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Should I remove Sandboxie 64-bit?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,408
United States Rank #17,590
Reach 0.0142%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.80 days
267.49 days >
Average installed length: 140.54 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.10 100.00%

Sandboxie 5.10 64-bit

Overview

Sandboxie 5.10 64-bit is a program developed by Sandboxie Holdings. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is start.exe. The software installer includes 50 files and is usually about 5.58 MB (5,855,590 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 40% of users of Sandboxie 64-bit come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\sandbox
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\Installer\SandboxieInstall64.exe" /remove
Estimated size: 5.58 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Sandboxie 5.10 64-bit

Program executable:start.exe
Name:Sandboxie
Sandboxie Start
Path:C:\Program Files\sandbox\start.exe
MD5:bc677cac13c1b720edca651301c8c40e
Additional files:
  • License.exe - Sandboxie (Sandboxie License Manager)
  • SandboxieBITS.exe - Sandboxie COM Services (BITS)
  • SandboxieCrypto.exe - Sandboxie COM Services (CryptSvc)
  • SandboxieDcomLaunch.exe - Sandboxie COM Services (DCOM)
  • SandboxieRpcSs.exe - Sandboxie COM Services (RPC)
  • SandboxieWUAU.exe - Sandboxie COM Services (wuauserv)
  • SbieCtrl.exe - Sandboxie Control
  • SbieDll.dll - Sandboxie User Mode DLL
  • SbieDrv.sys - Sandboxie Kernel Mode Driver
  • SbieIni.exe - Sandboxie configuration file utility
  • SbieMsg.dll - Sandboxie Messages and Text
  • SbieSvc.exe - Sandboxie Service
  • SboxHostDll.dll - Sandboxie Host User Mode DLL
  • SbieDllX.dll
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll (by Mozilla Foundation) - Firefox
  • breakpadinjector.dll (by Mozilla Foundation)
  • crashreporter.exe
  • D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_47.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D HLSL Compiler for Redistribution
  • dsefix.exe (by UG North) - DSEFix (Windows DSE overrider)
  • firefox.exe (by Mozilla)
  • freebl3.dll - Network Security Services (NSS freebl Library)
  • icudt56.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • icuin56.dll (by The ICU Project) - ICU I18N DLL
  • icuuc56.dll - ICU Common DLL
  • keygen_by_uuk.exe (by UUK) - Keygen (Keygen for Sandboxie)
  • lgpllibs.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • maintenanceservice.exe
  • maintenanceservice_installer.exe (by Mozilla) - Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer
  • mozglue.dll
  • msvcp120.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2013 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcr120.dll
  • nss3.dll
  • nssckbi.dll - NSS Builtin Trusted Root CAs
  • nssdbm3.dll - Legacy Database Driver
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Firefox
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe - Plugin Hang UI for Firefox
  • sandboxbroker.dll
  • sbiedrvloadfix.vbs
  • softokn3.dll - NSS PKCS #11 Library
  • updater.exe - Firefox Software Updater
  • webapprt-stub.exe
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe - Mozilla Webapp Runtime App Uninstaller
  • wow_helper.exe
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A0037D69-EF77-4766-BE69-F0D22445638E}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
  • maintenanceservice.exe runs as a service named 'MozillaMaintenance' (MozillaMaintenance) "The Mozilla Maintenance Service ensures that you have the latest and most secure version of Mozilla Firefox on your computer. Keeping Firefox up to date is very important for your online security, and Mozilla strongly recommends that you keep this service enabled.".
  • SbieSvc.exe runs as a service named 'Sandboxie Service' (SbieSvc).
Startup File (User Run)
  • SbieCtrl.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SandboxieControl' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\SbieCtrl.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • firefox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe'.

How do I remove Sandboxie 64-bit?

You can uninstall Sandboxie 64-bit from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Sandboxie 5.10 (64-bit), click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Sandboxie 64-bit.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 74%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 74.29%
Windows 7 25.36%
Windows Vista 0.36%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 36.46%
Windows 10 Pro 19.86%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.11%
Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.50%
Windows 8.1 5.05%

Distribution by countryGeography

39.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 39.94%
  Germany 16.46%
  Italy 7.01%
  United Kingdom 5.49%
  Canada 4.57%
  France 3.35%
  Russia 3.05%
  Sweden 1.83%
  Austria 1.52%
  Netherlands 1.52%
  Australia 1.22%
  Brazil 1.22%
  Spain 0.91%
  Belgium 0.61%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.10%
Acer 19.28%
ASUS 14.46%
Dell 10.84%
GIGABYTE 7.23%
Lenovo 7.23%
Toshiba 6.63%
Medion 4.22%
Alienware 2.41%
Intel 1.20%
MSI 1.20%
Samsung 1.20%
Common models
ASUS All Series 3.28%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.... 3.28%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.28%
Hewlett-Packard G5231fr-m 2.46%
Packard Bell imedia S2185 2.46%
Acer Aspire V3-571G 1.64%

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