Sandboxing a windows browser? Effective?

[XDelusion]

I've used Sandboxie, worked very well for me, just had to remind my self to back up what ever data I didn't want to loose. Never tried IE in it, only ran Firefox and some other programs.

[XDelusion]

Hi XDelusion, I'm not sure what you mean by having to back stuff up that is run in a Sandbox (never yet having used one). Can you explain what you mean by this?  Thanks.

In short, everything you do in the Sandbox is lost when you close the Sandbox, unless you purposefully back what ever files you downloaded or created while in the Sandbox.

[XDelusion]

Ah, I see.  Thanks.  I wonder if Sandboxing would have any benefit when logging into one's bank account, etc. or protection from keylogging?

Really, it would only protect against malware downloaded (and trying to install itself) during a browsing session, I'm thinking.

Yes totally. It's about as secure as one can get inside a Windows environment.

[XDelusion]

Just thought of one potential hitch...

If one is running a browser in a sandbox, can the browsing protection feature of the system's anti-virus software still monitor it? Or are the two completely isolated from each other?  If the latter , then sandboxing a browser would be slightly self defeating in this regard.

In theory, I believe you could install a virus scanner inside the Sandbox...

...though I don't know why you would. EVERYHTING you do, unless backed up before closing, becomes lost forever and does not transfer to your OS proper.

As for me, I'm back to using Linux Mint for my internet needs and my Windows machine stays offline and dedicated soley to Audio/Video Editing, Video Game Design, and Gaming.
Keeps life simple, though for course dedicated machines isn't for everyone.