Windows 10 will offer a sandbox to isolate suspicious applications
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The Internet is full of malware, which is why Windows users have always been warned not to run suspicious files. Windows 10 will soon have a s andbox tool to help you figure out what makes that.exe file questionable.
The sandbox will improve your security in Windows 10
Some more knowledgeable Windows users have long used virtual machines to test suspicious files, but that requires a lot of configuration and forethought. Windows Sandbox is like an optimized virtual machine, and it will be integrated into Windows 10 in a few months. To run Windows Sandbox, your PC must be on Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise version 18305 or later, with a 64-bit dual-core CPU, at least 4 GB of RAM and 1 GB of disk space. However, Microsoft recommends a quad-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an SSD. You will also need to enable virtualization in the BIOS.
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With all this accomplished, you can create a small 100 MB installation of Windows 10 that is completely isolated from your real operating system, through the Microsoft hypervisor to run a separate kernel. This is a hybrid approach that does not need a complete system image like a normal virtual machine. Using the sandbox, you can open files, infect them, and all kinds of creepy malware, and then turn it off.
The sandbox will reboot and erase any changes you have made, ideally you should be able to see what the executable file does to make sure it is not malware. If the program you expected is not installed, it is a sign that something is wrong. However, a large amount of malware is more cunning and can be bundled with legitimate looking software. In that case, trust Windows anti-malware scanners to detect them.
Microsoft did not say exactly when the Windows Sandbox will be released, but we expect version 18305 to appear sometime in the first half of 2019.
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