Sandboxie/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[0.6.5 / 5.47.0] - 2021-01-31

Added

• added detection for waterfox.exe, Palemoon.exe, basilisk.exe and brave.exe firefox forks
• added bluetooth API support, IPC port can be opened with "OpenBluetooth=y" -- this should resolve issues with many unity games hanging on startup for a long time
• added enhanced RPC/IPC interface tracing
• when DefaultBox is not found by the SandMan UI, it will be recreated
• "Disable Forced Programs" time is now saved and reloaded

Changed

• reduced sandman cpu usage
• sandboxie.ini and templates.ini can now be UTF8 encoded -- this feature is experimental, files without a UTF-8 Signature should be recognized also -- "ByteOrderMark=yes" is obsolete, sandboxie.ini is now always saved with a BOM/Signature
• legacy language files can now be UTF8 encoded
• reworked file migration behaviour, removed hardcoded lists in favour of templates -- you can now use "CopyAlways=", "DontCopy=" and "CopyEmpty=" that support the same syntax as "OpenFilePath=" -- "CopyBlockDenyWrite=program.exe,y" makes a write open call to a file that won't be copied fail instead of turning it read only
• removed hardcoded SkipHook list in favour of templates

Fixed

• fixed old memory pool leak in the sbie driver
• fixed issue with item selection in the access restrictions ui
• fixed updater crash in sbiectrl.exe
• fixed issues wih RPC calls introduced in sbie 5.33.1
• fixed recently broken terminate all command
• fixed a couple minor UI issues with Sandman UI
• fixed IPC issue with windows 7 and 8 resulting in process termination
• fixed "recover to" functionality

[0.6.0 / 5.46.5] - 2021-01-25

Added

• added confirmation prompts to terminate all commands
• added window title to boxed process info
• added winspy based sandboxed window finder
• added option to view disabled boxes and double click on box to enable it

Changed

• "Reset Columns" now resizes them to fit the content, and it can now be localized
• modal windows are now centered to the parent
• improved new box window

Fixed

• fixed issues with window modality
• fixed issues when main window was set to be always on top
• fixed a driver issue with windows 10 insider build 21286
• fixed issues with snapshot dialog
• fixed an issue when writing to a path that already exist in the snapshot but not outside

[0.5.5 / 5.46.4] - 2021-01-17

Added

• added "SandboxService=..." to force selected services to be started in the sandbox
• added template clean-up functionality to plus UI
• added internet prompt to now also allow internet access permanently
• added browse button for box root folder in the SandMan UI
• added explorer info message
• added option to keep the sandman UI always on top
• allow drag and drop file onto Sandman.exe to run it sandboxed
• added start SandMan UI when a sandboxed application starts
• recovery window can now list all files
• added file counter to recovery window
• when "NoAddProcessToJob=y" is specified, Chrome and related browsers now can fully use the job system -- Note: "NoAddProcessToJob=y" reduces the box isolation, but the affected functions are mostly covered by UIPI anyway
• added optimized default column widths to Sbie view

Changed

• updated templates (thanks isaak654)
• when trying to take a snapshot of an empty sandbox a proper error message is displayed
• new layout for the recovery window
• Sbie view sorting is now case insensitive

Fixed

• fixed issue child window closing terminating application when main was hidden
• fixed issues with non modal windows
• fixed issues connecting to driver in portable mode
• fixed minor issues with snapshot window
• fixed missing error message when attempting to create an already existing sandbox
• fixed issue allowing to save setting when a sandbox was already deleted
• fixed issues with disabled items in dark mode
• fixed some dialogues not closing when pressing Esc
• fixed tab stops on many windows

[0.5.4d / 5.46.3] - 2021-01-11

Changed

• improved access tracing, removed redundant entries
• OpenIpcPath=\BaseNamedObjects[CoreUI]-* is now hardcoded in the driver no need for the template entry
• WindowsFontCache is now open by default
• refactored some IPC code in the driver

Fixed

• fixed issue allowing to bypass the registry isolation, present since Windows 10 Creators Update
• fixed creation time not always being properly updated in the SandMan UI

