Did the application that I install on my computer are harmful and can damage my computer? Why not it can affect (the host device) your system software at the same time it also damage your hard drive. For this article will guide you how to try app safely for the security of your computer.
If you thought, you were installing application in your computer. Now you are grappling with improbable toolbars and various unsolicited software. Then for you avoid this mishap and launch your new program in a secure space to avoid your computer to crash down due to virus or malicious code.
Equip your computer using a sandbox
In computer security, sandbox is a security mechanism for separating between running programs and software vulnerable from spreading. Installing a program that you well know is of course made of no danger but the problem usually comes when you when want to test a new program since some application usually holds some funny surprises which can be not made of good news.
The advice I give is to run that software whose origin is not of confidence in an environment called sandbox for safer reasons.
This will limits the coalition or interaction between the rests of the configuration of your computer system.
Download sandbox the free version on the official site
OS REQUIREMENTS
- Windows 10 pro or enterprise
- AMD64 architecture
- Hardware virtualization
- 2 processor cores minimum
- 4GB RAM
- 1GB of HDD space
Test and run an application with complete confidence
You can use Sandboxie if you want to try out existing software or portable applications that do not required installation. To do this click on browse button and designate the method of execution of the program, then validate. When ok you will see a yellow line around the software indicates that it is running in a secure and save mode.
Run extension or load web pages while avoiding danger
Navigating over the internet without you taking any risk is possible with sandboxie. You can browse over the internet safely without putting your PC in risk, and all that is possible with sandboxie.
To do this, right click on the application icon and validate the Run Web Browser command.
You will then have a secure session that will open on the screen. For this no risk nor damage nor corrupt windows and your personal files.
Install a virtual machine
People usually install a virtual machine in their computer when maybe they want to make some experience mostly programmers; some Youtubers use virtual machine for their tutorial. A virtual machine help to run a machine on another, which can be VirtualBox, VMware, Oracle and many others.
This will help you to run an application without affection the primary system that means that if something dangerous happens, it will just affect the secondary system, which is the virtual machine.
To get a virtual machine click on any of these virtual machine of your choice below to get then.
VirtualBox
Download VirtualBox the free version on the official site
System Requirements
- Processor: 1 gigahertz or faster.
- RAM: 1 gigabyte (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
- Free hard disk space: 16 GB.
- Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.
VMware
Download VMware the free version on the official site
System Requirements
- Processor: 1 gigahertz or faster.
- RAM: 1 gigabyte (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
- Free hard disk space: 16 GB.
- Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.
Oracle
Download Oracle the free version on the official site
System Requirements
- AMD Opteron, Intel Pentium at 500 MHz or faster, or Intel EM64T
- 500 MB free disk space for installation, 10 GB recommended
- 1 GB physical memory, 4 GB recommended
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