Windows 10 Sandbox is a great way to test potentially dangerous applications
like malware files.In this video, you are going to find out how to use Windows
10 sandbox to test potentially malicious files. We are going to put
sandbox to the test. Now to find out how to enable sandbox in Windows 10, please
check the link in the video description I have a video specifically for that. We
are going to test actual malware files and then you are going to find out how
to avoid certain big mistakes. As you can see here, I have Windows Sandbox
opened and I have Firefox installed on it and I also have two links to
dangerous virus files. So the moment I open one those websites it's going to
download a virus automatically. Now I'm going to open the first virus
file. As you can see, it prompts me to download 11.exe. Clearly, a very
suspicious file! Let me download it right now. There you go!
It's downloaded! Now look at this! When I download this file, Firefox warns me
that this file contains malware, but that is the point of this tutorial. We are
actually going to put this to the test. So we are going to open it. But, before
doing that, let us download the second file as well because we are going to try
to open both of them.There you go! Once again, Firefox is warning me to be
careful because this file also contains malware. Let's try this one. Let's see if it works.
Going pass through the. warnings. So far this one does
not seem to work. Let's try the second one now. Let's see if it works
11.exe Let's see if it works and more warnings, more warnings.
Let me click more info. Let's run it anyway, and there you go!
The virus is now on my computer. But that's too bad for the virus, because
it's not running on my real computer. It's running on a virtual machine. It's
running from Windows Sandbox. So, in a way, this virtual machine is now officially
infected. But, as I just said, my actual machine is running just fine. For example
these files were downloaded in the Downloads folder right? Well, if I go to the
Downloads folder from the virtual machine from Windows Wandbox I can see
those two files. Let me go there right now.
and let me go to downloads. I'm going to open the file location. And there you
go! It takes me to do it Downloads folder. and as you can see, here they are, the two
malware files and now I'm going to go to my actual computer, my real Windows 10 PC
Let me go there. Let me click the Start button and then type Downloads in the
search field. Let me click on the download icon. There you go! it takes me
to the Downloads folder. And look! What don't you see? Clearly you don't see
those two files, those two malware files. So those files are in the virtual
machine. But they're not on my real computer. So, when might you actually want
to do this? To actually download viruses! Well, suppose someone suspicious sends
you an email with an attachment and you doubt and you are reluctant to
download it. And of course, rightfully so! Well, by using Windows sandbox, you can
download the attachment. If it does behave strangely, then you know for a
fact it was indeed a malicious file. Of course, the good news is that
malicious file is trapped within Sandbox. It cannot infect your actual computer.
Now here are some situations where you really need to be careful. First of all,
you cannot use Windows sandbox to test fake or phishing websites. This includes
for example a website that pretends to be your bank account, but in reality it's
a total fraud. If you enter your username and password, well sadly, you will get
hacked. This is because you are simply accessing a website; you're not
downloading anything. As such, windows sandbox will not make a difference.
Another big mistake need to avoid is forgetting when you are not using
Windows Sandbox. Sadly, this can easily happen. You think you're using Windows
sandbox when in reality you are using your actual Windows PC. One thing you can
do is change the background or wallpaper of your actual Windows 10 PC, so that way
when you use Windows sandbox you will see that the wallpaper is different.
As a result, you know that you will know that you are inside Sandbox. Something else you can do is to use
Windows 10 sandbox in full-screen. Here's why.
Well, when you use Windows 10 box in full-screen, you will always see this
connection bar on top. As a result, you will always know that you are in Sandbox.
But, if you don't like it, you can also unpin it so that it disappears. However
it does make it easier for you to realize you are using Sandbox, not your
actual Windows 10 PC so that you don't use one for the other.
Overall, as you can see, using Windows 10 sandbox, is very straightforward! And
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