[0.5.4c / 5.46.2] - 2021-01-10

Added

• added "CallTrace=*" to log all system calls to the access log

Changed

• improved IPC logging code
• improved MSG_2101 logging

Fixed

• fixed more issues with IPC tracing
• fixed SBIE2101 issue with Chrome and derivatives

[0.5.4b / 5.46.1] - 2021-01-08

Added

• added "RunServiceAsSystem=..." allows specific named services to be run as system

Changed

• refactored some code around SCM access

Fixed

• fixed a crash issue in SbieSvc.exe introduced with the last build
• fixed issue with SandMan UI update check

Removed

• removed "ProtectRpcSs=y" due to incompatibility with new isolation defaults

[0.5.4 / 5.46.0] - 2021-01-06

Added

• Sandboxie now strips particularly problematic privileges from sandboxed system tokens -- with those a process could attempt to bypass the sandbox isolation (thanks Diversenok) -- old legacy behaviour can be enabled with "StripSystemPrivileges=n" (absolutely NOT Recommended)
• added new isolation options "ClosePrintSpooler=y" and "OpenSmartCard=n" -- those resources are open by default but for a hardened box it’s desired to close them
• added print spooler filter to prevent printers from being set up outside the sandbox -- the filter can be disabled with "OpenPrintSpooler=y"
• added overwrite prompt when recovering an already existing file
• added "StartProgram=", "StartService=" and "AutoExec=" options to the SandMan UI
• added more compatibility templates (thanks isaak654)

Changed

• Changed Emulated SCM behaviour, boxed services are no longer by default started as boxed system -- use "RunServicesAsSystem=y" to enable the old legacy behaviour -- Note: sandboxed services with a system token are still sandboxed and restricted -- However not granting them a system token in the first place removes possible exploit vectors -- Note: this option is not compatible with "ProtectRpcSs=y" and takes precedence!
• Reworked dynamic IPC port handling
• Improved Resource Monitor status strings

Fixed

• fixed a critical issue that allowed to create processes outside the sandbox (thanks Diversenok)
• fixed issues with dynamic IPC port handling that allowed to bypass IPC isolation
• fixed issue with IPC tracing
• fixed CVE-2019-13502 "\RPC Control\LSARPC_ENDPOINT" is now filtered by the driver (thanks Diversenok) -- this allowed some system options to be changed, to disable filtering use "OpenLsaEndpoint=y"
• fixed hooking issues SBIE2303 with Chrome, Edge and possibly others
• fixed failed check for running processes when performing snapshot operations
• fixed some box option checkboxes were not properly initialized
• fixed unavailable options are not properly disabled when SandMan is not connected to the driver
• fixed MSI installer issue, not being able to create "C:\Config.msi" folder on Windows 20H2
• added missing localization to generic list commands
• fixed issue with "iconcache_*" when running sandboxed explorer
• fixed more issues with groups

[0.5.3b / 5.45.2] - 2021-01-02

Added

• added settings for the portable boxed root folder option
• added process name to resource log
• added command line column to the process view in the SandMan UI

Fixed

• fixed a few issues with group handling
• fixed issue with GetRawInputDeviceInfo when running a 32 bit program on a 64 bit system
• fixed issue when pressing apply in the "Resource Access" tab; the last edited value was not always applied
• fixed issue merging entries in resource access monitor

[0.5.3a / 5.45.2] - 2020-12-29

Added

• added prompt to choose if links in the SandMan UI should be opened in a sandboxed or unsandboxed browser
• added more recovery options
• added "ClosedClsid=" to block COM objects from being used when they cause compatibility issues
• added "ClsidTrace=*" option to trace COM usage
• added "ClosedRT=" option to block access to problematic Windows RT interfaces
• added option to make a link for any selected process to SandMan UI
• added option to reset all hidden messages
• added more process presets "force program" and "allow internet access"
• added "SpecialImage=chrome,some_electron_app.exe" option to Sandboxie.ini, valid image types "chrome", "firefox" -- with this option you can enable special hardcoded workarounds to new obscure forks of those browsers
• added German translation (thanks bastik-1001) to the SandMan UI
• added Russian translation (thanks lufog) to the SandMan UI
• added Portuguese translation (thanks JNylson ) to the SandMan UI

