases of SBIE1223 subcode 44
- Crashes due to drag-and-drop
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Version 3.01
Released on 25 August 2007.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 3.00.
Changes
- Most of the many changes in version 3.01 are fixes to problems discovered with the previous version 3.00.
- Fixes to increase stability and robustness of Sandboxie.
- Fixes to enable more programs to run sandboxed.
- Numerous fixes for more compatibility with third-party software.
- Corrected handling of some parameters in Sandboxie.ini file, and of the configuration file as a whole.
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Version 3.00
Released on 10 July 2007.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 2.86.
Changes
- Sandboxed Windows Explorer
- In Sandboxie Control: Run Sandboxed -> Windows Explorer
- Files cut (or copied) in a sandboxed Windows Explorer window, can be pasted into any unsandboxed application
- The SandboxieExplorer replacement for Windows Explorer has been discontinued
- Sandboxed Windows Installer
- Starts and stops automatically as needed
- Run Sandboxed -> Windows Installer has been discontinued
- Can install packages from network shares
- Sandboxed Installation of Win32 Services
- Happens transparently and automatically as part of sandboxed installation, if needed
- Note, this does not refer to drivers
- Stronger protection of window-to-window communications
- Sandboxed applications can't destroy windows of an application outside the sandbox
- Sandboxed applications can't communicate with windows outside the sandbox
- Can be overriden with OpenWinClass
- Sandboxed applications can't send fake keyboard input to windows outside the sandbox
- Can be overriden with BlockFakeInput
- Sandboxing of Win32 Hooks
- System-global hooks are converted into application-level hooks, and directed to sandboxed applications only
- Can be overridden with BlockWinHooks
- Earlier versions of Sandboxie allow a sandboxed program to install a global hook DLL, if the hook DLL file is located outside the sandbox
- Support for read-only files and registry keys
- See ReadFilePath and ReadKeyPath
- Can be used by administrators to make sure sandboxed applications can't bypass system policy by modifying the sandboxed copy of the Policies registry key
- Sandboxie no longer needs a system restarts when upgrading or removing the program
- Note that upgrading from an earlier version, such as 2.86, will still require a restart
- Improved support for Windows Vista
- Revised 'Temporarily Disable Forced Programs':
- Applies only in the login session where it is used, as opposed to being applied globally to Sandboxie in earlier versions
- Can be disabled (see ForceDisableSeconds)
Smaller changes:
- No error message if OpenFilePath et al specify a drive letter that isn't available (Useful when used with portable hard drives that may not always be available)
- Support for more devices inside the sandbox, specifically, webcams
- Sandbox name can be displayed in title bar. See BoxNameTitle
- Reduced chance for SBIE1406 errors
- When re-creating a deleted sandboxed folder, for which there is a corresponding real folder, the folder will be re-created empty. In earlier versions, the folder would re-created with the contents of the real folder.
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Version 2.86
Released on 20 April 2007.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 2.85.
New Features
- New Immediate Recovery can recover files as soon as they are saved into folders configured as recoverable. Use Sandboxie Control -> Configuration menu -> Sandbox Settings -> Set Automatic Clean-Up Options to enable this feature.
Problems Resolved
- SBIE1408 error messages.
- "Can't invoke program" problem (due to a conflict with a third party application).
- Printing works better on some printers.
- Launching a sandboxed program will correctly start the Sandboxie service and driver, if they are not active.
More Changes
- Enumerating processes inside a particular sandbox will not show processes running in other sandboxes.
- New OpenPipePath setting.
- Sandboxed registry keys are no longer converted into lowercase letters.
- The sandboxed Windows Installer service starts faster. It can also be started on Windows Vista from a limited Administrator account when UAC is in use.
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Version 2.85
Released on 8 April 2007.
This release includes some important bug fixes over the last version 2.84.
Foremost among these is a problem that would cause Sandboxie to crash the machine, in some rare cases.
There are also compatibility fixes that make Sandboxie work better with some third-party tools.
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Version 2.84
Released on 30 March 2007.
This release improves the performance of Sandboxie over the last version 2.82.
Version 2.82 resolved a number of problems discovered in version 2.80.
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Version 2.82
Released on 25 March 2007.
This release resolves a number of problems discovered with version 2.80.
For more information, see list of changes in version 2.80.
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Version 2.80
Released on 18 March 2007.
These are the changes to Sandboxie since version 2.64.
- In the past six months, large parts of Sandboxie have been re-written to achieve the following goals.
