{"id":3395,"date":"2022-05-15T16:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T15:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2022-05-15T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T15:06:24","slug":"do-not-test-malware-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/15\/do-not-test-malware-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"DO NOT Test Malware Like THIS!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"3396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/15\/do-not-test-malware-like-this\/do-not-test-malware-like-this\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DO NOT Test Malware Like THIS!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS-1024x576.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DO-NOT-Test-Malware-like-THIS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat after me &#8211; I will <strong>never <\/strong>use <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/security\/threat-protection\/windows-sandbox\/windows-sandbox-overview#:~:text=Windows%20Sandbox%20provides%20a%20lightweight,and%20the%20state%20are%20deleted.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows Sandbox<\/a> to test malware.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Easy to set up if you don&#8217;t already have it<\/li><li>Easy to run if you do &#8211; just like any other program<\/li><li>Simple to manage<\/li><li>No-upfront cost<\/li><li>Available to most Windows users<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, setting up a test environment is no mean feat for the average cyber dabbler.  You must keep yourself safe to avoid any data, financial and legal complications.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch our warning video explainer on why using Windows Sandbox to test malware is NOT a good idea and find out a much safer (yet just as easy and cheap) way to get involved on your cyber exploring.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1GcN5qWGhiw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repeat after me &#8211; I will never use Windows Sandbox to test malware. Yes it is: Easy to set up if you don&#8217;t already have it Easy to run if you do &#8211; just&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Some people are looking at a fun-free-no-danger way to test malware.  \n\nThe most suggested at the moment is #WindowsSandbox .\n\nAND... there are several good reasons you should NEVER do this!  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