Changed

• changed docs and update URLs to the new sandboxie-plus.com domain
• greatly improved the setup script (thanks mpheath)
• "OpenClsid=" and "ClosedClsid=" now support specifying a program or group name
• by default, when started in portable mode, the sandbox folder will be located in the parent directory of the Sandboxie instance

Fixed

• grouping menu not fully working in the new SandMan UI
• fixed not being able to set quick recovery in SandMan UI
• fixed resource leak when loading process icons in SandMan UI
• fixed issue with OpenToken debug options
• fixed Chrome crashing on websites that cause the invocation of "FindAppUriHandlersAsync"
• fixed issue connecting to the driver when starting in portable mode
• fixed missing template setup when creating new boxes

removed

• removed obsolete "OpenDefaultClsid=n" use "ClosedClsid=" with the appropriate values instead
• removed suspend/resume menu entry, pooling that state wastes substantial CPU cycles; use task explorer for that functionality

[0.5.2a / 5.45.1] - 2020-12-23

Fixed

• fixed translation support in the SandMan UI
• fixed sandboxed explorer issue
• fixed simplified Chinese localization

[0.5.2 / 5.45.1] - 2020-12-23

Added

• added advanced new box creation dialogue to SandMan UI
• added show/hide tray context menu entry
• added refresh button to file recovery dialogue
• added mechanism to load icons from {install-dir}/Icons/{icon}.png for UI customization
• added tray indicator to show disabled forced program status in the SandMan UI
• added program name suggestions to box options in SandMan UI
• added saving of column sizes in the options window

Changed

• reorganized the advanced box options a bit
• changed icons (thanks Valinwolf for picking the new ones)
• updated Template.ini (thanks isaak654)
• increased max value for disable forced process time in SandMan UI

Fixed

• fixed BSOD introduced in 5.45.0 when using Windows 10 "core isolation"
• fixed minor issue with lingering/leader processes
• fixed menu issue in SandMan UI
• fixed issue with stop behaviour page in SandMan UI
• fixed issue with Plus installer not displaying kmdutil window
• fixed SandMan UI saving UI settings on Windows shutdown
• fixed issue with Plus installer autorun
• fixed issue with legacy installer not removing all files
• fixed a driver compatibility issue with Windows 20H1 and later -- this solves "stop pending", LINE messenger hanging and other issues...
• fixed quick recovery issue in SbieCtrl.exe introduced in 5.45.0
• fixed issue advanced hide process settings not saving
• fixed some typos in the UI (thanks isaak654)
• fixed issue with GetRawInputDeviceInfo failing when boxed processes are put in a job object -- this fix resolves issues with CP2077 and other games not getting keyboard input (thanks Rostok)
• fixed failing ClipCursor won't longer span the message log
• fixed issue with adding recovery folders in SandMan UI
• fixed issue with Office 2019 template when using a non-default Sbie install location
• fixed issue setting last access attribute on sandboxed folders
• fixed issue with process start signal

[0.5.1 / 5.45.0] - 2020-12-12

Added

• added simple view mode

Changed

• updated SandMan UI to use Qt5.15.1

Fixed

• fixed crash issue with progress dialogue
• fixed progress dialogue cancel button not working for update checker
• fixed issue around NtQueryDirectoryFile when deleting sandbox content
• fixed dark theme in the notification window
• fixed issue with disable force programs tray menu