- More reliability and less chance for a system crash due to a malfunction in Sandboxie
- Reduce conflict with third-party software
- Better support for program portability (see Portable Sandbox)
- Introduce support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
- Revive support for 64-bit Windows platforms (but not Vista x64; see Windows Vista 64)
- Stronger security for sandboxed programs
- This version also improves somewhat on the usability of Sandboxie.
New Features: Sandboxie Control
- Easy configuration to allow un-sandboxed access to Internet Explorer Favorites and Firefox Bookmarks
- Sandboxie Control can remove created sandboxes
- Automatic sandbox clean-up has been made more consistent with respect to manual clean-up
New Features: Sandboxie Start (Launch Tool)
- Start Menu displays desktop icons
- Right-click Run Sandboxed and Run Any Program dialog work for all types of files
- New command line option to terminate all sandboxed programs (see Start Command Line)
New Features: General
- OpenFilePath and related settings now accept wildcards
- No need to manually configure volumes that are not hard disks, as sandboxable volumes
- Sandboxed applications needing the Windows Installer service will wait for it to start, rather than end abruptly
- Sandboxie Trace displays program access to objects
- New AutoExec setting allows sandbox customization
Fixes
- Resolved conflict with Outpost Firewall
- Installer automatically stops Sandboxie Control, when necessary
- License agreement not displayed when un-installing, to reduce confusion
- Sandboxie Control does not crash on initial installation
- Sandboxie Control displays gray icon while waiting for the core driver component
- Drag and drop no longer crashes a sandboxed window
Discontinued Features
- RegDump utility discontinued. The sandboxed registry is now a proper Windows registry hive, visible through RegEdit. (See Sandbox Hierarchy.)
- Sandboxie Toolbar discontinued.
Naming Changes
- Driver component is now called SbieDrv.sys (previously Sandbox.sys)
- DLL component is now called SbieDll.dll (previously SandboxieHelper.dll)
- Service component is now called SbieSvc.exe (previously SandboxieServer.exe)
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Version 2.64
Released on 10 October 2006.
Problems fixed since version 2.62.
- On some systems, the Sandboxie installation program could lock-up indefinately as soon as it started working.
- Sandboxed programs running under an Administrator account were able to add shared folders (and use that to circumvent Sandboxie), and manipulate user accounts in the system.
- Clicking Internet links in some non-sandboxed programs (including the Windows Explorer) could lock-up for several seconds, if Internet Explorer was set as a ForceProcess. See also: Message SBOX1123.
- Delete Sandbox in Sandboxie version 2.62 ignored the DeleteCommand setting that was introduced in version 2.60. See also: Secure Delete Sandbox.
- Delete Sandbox (actually, the program actually doing the deletion) would fail for sandboxed files that have names of DOS device names.
New features
- New HideMessage configuration setting.
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Version 2.62
Released on 28 September 2006.
Changes since version 2.60.
- Delete Sandbox operation now renames sandboxed files and folders that are too long, making it possible to delete them.
- Sandboxie Ini configuration file can now include the UNICODE BOM prefix character, if desired.
- Sandboxie Control now shows processes from all users in the same logon session, and fixed Sandboxie Rpcss and DcomLaunch to handle this scenario better.
- Extended HarddiskVolume configuration setting to support removable devices.
Fixes:
- Closed the small security hole, recently identified in the Tech Support Alert newsletter.
- Setting Internet Explorer as a forced program should no longer cause Windows Explorer (or other un-sandboxed programs) to lock up for a short while.
- Fixed occasional error 233.
- Fixed problems in SandboxieExplorer (occasionally crashed on close).
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Version 2.60
Released on 31 August 2006.
Major changes since version 2.5.
- Delete Contents of Sandbox now completes quickly, regardless of the size of the sandbox.
- Protected Storage data can no longer be retained in the sandbox after its deletion.
- ProtectedStorage is typically used to remember data entered into Web forms.
- You can configure Sandboxie to store that data in the system ProtectedStorage.
Fixes:
- RegDump now works also on Windows 2000.
- Sandboxed Firefox will accept Web links from non-sandboxed programs.
- This was working only for sandboxed Internet Explorer.
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Version 2.5
Released on 3 August 2006.
Major changes since version 2.42.
- Support for multiple sandboxes.
- Support for Internet Explorer version 7.
- New Sandboxie Explorer program - similar to Windows Explorer, but sandboxed:
- Files can be copied to the clipboard in Sandboxie Explorer, and pasted to any non-sandboxed folder in Windows Explorer.
- Can also be pasted to Sandboxie Explorer running in another sandbox.
- "Run Any Program" sandboxed will start Sandboxie Explorer if given a folder name.
- Sandboxed programs show two [#] indicators for stronger emphasis.
