Run Outside Sandboxie stopped working

[HikariWS]

IDK how long it stopped. I have some shortcuts that execute Start.exe to make some app run inside some sandbox. I use that so that these apps' profiles aren't changed and are restored to host's version every time the sandbox content is deleted.

When I need to change anything on host's version, I right click on the shortcut and choose to run it outside Sandboxie, then the app does that. I make the editions I need and close it ASAP, then I delete the sandbox content and execute it back inside it.

I just tried to do that and it failed. There's no error message, the app just executes inside the sandbox even though I had selected to run it outside any.

[isaak654]

I right click on the shortcut and choose to run it outside Sandboxie. There's no error message, the app just executes inside the sandbox even though I had selected to run it outside any.

I have the same problem with Sandboxie Classic 5.48.5 / 5.49.0 x64 and Windows 10 2004 x64.
I can reproduce it with this shortcut:
"C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" /box:DefaultBox "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"

Workaround to avoid the issue: Press down CTRL+SHIFT when you click the Run Sandboxed command or when you double click the shortcut.

Possible files involved here.

[DavidXanatos]

Did that ever worked for em itdoes not even work with the last sophos version

[isaak654]

Did that ever worked for em itdoes not even work with the last sophos version

Probably it doesn't work since 2017, but I can't be sure.

According to the last post in this discussion from tzuk, Run Outside Sandbox was surely working in version 4.01.02:
https://sandboxie-website-archive.github.io/www.sandboxie.com/old-forums/viewtopicfbce-3fbce.html

Haven't looked into SRP issues yet, but Run Outside Sandbox should be fixed in version 4.01.02.

Lucky for you, you might want to download it from here and test it accordingly (stricly in a VM with Windows 7):
https://www.afterdawn.com/software/security/misc_security_tools/sandboxie_64-bit.cfm/4_01_02_beta

[isaak654]

@DavidXanatos
After a lot of attempts, I can reproduce it even with Sandboxie (64-bit) v4.05.12... basically it happens only with specific sandboxed shortcuts like the one in the second post. I couldn't try the 4.01.02 beta which is incompatible with my Windows 8.1 system.

[DavidXanatos]

that should be fixed in the 0.9.2 build can you please test and confirm

[isaak654]

that should be fixed in the 0.9.2 build can you please test and confirm

Nope, I think there is another issue with 0.9.2 (here I tried two different shortcuts):

These shortcuts are fine if I run them with a double click... so the problem is related to the right-click -> Run Sandboxed feature on 0.9.2.

[DavidXanatos]

ok so the status, the thing fixed was an otehr dfp bug...
version 0.9.3 will have a feature to make this behavioure work but it wil not work with classic.
Basically the new UI checks if the provided link is to a start.exe and if so drops the start exe part selects teh preset box and uses the normal run sandboxed code path as if the user woudl have clicked on a link to the target and not to a start.exe + target

[isaak654]

David has added a simple fix in Sandboxie Classic 5.51.3 after writing the previous post, so the Run Outside Sandbox command has finally been fixed.