Hello Everyone, Found this helpful tut so sharing.

As i mentioned earlier that i will tell some ways to test software before finally installing on your main system, so in this thread i will mention all the methods through which software can be checked before installing on main system.

We have seen previously that some accounts got compromised, and now we have implemented some security and updated some rules, but no matter what we implement or what we setup , there will always be people who wants to harm others systems and we can't track all of them, so your security is your own responsibility , that's why you must test software's before installing them on your main system. We are trying our best to increase the security and rules to decrease such cases in future but that all will be waste unless you take step yourself and test things on your own.

If you find any Software which is suspecious , report about it to staff so that an action can be taken regarding it.

Method 1 :- Windows Sandbox

Requirement :-

    Windows 10 Version 1903 and above (Pro and Enterprise Edition)
    Your system must have virtualization enabled

For Home Edition use this bat file to enable the Windows Sandbox Option :- https://nofile.org/v/9665f0 (Not Tested by Myself)

Features :-

    Windows 10 Built in Functionality
    Small in Size and Easy to Use
    Data gets Destroyed on Closing the Sandbox
    Provides Safe Environment for Testing Software's
    Light Weight and Takes around 1-2 GB space for Windows 10 Sandbox installation and on closing the Sandbox it restores that space


Ok, so if you meet the above requirements than lets move ahead and enable Windows Sandbox

Step - 1 : Open "Turn Windows Features on or off"



Step 2 : Look for Windows Sandbox and Enable it , after enabling it you have to restart your system




Step 3 : Open Start Menu and Look for Sandbox and open it





Step 4 : Now it will take some time and open a Windows 10 Interface




Step 5 : Now copy the software from main system to this Windows Sandbox which you want to test, you can also download software through Edge on Windows Sandbox




Step 6 : Now Install the software and apply any crack/patch to it and open it afterwards






Step 7 : Now if you don't feel any issue with the program and it works just fine , than you can install it on your system, if you find issues on software running or crack/patch not working or feel some lags or adware or hack issues on that sandbox than don't install the software on main system.



Step 8 : After Successfully Testing, just close the sandbox windows and it will destroy all data.





Other Methods :- There are many ways you can achieve the same process, so below i am mentioning just the methods which you can use beside this, you can get many info on google for their uses and all.



Method 2 :- Virtual Machine

You can use any of the virtual machine software and install a window on it and test software's on that.

Software's :-

    Virtual Box :- https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
    VMWare :- https://www.vmware.com


Pros :-

    Separate and Safe Environment

Cons :-

    Heavy on System
    Needs Separate Windows Installation
    Takes large Space
    Slow on Performance



Method 3 :- Using Sandbox Software's

There are many software's available which lets you create a separate sandbox environment on your system for testing software's

Software's :-

    Sandboxie :- https://www.sandboxie.com/
    Shadow Defender :- http://www.shadowdefender.com/


Pros :-

    Small on Size
    Quick setup and start
    Easily Destroy the Sandbox Data

Cons :-

    Some users find it hard to understand their working and functionality

Quote: Found this helpful tut so sharing

(01-20-2021, 10:52 AM)mothered Wrote: A very well documented and Illustrated tutorial.

Quote: Found this helpful tut so sharing

You should credit your source.

(01-20-2021, 11:34 AM)fsociety Wrote: i will not share the config people will misuse it..

(01-20-2021, 11:34 AM)fsociety Wrote: if you need one account let me know.

(01-20-2021, 11:26 AM)Drako Wrote: The Windows sandbox was added all the way back in April 2019, and I never knew it existed until now. And it looks like a much better alternative to Sandboxie or Virtual Box. Since it's native there's no downloading an ISO, setting up the installation on Virtual Box, or dealing with programs not working in Sandboxie. Hopefully any security flaws have been worked out by now.

Anyways, thanks for sharing. I definitely learned something new.