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01 Oct 2007
The way forward for security developers is to produce a sandbox environment so that you can browse, download and test software without it affecting your machine. Well, this does exist in the form of a virtual operating system, through Virtual PC 2007 or VMware Workstation. The snag is that you need a legitimate copy of Windows for your testing, unless you want to re-install every 30 days. Another option is the fantastic Sandboxie, which is a much-underrated sandbox tool.
ZoneAlarm ForceField is a preview of forthcoming technology that should enable you to browse the web in a safe environment. Any personal information will be kept away from your system and software downloaded can be test without the results affecting your PC. It's not quite a complete sandbox environment, but it's close.
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