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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Diddy on February 22, 2011, 09:39:06 AM

Title: resolved I would like it if someone could give me for information sandbox
Post by: Diddy on February 22, 2011, 09:39:06 AM

HI I was wondering if someone could please give more information on the Sandbox feature in avast 6.  I was just wanting to now how does the sandbox feature in avast free antivirus work exactly in terms of protecting my home computer from viruses, worms, trojan horses and malware?

I was also wondering if I could ask another question I was wondering how does the virtual feature tie in with the Sandbox feature in Avast free version 6?

I was just wanting some more information about these features that will be part of avast 6.0?  
The reason I am asking for more info is because I would like to understand these features in full before using them in avast free 6?

Sorry if I have mixed the two features up at all.

Have a great day

Title: Re: I would like it if someone could give me for information on the Sandbox feature
Post by: DavidR on February 22, 2011, 03:33:51 PM

There are two flavours of the sandbox, a selective sandbox only in the paid avast versions and the AutoSandbox also in the free antivirus.

What is the avast! Process Virtualization (avast! Sandbox)? - https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=455#idt_09 (https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=455#idt_09).

Avast AutoSandbox info - see this pdf file http://public.avast.com/mkt/20110124_Avast_Autosandbox.pdf (http://public.avast.com/mkt/20110124_Avast_Autosandbox.pdf)