Your safety [Windows]

[Ciferat]

No developer can give you a guarantee that the libraries used or borrowed methods are safe.
Here's one little trick you can do to improve your Windows security a bit.

Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight desktop environment to safely run applications in isolation. Software installed inside the Windows Sandbox environment remains "sandboxed" and runs separately from the host machine.
A sandbox is temporary. When it's closed, all the software and files and the state are deleted. You get a brand-new instance of the sandbox every time you open the application. Note, however, that as of Windows 11, version 22H2, your data persists through a restart initiated from inside the virtualized environment—useful for installing applications that require the OS to reboot.
Software and applications installed on the host aren't directly available in the sandbox. If you need specific applications available inside the Windows Sandbox environment, they must be explicitly installed within the environment.
Windows Sandbox has the following properties:

• Part of Windows: Everything required for this feature is included in Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise. There's no need to download a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD).
• Pristine: Every time Windows Sandbox runs, it's as clean as a brand-new installation of Windows.
• Disposable: Nothing persists on the device. Everything is discarded when the user closes the application.
• Secure: Uses hardware-based virtualization for kernel isolation. It relies on the Microsoft hypervisor to run a separate kernel that isolates Windows Sandbox from the host.
• Efficient: Uses the integrated kernel scheduler, smart memory management, and virtual GPU.

Enable virtualization on the machine: If you're using a physical machine, make sure virtualization capabilities are enabled in the BIOS.

How to install Windows Sandbox you will find on the Internet, there is simple.

Here are a few rules:
1. Download all games in a packaged form with a password to the archive.
2. Run games only in the Windows Sandbox with the network state disabled.
3. Create a folder with RAR / JapLocaleEmulator / DirectX installers and install them in the sandbox as needed
4. Use anonymous VPN servers to download games. (TOR or custom Proxy)

Simple rules won't preclude the possibility of malware installation, but minimal protection is guaranteed.

 

[Ciferat]

I forgot to mention that this doesn't 100% rule out leaking your data, it's just a couple of protection methods . Can someone tell you about Linux?

 

[Lyth97]

thanks!

 

[AllyFlower32]

Thanks!