Running Sabnzbd in Sandboxie?

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Macamba
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Running Sabnzbd in Sandboxie?

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Hi,

When Sabnzbd downloads and extracts files from the internet, how dangerous are included viruses and other malware? Is any program contained in the rar file executed when extracted?

I ask this as I have had some troubles using Sabnzbd during the last few weeks. And now I'm considering to start Sabnzbd inside Sandboxie. How safe would that be?

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Re: Running Sabnzbd in Sandboxie?

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SABnzbd, par2 and unrar do not execute anything downloaded.
As long as your scripts and Operating system don't execute anything, you're OK.
I don't know if par2 or unrar are vulnerable for buffer overflow issues.

Reducing rights is always a good idea when dealing with programs
with access to Internet.
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