想象一下(Imagine)，能够测试任何软件或访问任何网站，而不必担心您的计算机可能会感染病毒。这就是浏览器沙箱的作用。可以使用Windows 10中内置的Sandbox应用程序或另一个名为Sandboxie的免费应用程序来完成。但是，Sandboxie应用程序是执行此操作的最简单方法。我们说过它是免费的吗？
什么是浏览器沙盒？
沙盒(Sandbox)对于计算机来说是一个有点奇怪的术语，但想想现实生活中的沙盒是做什么的。这是一组将所有沙子保持在里面的墙。否则，它会悄悄地破坏部分草坪。它还为我们提供了一个明确的游戏空间。
我们正在谈论的那种沙箱，浏览器沙箱，做同样的事情。它将东西保存在里面，因此它不会爬出并破坏计算机。它还提供了一个可以无忧无虑地自由玩耍的地方。
Windows 10 沙盒
如果您拥有 Windows 10专业版(Pro)、企业(Enterprise)版或教育(Education)版，则有一个内置的沙盒功能。我们有一篇文章展示了如何安装和使用 Windows 10 沙盒(how to install and use the Windows 10 Sandbox)。如果您拥有正确版本的Windows并安装了沙盒，则可以使用它来浏览网页。它默认使用Edge。如果您想使用其他浏览器，则需要将其安装在Windows 10 沙盒(Sandbox)中。
但是有一个很大的挑战。每次关闭Windows Sandbox时，都会丢失所有设置。这意味着下次打开它时，它就像是全新安装的Windows。您必须重新设置所有内容。
如果要使用Edge以外的浏览器，则需要安装它。您需要转移您的书签(transfer your bookmarks)并重新安装您喜欢的浏览器扩展程序和加载项。没有书签被保存。不会保存任何扩展或加载项。
确实，您可以配置Windows Sandbox以在会话之间维护一些东西。但这涉及查找和编辑 XML 配置文件。这比大多数人想做的工作还要多。
(Sandboxie)用于沙盒 Web 浏览的(Sandboxed Web Browsing)Sandboxie
Sandboxie是一个可爱的名字，但它是来自(Sandboxie)Sophos的强大沙盒工具。Sophos是数字安全领域的行业领导者。Sandboxie是一个完整的沙盒解决方案。您可以在其中运行任何程序，因此它对于测试软件、打开粗略的电子邮件附件以及其他方面非常有用——浏览网络。另外，它是免费的。
立即免费下载 Sandboxie(Download Sandboxie for free now)。安装它，并通过教程了解它是如何工作的。
我们今天只看Sandboxie Web Browser。不过， Sandboxie(Sandboxie)可以做更多事情！玩弄它。
下载并安装Sandboxie后，浏览就像打开常规网络浏览器一样简单。Sandboxie会在桌面上放置一个快捷方式。只需(Simply)双击Sandboxie将放置在桌面上的Sandboxed Web Browser图标。
默认浏览器将打开所有当前的书签和扩展。您可以像往常一样使用网络。无需像Windows Sandbox(Windows Sandbox)那样进行额外设置。这就是Sandboxie对大多数人来说比Windows Sandbox更好的原因。
浏览器沙箱中(Browser Sandbox)发生(Happening)了什么？
Sandboxie已将所有使 Web 浏览器工作的进程与计算机上运行的所有其他进程隔离开来。这几乎就像在计算机中安装了一台迷你计算机。
Sandboxie为浏览器提供了足够的资源和权限来完成它必须做的事情。其中任何试图访问超出此范围的资源的内容都将被拒绝。您还可以准确地看到浏览器在做什么。双击(Double-click)系统托盘中的Sandboxie图标以查看Sandboxie 控制窗口(Sandboxie Control Window)。它将显示浏览器沙箱正在使用的所有正在运行的进程。
你怎么知道哪个窗口是沙盒的？如果您打开了几个浏览器怎么办？只需(Just)将鼠标移动到窗口顶部即可。如果是Sandboxie窗口，浏览器边缘会出现一个黄色高亮框。
为什么Web(Don)浏览器还没有使用(Web Browsers Already Use)沙盒(Sandbox)？
大多数网络浏览器都使用沙箱。然而，人们仍然会从网站上感染病毒等。显然，沙盒是有一定程度的。很难了解不同 Web 浏览器如何使用沙盒的详细信息。如果他们说，“我们将所有东西都沙盒化，除了某某。” 那么他们就会承认他们并不像他们希望我们相信的那样安全。
我们展示的选项说它们是 100% 沙盒化的。除了对程序进行逆向工程之外，您必须选择是否信任这些浏览器。如果您想尝试对程序进行逆向工程，请查看 Ghidra(reverse-engineering a program, check out Ghidra)。Ghidra是(Ghidra)美国国家安全局(National Security Agency)( NSA )提供的免费逆向工程工具
我们并不是说所有的网络浏览器都不安全。它们和我们希望的一样安全。但是您可以使用浏览器沙箱使您的网络浏览器更加安全(make your web browser more secure)。如果您担心我们当前浏览器在沙盒之外的安全性，请考虑使用其他浏览器。还有更多您可能不知道的浏览器选项(browser options that you might not know about)。
在浏览器沙盒中浏览(Browsing)会完全保护我(Browser Sandbox Completely Protect Me)吗？
简短的回答是，是的，在浏览器沙箱中浏览会保护您。长答案是它不会完全保护你。如果您使用浏览器沙盒来简单地浏览网站，那么是的，您受到了保护。但是，如果您使用沙盒浏览器下载某些内容，然后在沙盒之外打开该下载内容，您就不会受到保护。除非您也为此使用Sandboxie。
你会使用沙盒浏览器吗？你会用它做什么？您是否知道任何其他方法可以将您的网页浏览与计算机的其他部分隔离开来？请在评价部分留下您的意见！
How To Set Up & Use a Browser Sandbox On Windows
Imagine being able to test out any software or visit any website without havіng to worry thаt your cоmputer might get a virus. That’s what a browser sandbox does. It can be done with the Sandbox app built into Windows 10 or аnother free app called Sandboxie. Howeνer, the Sandboxie app is the easiest way to do this. Did we say it’s free, already?