- Clicking on Web links in a non-sandboxed programs will correctly send the link to a sandboxed browser.
- This is most useful for registered users using forced browsers.
- Protection against sandboxed programs trying to record or playback keyboard input.
- Note, program executable file must reside inside the sandbox, to be denied access to keyboard recording.
- SandboxieControl can be configured to not start automatically.
- In Options menu, see Run Sandboxie Control when Sandboxed Program Runs
- Support for easy configuration of Sandboxie with Microsoft Office Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird, in addition Microsoft Outlook Express.
- Improved audio support inside the sandbox.
- Audio quality improved.
- Can play MIDI files.
- New mechanism to start Sandbox core component (kernel driver).
- If starting the kernel driver locks or crashes your system, the driver will not be started automatically following a system restart.
- Makes it easy to uninstall Sandboxie if it causes problems.
- Technical change: Sandboxing-support logic moved from SandboxieControl to a new Sandboxie Service.
- Should fix 'access denied' or 'insufficient privilege' errors in some cases.
Minor changes
- Configuring a Firefox folder as an OpenFilePath would not work. Fixed.
- Storing large pieces of data into the sandboxed registry would cause Sandboxie to complain that the sandboxed registry has become corrupt. Fixed.
- Start menu shortcut for "Run any program under Sandboxie" was launching IE instead of the Run Sandboxed Program dialog. Fixed.
- Start.exe would pop up an Application Error box when Comodo Firewall is in use. Fixed.
- Refined memory usage: less memory is used, and hopefully resolved all memory leaks.
- Better support for multi-processor systems like hyper-threading and dual-core systems.
- Better support for concurrent Terminal Services sessions (logon sessions).
- Running sandboxed programs as a user account in one logon session will not show these programs in the same user account running in another logon session.
- The Sandboxie Installer would not set itself as the uninstaller, if its program filename was changed from SandboxieInstall.exe. Fixed.
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Version 2.42
Released on 14 May 2006.
Changes since version 2.4.
- Fixed sporadic 487 errors related to IcfOpenDynamicFwPort.
- Fixed a crash in Sandboxie Start Menu.
- Fixed a memory leak that caused Sandboxie to consume great amount of system memory for no good reason.
- Added Firefox Profiles to predefined folders for Quick Recovery (in Automatic Sandbox Clean-Up Options.)
- Fixed a small bug in the sandboxed registry.
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Version 2.4
Released on 8 May 2006.
New Features since version 2.3.
Windows Installer service can be started inside the sandbox, allowing a greater range of applications to be installed. (Since 2.31)
Sandboxie Installer creates "Run Sandboxed" shortcut for MSI Installer packages. (Since 2.33)
Auto-complete information is pulled from the outside system into the sandbox, allowing input boxes on Web forms and password information to have information readily available inside the sandbox. (Since 2.35)
Easier configuration for a sandboxed Thunderbird mailbox and sandboxed Firefox bookmarks.
Configurabe "linger" processes, that would be automatically terminated if they are the last ones in the sandbox.
Sandboxie Run Program... dialog can start some programs by executable name only, rather than a fully-qualified path name, much like the Windows Run dialog.
Registered users can now invoke a menu option to temporarily disable forced sandboxing nv of programs.
Important Fixes
Fixed minor performance/locking issues. (Since 2.31)
Support for disk systems where the naming convention is not the conventional \Device\HarddiskVolumeX, but also RAID-style device names, and user-configurable device names such as T: (Since 2.33)
Sandboxie Control will not overwrite settings in the configuration file, greatly reducing the need to set "ConfigLevel=99" when manually editing the configuration. (Since 2.31)
Enables system setting "Browse in New Process" inside the sandbox, forcing IE to run sandboxed even when configured by the system to run as part of Windows Explorer. (Since 2.35)
Playback of streaming video would occasionally hang a sandboxed process, now fixed. This could resolve process lock-ups in other situations too.
Fixed some memory corruption issues, some memory leaks, resolved some registry bugs, contributing to a more stable Sandboxie experience on the overall.
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Version 2.3
Released on 4 March 2006.
Changes since version 2.25.
Sandboxie Installer now adds an entry in Add/Remove Programs.
Improved Quick Recovery tool to remember last folder selected.
Fixed problem reaching Web sites with IE in Windows 2000 systems.
Fixed possible locks up of sandboxed processes under heavy CPU load.
More fixes all around.
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Version 2.25
Released on 2 February 2006.
Major Changes since version 2.22.
Introducing a new and improved Sandboxie Installer, which allows program updates without a removal first, and is also functional when running in Safe Mode.
