How to better protect your computer without any antivirus or antispyware program?
Every user is concerned about security when accessing the Internet, it downloads, access emails and installs programs. There are several security mechanisms that help to prevent users from virus attacks and hackers. The famous anti-virus, anti-spyware is a form of security used by most users, but also the sandbox, little known but very effective.
When a program is installed and run are stored in the computer we call logs, or the paths and actions taken by the program during its execution. This can be dangerous, because some viruses try to find the logs failures in implementing programs and utilize them to invade and damage your computer.
Sandbox is security mechanism that creates a virtual space in which all changes to files, settings and downloads are performed intercepted and, after restarting the computer, they are erased from the disk.
You can, for example, download programs that make your computer slow or even damage the machine and run them in virtual environment without any problems. If something unexpected happens, just restart the computer and all information generated by the program will be cleared and everything returns to its normal operation.
Where to find Sandbox programs
There are few sandbox programs such as Sandboxie (download Sandboxie) and Virtual Sandbox, which allows you to run any program installed on your computer, including browsers like Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, etc…
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