[0.5.0 / 5.45.0] - 2020-12-06

Added

• added new notification window
• added user interactive control mechanism when using the new SandMan UI -- when a file exceeds the copy limit instead of failing, the user is prompted if the file should be copied or not -- when internet access is blocked it now can be exempted in real time by the user
• added missing file recovery and auto/quick recovery functionality
• added silent MSG_1399 boxed process start notification to keep track of short lived boxed processes
• added ability to prevent system wide process starts, Sandboxie can now instead of just alerting also block processed on the alert list -- set "StartRunAlertDenied=y" to enable process blocking
• the process start alert/block mechanism can now also handle folders use "AlertFolder=..."
• added ability to merge snapshots
• added icons to the sandbox context menu in the new UI
• added more advanced options to the sandbox options window
• added file migration progress indicator
• added more run commands and custom run commands per sandbox -- the box settings users can now specify programs to be available from the box run menu -- also processes can be pinned to that list from the presets menu
• added more Windows 10 specific template presets
• added ability to create desktop shortcuts to sandboxed items
• added icons to box option tabs
• added box grouping
• added new debug option "DebugTrace=y" to log debug output to the trace log
• added check for updates to the new SandMan UI
• added check for updates to the legacy SbieCtrl UI

Changed

• File migration limit can now be disabled by specifying "CopyLimitKb=-1"
• improved and refactored message logging mechanism, reducing memory usage by factor of 2
• terminated boxed processes are now kept listed for a couple of seconds
• reworked sandbox deletion mechanism of the new UI
• restructured sandbox options window
• SbieDLL.dll can now be compiled with an up to date ntdll.lib (Thanks to TechLord from Team-IRA for help)
• improved automated driver self repair

Fixed

• fixed issues migrating files > 4GB
• fixed an issue that would allow a malicious application to bypass the internet blockade
• fixed issue when logging messages from a non-sandboxed process, added process_id parameter to API_LOG_MESSAGE_ARGS
• fixed issues with localization
• fixed issue using file recovery in legacy UI SbieCtrl.exe when "SeparateUserFolders=n" is set
• when a program is blocked from starting due to restrictions no redundant messages are issues anymore
• fixed UI not properly displaying async errors
• fixed issues when a snapshot operation failed
• fixed some special cases of IpcPath and WinClass in the new UI
• fixed driver issues with WHQL passing compatibility testing
• fixed issues with classical installer

[0.4.5 / 5.44.1] - 2020-11-16

Added

• added "Terminate all processes" and "disable forced programs" commands to tray menu in SandMan UI
• program start restrictions settings now can be switched between a white list and a black list -- programs can be terminated and blacklisted from the context menu
• added additional process context menu options, lingering and leader process can be now set from menu
• added option to view template presets for any given box
• added text filter to template view
• added new compatibility templates: -- Windows 10 core UI component: OpenIpcPath=\BaseNamedObjects[CoreUI]-* solving issues with Chinese Input and Emojis -- Firefox Quantum, access to Windows’ FontCachePort for compatibility with Windows 7
• added experimental debug option "OriginalToken=y" which lets sandboxed processes retain their original unrestricted token -- This option is comparable with "OpenToken=y" and is intended only for testing and debugging, it BREAKS most SECURITY guarantees (!)
• added debug option "NoSandboxieDesktop=y" it disables the desktop proxy mechanism -- Note: without an unrestricted token with this option applications won't be able to start
• added debug option "NoSysCallHooks=y" it disables the sys call processing by the driver -- Note: without an unrestricted token with this option applications won't be able to start
• added ability to record verbose access traces to the resource monitor -- use ini options "FileTrace=", "PipeTrace=", "KeyTrace=", "IpcTrace=", "GuiTrace=" to record all events -- replace "" to log only: "A" - allowed, "D" - denied, or "I" - ignore events
• added ability to record debug output strings to the resource monitor, -- use ini option DebugTrace=y to enable

Changed

• AppUserModelID sting no longer contains Sandboxie version string
• now by default Sbie's application manifest hack is disabled, as it causes problems with version checking on Windows 10 -- to enable old behaviour add "PreferExternalManifest=y" to the global or the box specific ini section
• the resource log mechanism can now handle multiple strings to reduce on string copy operations

Fixed

• fixed issue with disabling some restriction settings failed
• fixed disabling of internet block from the presets menu sometimes failed
• the software compatibility list in the SandMan UI now shows the proper template names
• fixed use of freed memory in the driver
• replaced swprintf with snwprintf to prevent potential buffer overflow in SbieDll.dll
• fixed bad list performance with resource log and API log in SandMan UI