Fixes
Resolved a conflict with Kerio Personal Firewall, version 4, that would cause Sandboxie to crash the entire system.
Fixed a problem where certain updates to the registry could, occasionally, cause a program to hang with 100% CPU utilization.
Forcing programs to run sandboxed will not run them in the weak sandbox mode. (Weak mode is a feature in development.) The fix was available since 12 January 2006 as a separate download.
Programs (particularly IE) no longer crash on Windows 2000 when dragging files to the desktop.
Configuration for Outlook Express allows mailbox files to be accessed in the "AppData" folder as well as "Local AppData".
Fixed error message SBOX1406, SBOX1117.
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Version 2.22
Released on 7 January 2006.
Changes since version 2.2.
Fixed incompatibility with Windows 2000 when the latest rollup updates are applied. (Error message SBOX1029)
Fixed errors when Outlook Express is launched sandboxed, and whenever system processes are launched in the background. (Error message SBOX1406)
The configuration file Sandboxie.ini may be placed in the Sandboxie installation directory as an alternative location to the Windows directory.
The Quick Recovery tool in Sandboxie Control now allows files to be overwritten during recovery. (This may be particularly useful for recovering the Firefox bookmarks file.)
Programs may be started inside the sandbox by a dragging the executable icon and dropping it into the Sandboxie Control window.
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Version 2.2
Released on 23 December 2005.
Changes since version 2.11.
This release fixes some issues in the Sandboxie framework. There are no changes to the user-interface.
Executable programs (.exe files) that reside in the file folders that make up the sandbox, will automatically start sandboxed whenever launched.
Improved support for Windows Server 2003.
Better support for printing from within the sandbox.
Stricter isolation of programs running inside the sandbox from accessing programs running outside the sandbox.
On Windows XP and later, files copied into the sandbox will retain their short 8-dot-3 file names.
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Version 2.11
Released on 19 October 2005.
Changes since version 2.1.
This is a bug fix release over version 2.1 from a few weeks ago.
Sandboxie (32-bit) version 2.1 has been reported to crash some systems during installation and is now officially recalled.
The 64-bit version 2.1 of Sandboxie is still available for download.
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Version 2.1
Released on 5 October 2005.
Changes since version 2.0.
Now supports 64-bit versions of Windows, as well as Windows Server 2003.
Delete Contents of Sandbox works better and should display less messages about files not deleted because they are in use.
Includes new option to automatically sandbox programs by program name.
Includes a very simple RegDump utility that can display the contents of the sandbox registry in the file Registry.dat.
Hopefully fixed the problems related to CreateProcessA.
Fixed a serious bug that could cause a system crash.
And some other small fixes that help make a better Sandboxie experience.
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Version 2.0
Released on 19 August 2005.
Changes since version 1.85.
Improved security and isolation of sandboxed programs that are trying to reach into and alter non-sandboxed programs.
Automatic support for running Outlook Express sandboxed and not losing mail. Possible also with other mail programs, after some further configuration.
Delete Contents of Sandbox can start automatically after all sandboxed programs are closed, or when Sandboxie itself closes. New Quick Recovery tool allows for easy one-click recovery of files before the sandbox is emptied.
Sandboxie can issue alerts when specific programs are started outside the sandbox.
Easier installation of desktop and quick-launch shortcuts to run your Web browser sandboxed.
Shadow registry keys that represent sandboxed registry keys will be discarded when the computer restarts. (They are all empty anyway.)
Small performance improvement due to less files being copied into the sandbox, if the files are not going to be updated.
Improved support for concurrent use of Sandboxie by multiple users of the same computer. (For users sharing a computer through Fast User Switching or Terminal Services)
Now configurable: the folder where the sandbox resides; the size limit for copying files into the sandbox (previously fixed at 32MB).
New concept of "Open" and "Closed" paths allowing specific programs full-access or no-access, respectively, to specific folders and registry keys.
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Version 1.85
Released on 14 May 2005.
Changes since version 1.83.
Another way to launch sandboxed programs: the Sandboxie Start Menu.
Sandboxie Control is now started automatically, if not already running, whenever a sandboxed program is started.
Some minor fixes over release 1.83.
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Version 1.83
Released on 27 April 2005.
Changes since version 1.8.
This version of Sandboxie fixes a system crash that occurs when using earlier versions of Sandboxie with a particular brand of anti-virus software.
Better support for Windows Installer service, allowing more software to be installed into the sandbox.
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Version 1.8
Released on 10 April 2005.
Changes since version 1.7.
