The Sandbox is like a hamster ball. It keeps potential troublemakers isolated.

The Avast Sandbox lets you run a questionable program without risking your computer.

The Avast Sandbox is a special security feature which allows you to run potentially suspicious applications automatically in a completely isolated environment. This is particularly useful if you don’t completely trust whatever you just downloaded or you visit dodgy websites because programs running within the sandbox have limited access to your files and system, so there is no risk to your computer or any of your other files.

Here’s how it works: By default, if an application is started and Avast detects anything suspicious, it will automatically run the application in the Sandbox.  The advantage of running an application in the Sandbox is that it allows you to check suspicious applications while remaining completely protected against any malicious actions that an infected application might try to perform.

The browser or other application will then open in a special window, indicating that it is being run inside the Sandbox. When the Sandbox is closed, it will be restored to its original state and any downloaded files or changed browser settings will be automatically deleted.

The sandbox window in Avast Premier.

The Avast Sandbox is part of Avast Premier 2015, Avast Internet Security 2015 and Avast Pro Antivirus 2015.

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