What is a Browser Sandbox?
Sandbox is a bit of a weird term to use with computers, but think about what a real-life sandbox does. It’s a set of walls to keep all the sand inside. Otherwise, it just kind of creeps out to ruin part of the lawn. It also gives us a defined space to play in.
The kind of sandbox we’re talking about, a browser sandbox, does the same thing. It keeps things inside so it doesn’t creep out and ruin the computer. It also provides a place to play freely without worry.
Windows 10 Sandbox
If you have Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or the Education version, there’s a built-in sandbox feature. We’ve got an article that shows how to install and use the Windows 10 Sandbox. If you have the right version of Windows and install the sandbox, you could use it to browse the web. It defaults to use Edge. If you want to use another browser, you need to install it in the Windows 10 Sandbox.
But there’s a big challenge. Each time you close Windows Sandbox, you lose all the settings. That means the next time you open it, it’s like a brand new install of Windows. You have to set everything up again.
If you want to use a browser other than Edge, you need to install it. You need to transfer your bookmarks and re-install your favorite browser extensions and add-ins. No bookmarks get saved. No extensions or add-ins get saved.
It’s true that you could configure Windows Sandbox to maintain some things between sessions. But that involves finding and editing an XML configuration file. That’s more work than most people want to do.
Sandboxie for Sandboxed Web Browsing
Sandboxie is a cutesy name, but it’s a powerful sandbox tool from Sophos. Sophos is an industry leader in digital security. Sandboxie is a full sandbox solution. You can run any program in it, so it’s useful for testing software, open sketchy e-mail attachments, and amongst other things – browse the web. Plus, it’s free.
Download Sandboxie for free now. Install it, and go through the tutorial to see how it works.
We’re just going to look at the Sandboxie Web Browser today. Sandboxie is capable of doing a lot more, though! Play around with it.
Once you’ve downloaded and installed Sandboxie, browsing becomes as easy as opening your regular web browser. Sandboxie will place a shortcut on the desktop. Simply double-click on the Sandboxed Web Browser icon that Sandboxie will place on the desktop.
The default browser will open with all of its current bookmarks and extensions. You can use the web just like you always have. No additional set up is required like with Windows Sandbox. That’s what makes Sandboxie better for most people than Windows Sandbox.
What’s Happening in the Browser Sandbox?
Sandboxie has isolated all the processes that make a web browser work from everything else running on the computer. It’s almost like having a mini-computer inside a computer.
Sandboxie gives the browser just enough resources and permissions to do what it has to do. Anything within it that tries to access resources beyond that will get denied. You can also see exactly what the browser is doing as it is doing it. Double-click on the Sandboxie icon in the system tray to see the Sandboxie Control Window. It will show all the processes running that the browser sandbox is using.
How can you tell which window is sandboxed? What if you have a few browsers open? Just move the mouse to the top of the window. If it’s a Sandboxie window, a yellow highlight box will appear around the edge of the browser.
Why Don’t Web Browsers Already Use a Sandbox?
Most web browsers do use a sandbox. Yet people still get viruses and such from websites. And there are, apparently, degrees of sandboxing. It’s hard to get the details of how the different web browsers use sandboxing. If they said, “We sandbox everything except such and such.” then they’d be admitting they’re not as secure as they’d like us to believe.
The options we’re showing say that they are 100% sandboxed. Outside of reverse-engineering the programs, you must either chose to trust these browsers or not. If you want to try reverse-engineering a program, check out Ghidra. Ghidra is a free tool for reverse engineering from the National Security Agency (NSA)
We’re not saying that all web browsers are unsafe. They’re as safe as we want them to be. But you can make your web browser more secure with a browser sandbox. If you’re concerned about the safety of our current browser outside of the sandbox, consider using a different browser. There are more browser options that you might not know about.
Will Browsing in a Browser Sandbox Completely Protect Me?
The short answer is that yes browsing in a browser sandbox will protect you. The long answer is that it won’t completely protect you. If you use the browser sandbox to simply browse websites, then yes, you’re protected. But if you use the sandboxed browser to download something, and then open that download outside of the sandbox, you’re not protected. Unless you use Sandboxie for that as well.
Would you use a sandboxed browser? What would you use it for? Do you know of any other ways to isolate your web browsing from the rest of your computer? Let us know in the comments section!
