Where did sandbox come from

[Asyn]

@DavidR post:19

Isn’t this really were the avast ComminityIQ should come in, for every alert/notification of the autosandbox, shouldn’t that information be passed up the CommunityIQ chain ?

Good question…!
I also thought it would/should do that…???

[system]

@RejZoR post:13

Interesting. I’m not seeing all that much popups. So far the only problematic stuff were Adobe Flash based games on Steam (like Machinarium or Windosill). Those usually trigger Auto Sandbox dialog. But if you think of it, Flash content running in browser and executed through Steam. I’d be suspicious as well.
But certainly this requires refinement over time to make less popups when not needed like you pk suggested.

I have seen one pop up with Version 6, and Virus Total had 1/40 listed for this file. I wasn’t sure about it, so I sent it to the lab. A few weeks later, I scanned the file from the Chest and it came up clean. When I opened it, Avast told me it was going to be sandboxed. (Have my setting set to Auto.)

I was grateful for this, because the lab probably thought the file MIGHT be safe. (I sent the Virus Total Report too), but just to be sure, they sandboxed it.

Let’s say that a file is restricted in the sandbox. Can certain parts of the program or file not run because it is sandboxed? If you sandbox a program, especially in Avast Pro or IS, does the sandboxed program get installed to the Add/Remove Programs List? Or does the program not do that, because of it being virtualized? I know everything goes away when the program is closed.

Now that we have a good discussion here, we should keep this topic open.

Jack

[Asyn]

Jack, are you talking about ASB or SB or are you mixing these two…??
The last replies were all related to the ASB.

[system]

@pk post:12

In my opinion, autosandbox warning box is shown for a lot of applications very often and I think heuristic is too strict. Unfortunately, vlk & other viruslab guys do this on purpose (marketing). I’d like to see autosnx box only when avast is really not sure about the application which is going to be executed. I’m sure, most our avast free users (where autosnx feature is included) don’t have a clue what’s the sandbox and how it works. They just need silent antivirus, running in background and without additional configuration - showing annoying popups don’t really help.

AutoSandbox wanted me to sandbox “RadioSure”. So I checked it out on “Virustotal” and they agreed. So now I run RadioSure Virtualized.

Avast knows the truth!

[Asyn]

@Nesivos post:24

AutoSandbox wanted me to sandbox “RadioSure”. So I checked it out on “Virustotal” and they agreed. So now I run RadioSure Virtualized.

How did VT agree…???
If it is malware don’t run it at all…!!!

[system]

@Asyn post:25

@Nesivos post:24

AutoSandbox wanted me to sandbox “RadioSure”. So I checked it out on “Virustotal” and they agreed. So now I run RadioSure Virtualized.

How did VT agree…???
If it is malware don’t run it at all…!!!

found something called potential malware or some such thing.

Besides the music options are too great not to take the small risk. I had actually used it for years before I had the Avast Sandboxing feature and have never had a problem to my knowledge ??? that resulted from it.

How can you not love 1 Club.FM Bar Rockin’ Blues That station cooks bigtime

[system]

@Asyn post:25

How did VT agree…???
If it is malware don’t run it at all…!!!

LOL, +1

[Asyn]

@Nesivos post:26

found something called potential malware or some such thing.
Besides the music options are too great not to take the small risk.

:o : ;D :-X 8)

[system]

@Asyn post:23

Jack, are you talking about ASB or SB or are you mixing these two…??
The last replies were all related to the ASB.

Well,

For my story, I only have Avast 6 Free, so I mean the SB. (Regular Sandbox) Sorry for the confusion!

I can try to explain:

In Avast Free: Any program that Avast determines to be suspicious can run in the Sandbox. Users can select “Ask” (default), “Auto”, or “Off.” The program or file is isolated from the system/user so it cannot harm anything when in the sandbox. In the Free version, only files/programs deemed by Avast to be suspicious get flagged for the Sandbox.

In Avast Pro/Internet Security: (Paid Versions) I understand that you have the same prompts, but an added feature is that you can right-click in the content menu or in settings and manually choose to run ANY program or file in the Sandbox. I think you can also change Avast settings to sandbox everything you open, over-riding manual control. The “Open Everything” in sandbox may strain your computer RAM and other resources because of the amount of checking and security integration that Avast has to do. Some critics say that sandboxing everything is a little too paranoid, but its there in the paid versions of Avast if you want it.

I understand there is also a program called Sandboxie, that I think is free to try, and $30 to buy. It’s like the paid version of Avast where anything any everything could run in a virtulized environment. I am happy with the free version of Avast and I also use WOT and Virus Total to help guide me away from suspicious sites and files.

Jack

[Asyn]

@Jack 1000 post:29

I only have Avast 6 Free, so I mean the SB. (Regular Sandbox)

No, you mean the AutoSandbox (ASB)…!!