Application virtualization solutions like Cameyo offer the tools to run applications in a virtual environment. What this basically means that it is possible to create application packages that can be executed and used normally on destination systems without installation. The application virtualization basically sits between the application and the operating system, emulating the structures needed [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The system virtualization software MokaFive Player has been installed on a test system quite some time know and I finally found the spare time to test it extensively. The virtualization software allows users to create and run so called LivePCs on their computer desktop. A Live PC is a virtual computing environment that makes use [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

ZoneAlarm is running a promotion today that allows everyone to grab a free copy of their new ZoneAlarm Forcefield product if they register an account at the ZoneAlarm website. ZoneAlarm forcefield puts a protective layer around the browser. In other words it uses software virtualization / sandbox technology that is known from Sandboxie or SafeSpace. [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

Software virtualization is a clever security concept that puts certain applications and files in something that can be described as a virtual room where they cannot harm the underlying system. The benefits of this method are huge but unfortunately though not many users are using software virtualization solutions. One small example. Downloading an infected file [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I have been in contact with the creator of the excellent DefenseWall HIPS application for some time now and he was so nice to give away ten copies of his software to Ghacks readers. Let me first explain what the software does. DefenseWall HIPS is a Host Intrusion Prevention System that uses sandboxing and virtualization to protect the computer from dangers that are not stopped by anti-virus applications.

Categories: Operating Systems, Security, Software, Tools, Windows

One of the latest security trends is to use virtual systems to protect the computer from harm. The benefit of those systems is that changes are only temporary and undone after the next reboot which means that you always start with a fresh system. Most users do not want to use virtual systems because they seem complicated to setup and maintain.

Categories: Operating Systems, Software, Windows

I´ve written about virtual computers before and found a nice way program to make the same method available for virtual software installations. Altiris Software Virtualization Solution lets you install every kind of software in a protected environment that prevents access from this software to your core system. This is great if you want to try out some new alpha / beta software or software that you are suspicious about.

Categories: Security, Tools