Re: Windows program for creating "quarantine" / "sandboxed" folders

chris_at_nospam.com
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 05:32:01 GMT

On 18 May 2004 17:28:50 -0700, huesodepez@yahoo.es (Holger Finke)
wrote:

>Hello,
>I wonder if it is possible to define a folder (for example the folder
>that is used for downloads) as a quarantined zone, that is, to assure
>that any viruses or other malware cannot leave this folder and infect
>the system or other folders. (I understood that this principle is
>referred to as "sandbox", right?) Are there any software solutions
>accomplishing this under Windows XP?
>Many thanks in advance for your answer,
>Holger

This cannot be done under Windows. Now if you said under Linux, I'd
say look at the chroot command.

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