[0.4.4 / 5.44.0] - 2020-11-03

Added

• added SbieLdr (experimental)

Changed

• moved code injection mechanism from SbieSvc to SbieDll
• moved function hooking mechanism from SbieDrv to SbieDll
• introduced a new driverless method to resolve wow64 ntdll base address

removed

• removed support for Windows Vista x64

[0.4.3 / 5.43.7] - 2020-11-03

Added

• added disable forced programs menu command to the SandMan UI

Fixed

• fixed file rename bug introduced with an earlier driver verifier fix
• fixed issue saving access lists
• fixed issue with program groups parsing in the SandMan UI
• fixed issue with internet access restriction options
• fixed issue deleting sandbox when located on a drive directly

[0.4.2 / 5.43.6] - 2020-10-10

Added

• added explore box content menu option

Fixed

• fixed thread handle leak in SbieSvc and other components
• msedge.exe is now categorized as a Chromium derivate
• fixed Chrome 86+ compatibility bug with Chrome's own sandbox

[0.4.1 / 5.43.5] - 2020-09-12

Added

• added core version compatibility check to SandMan UI
• added shell integration options to SbiePlus

Changed

• SbieCtrl does not longer auto show the tutorial on first start
• when hooking, the to the trampoline migrated section of the original function is no longer noped out -- it caused issues with unity games, will be investigated and re enabled later

Fixed

• fixed colour issue with vertical tabs in dark mode
• fixed wrong path separators when adding new forced folders
• fixed directory listing bug introduced in 5.43
• fixed issues with settings window when not being connected to driver
• fixed issue when starting SandMan UI as admin
• fixed auto content delete not working with SandMan UI

[0.4.0 / 5.43] - 2020-09-05

Added

• added a proper custom installer to the Plus release
• added sandbox snapshot functionality to Sbie core -- filesystem is saved incrementally, the snapshots built upon each other -- each snapshot gets a full copy of the box registry for now -- each snapshot can have multiple children snapshots
• added access status to resource monitor
• added setting to change border width
• added snapshot manager UI to SandMan
• added template to enable authentication with an Yubikey or comparable 2FA device
• added UI for program alert
• added software compatibility options to the UI

Changed

• SandMan UI now handles deletion of sandbox content on its own
• no longer adding redundant resource accesses as new events

Fixed

• fixed issues when hooking functions from delay loaded libraries
• fixed issues when hooking an already hooked function
• fixed issues with the new box settings editor

Removed

• removes deprecated workaround in the hooking mechanism for an obsolete anti-malware product

[0.3.5 / 5.42.1] - 2020-07-19

Added

• Added settings window
• added translation support
• added dark theme
• added auto start option
• added sandbox options
• added debug option "NoAddProcessToJob=y"

Changed

• improved empty sandbox tray icon
• improved message parsing
• updated homepage links

Fixed

• fixed ini issue with SandMan.exe when renaming sandboxes
• fixed ini auto reload bug introduced in the last build
• fixed issue when hooking delayed loaded libraries

[0.3 / 5.42] - 2020-07-04

Added

• API_QUERY_PROCESS_INFO can be now used to get the original process token of sandboxed processes -- Note: this capability is used by TaskExplorer to allow inspecting sandbox internal tokens
• Added option "KeepTokenIntegrity=y" to make the Sbie token keep its initial integrity level (debug option) -- Note: Do NOT USE Debug Options if you don't know their security implications (!)
• Added process id to log messages very useful for debugging
• Added finder to resource log
• Added option to hide host processes "HideHostProcess=[name]" -- Note: Sbie hides by default processes from other boxes, this behaviour can now be controlled with "HideOtherBoxes=n"
• Sandboxed RpcSs and DcomLaunch can now be run as system with the option "ProtectRpcSs=y" however this breaks sandboxed explorer and other
• Built In Clsid whitelist can now be disabled with "OpenDefaultClsid=n"
• Processes can be now terminated with the del key, and require a confirmation
• Added sandboxed window border display to SandMan.exe
• Added notification for Sbie log messages
• Added Sandbox Presets sub menu allowing to quickly change some settings -- Enable/Disable API logging, logapi_dll's are now distributed with SbiePlus -- And other: Drop admin rights; Block/Allow internet access; Block/Allow access to files on the network
• Added more info to the sandbox status column
• Added path column to SbieModel
• Added info tooltips in SbieView

