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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 822060" data-attributes="member: 32260">As I said we start from the same facts but draw different conclusions. That is nothing wrong with it.But I would like to point out some speculative thinking in your post:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">&quot;Hyper-V doesn&#039;t stop malware.&quot; 
You ignore the fact, that the user is vulnerable to spying. In restricted Sandboxie sandbox, the malware (If EXE file or Windows script) can be stopped.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">&quot;Malware can infect the Hyper-V environment however it cannot escape unless the end user does something silly (e.g. allowing access to an organization network from within Hyper-V) or without a zero-day exploit (which is even less likely than pigs flying to Mars and back at this point).&quot; 
If no one will try to exploit Sandboxie, then the same can be said about Sandboxie.</li>
</ol>So, the question is: &quot;Do such events can be sufficiently frequent to overcompensate the technology advantage of Hyper-V over Sandboxie?&quot;In my opinion, the answer may be positive. But, as I said before, it is a speculation based on my experience.It is pointless to discuss speculations, so let&#039;s agree to disagree on the practical advantage of Hyper-V over Sandboxie.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 822060, member: 32260"] As I said we start from the same facts but draw different conclusions. That is nothing wrong with it. But I would like to point out some speculative thinking in your post: [LIST=1] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]"Hyper-V doesn't stop malware."[/B][/COLOR] You ignore the fact, that the user is vulnerable to spying. In restricted Sandboxie sandbox, the malware (If EXE file or Windows script) can be stopped. [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]"Malware can infect the Hyper-V environment however it cannot escape unless the end user does something silly (e.g. allowing access to an organization network from within Hyper-V) or without a zero-day exploit (which is even less likely than pigs flying to Mars and back at this point)."[/B][/COLOR] [SIZE=4]If no one will try to exploit Sandboxie, then the same can be said about Sandboxie.[/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=4]So, the question is: "Do such events can be sufficiently frequent to overcompensate the technology advantage of Hyper-V over Sandboxie?" In my opinion, the answer may be positive. But, as I said before, it is a speculation based on my experience. It is pointless to discuss speculations, so let's agree to disagree on the practical advantage of Hyper-V over Sandboxie.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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