Sandboxie implements auto-complete for Web forms and other uses. (Auto-complete data entered when using Sandboxie is not visible outside the sandbox.)
Note: It may be necessary to empty the sandbox once, after upgrading to version 1.8, before the auto-complete feature becomes usable. This is because previous versions of Sandboxie purposely disabled this feature inside the sandbox.
The Run Program... dialog now maintains a history of typed commands. Automatic command completion now works with both Windows 2000 as well as Windows XP.
The audio device becomes accessible within the sandbox.
Sandboxed programs may install icons in the system notification area. Specifically this means better support for the Avant browser.
Resolved the conflict with the Zone Alarm firewall product.
Fixed a problem with Internet access when the proxy setting is set to automatic proxy detection. This typically manifested itself as a browser trying to detect proxy settings indefinately.
And more features to increase overall stability and the range of usable programs. (It is now possible to run even the Windows Calculator under Sandboxie.)
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Version 1.7
Released on 4 March 2005.
Changes since version 1.6.
Sandboxie is now able to run a sandboxed instances of most programs side-by-side with the unsandboxed instances of the same program. This means Firefox should now be on the same level of usability with Sandboxie as Internet Explorer is.
A new Run Program... feature in Sandboxie Control adds the ability to launch any program.
Nicer dialog for Empty Sandbox, which also deletes the shadow registry keys created for the sandbox.
Opening or explorer a folder from within a sandboxed process will open the target folder sandboxed.
For better system protection, Sandboxed programs are not allowed access to the system Service Control Manager.
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Version 1.6
Released on 5 February 2005.
Changes since version 1.502.
This version of Sandboxie fixes many problems with the isolated COM framework that is used by programs running under the control of Sandboxie.
The long standing problem of Internet Explorer not coming up has been resolved, at least in some of the cases. In those cases that I observed, it was waiting for the Sandboxie COM framework to come up, but that framework was hung.
It's now possible to embed ActiveX Controls and OLE compound documents within applications. For example, viewing a PDF document using Internet Explorer opens the document (using Acrobat Reader) within the browser, rather than out of the browser.
Web radio is now possible, again due to better COM suport, though I have experienced some problems getting it to work under Windows 2000.
The system driver is started later in the initialization process of the system, in order to reduce possibility of conflict with other drivers. This change has resolved a system crash with a blue screen at least in one case.
Sandboxie Control can now work even when started by a restricted user in the system.
Stronger isolation of sandboxed processes from the outside system: more system object classes, in addition to disk files and registry keys, are now sandboxed.
A few very minor tweaks to improve performance.
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Version 1.502
Released on 9 January 2005.
Changes since version 1.5.
This version of Sandboxie fixes a system hang that occurs when using earlier versions of Sandboxie with a particular brand of anti-virus software.
A new Run Default Browser action that launches the system default web browser.
This is a very small upgrade, so only the installation package is labelled version 1.502. The application components themselves display version 1.5.
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Version 1.5
Released on 31 December 2004.
Changes since version 1.4.
This version of Sandboxie features improved overall performance.
Sandboxie Control will periodically check if a new version is available on this web site.
Sandboxie is still free of charge, and you may use it for any length of time you desire. However, if you find Sandboxie useful, you are encouraged to become a registered user by paying a small registration fee.
Happy New Year!
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Version 1.4
Released on 4 December 2004.
Changes since version 1.25.
This version should fix any system lock ups previously caused by Sandboxie. It also provides better separation between sandboxed and non-sandboxed programs running simultaneously, and better identification by displaying the sign "[#]" in the title bar of running sandboxed programs.
Sandboxie is still free of charge, and you may use it for any length of time you desire. However, if you find Sandboxie useful, you are encouraged to become a registered user by paying a small registration fee.
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Version 1.25
Released on 17 September 2004.
Changes since version 1.2.
This version fixes most of the problems previously listed in the Known Problems section. Particularly, the problem of sharing of history and temporary internet files between the sandbox and the real system.
This version also makes it possible to install Internet Explorer toolbars into the sandbox.
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Version 1.2
Released on 30 August 2004.
Changes since version 1.15.
Introduces the new Sandboxie Toolbar for Internet Explorer.
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Version 1.15
Released on 20 August 2004.
Changes since version 1.1.
- Installs on Windows XP with Service Pack 1a
- Support for the FAT filesystem
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Version 1.1
Released on 31 July 2004.
Changes since version 1.0.
Replaces global sandboxing with a more reasonable, per-process approach.
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Version 1.0
Released on 26 June 2004.
First public release.
Global sandboxing: Once sandboxing begins for any initial process, any new process in the system will be sandboxed as well.
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