Changed

• Reworked ApiLog, added PID and PID filter
• Auto config reload on in change is now delayed by 500ms to not reload multiple times on incremental changes
• Sandbox names now replace "_" with " " for display allowing to use names that are made of separated words

Fixed

• added missing PreferExternalManifest initialization to portable mode
• fixed permission issues with sandboxed system processes -- Note: you can use "ExposeBoxedSystem=y" for the old behaviour (debug option)
• fixed missing SCM access check for sandboxed services -- Note: to disable the access check use "UnrestrictedSCM=y" (debug option)
• fixed missing initialization in service server that caused sandboxed programs to crash when querying service status
• fixed many bugs that caused the SbieDrv.sys to BSOD when run with MSFT Driver Verifier active -- 0xF6 in GetThreadTokenOwnerPid and File_Api_Rename -- missing non optional parameter for FltGetFileNameInformation in File_PreOperation -- 0xE3 in Key_StoreValue and Key_PreDataInject

[0.2.2 / 5.41.2] - 2020-06-19

Added

• added option SeparateUserFolders=n to no longer have the user profile files stored separately in the sandbox
• added SandboxieLogon=y it makes processes run under the SID of the "Sandboxie" user instead of the Anonymous user -- Note: the global option AllowSandboxieLogon=y must be enabled, the "Sandboxie" user account must be manually created first and the driver reloaded, else process start will fail
• improved debugging around process creation errors in the driver

Fixed

• fixed some log messages going lost after driver reload
• found a workable fix for the MSI installer issue, see Proc_CreateProcessInternalW_RS5

[0.2.1 / 5.41.1] - 2020-06-18

Added

• added different sandbox icons for different types -- Red LogAPI/BSA enabled -- More to come :D
• Added progress window for async operations that take time
• added DPI awareness
• the driver file is now obfuscated to avoid false positives
• additional debug options to Sandboxie.ini OpenToken=y that combines UnrestrictedToken=y and UnfilteredToken=y -- Note: using these options weakens the sandboxing, they are intended for debugging and may be used for better application virtualization later

Changed

• SbieDll.dll when processing InjectDll now looks in the SbieHome folder for the DLLs if the entered path starts with a backslash -- i.e. "InjectDll=\LogAPI\i386\logapi32v.dll" or "InjectDll64=\LogAPI\amd64\logapi64v.dll"

Fixed

• IniWatcher did not work in portable mode
• service path fix broke other services, now properly fixed, maybe
• found workaround for the MSI installer issue

[0.2 / 5.41.0] - 2020-06-08

Added

• IniWatcher, no more clicking reload, the ini is now reloaded automatically every time it changes
• Added Maintenance menu to the Sandbox menu, allowing to install/uninstall and start/stop Sandboxie driver, service
• SandMan.exe now is packed with Sbie files and when no Sbie is installed acts as a portable installation
• Added option to clean up logs

Changed

• Sbie driver now first checks the home path for the Sbie ini before checking SystemRoot

Fixed

• Fixed a resource leak when running sandboxed
• Fixed issue boxed services not starting when the path contained a space
• NtQueryInformationProcess now returns the proper sandboxed path for sandboxed processes

[0.1 / 5.40.2] - 2020-06-01

Added

• Created a new Qt based UI names SandMan (Sandboxie Manager)
• Resource monitor now shows the PID
• Added basic API call log using updated BSA LogApiDll

Changed

• reworked resource monitor to work with multiple event consumers
• reworked log to work with multiple event consumers

[5.40.1] - 2020-04-10

Added

• "Other" type for the Resource Access Monitor -- added call to StartService to the logged Resources

Fixed

• fixed "Windows Installer Service could not be accessed" that got introduced with Windows 1903