Firejail Alternatives

Firejail is described as 'SUID security sandbox program that reduces the risk of security breaches by restricting the running environment of untrusted applications using Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf' and is a Virtualization tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Firejail for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Android apps. The best Firejail alternative is Sandboxie Plus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Firejail are Windows Sandbox, AppArmor, SELinux and Cuckoo Sandbox.

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  1. Sandboxie Plus icon
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    Sandboxie Plus creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive.

    22 Sandboxie Plus alternatives

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    • Windows
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  2. Windows Sandbox icon
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    a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.

    60 Windows Sandbox alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. AppArmor icon
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    A Mandatory Access Control (MAC) system which is a kernel (LSM) enhancement to confine programs to a limited set of resources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. SELinux icon
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    Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a role-based access control solution, developed by the US spying agency NSA and Red Hat, for internal and general use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  5. Cuckoo Sandbox icon
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    Cuckoo Sandbox is a modular, automated malware analysis system. Running from command-line on a Linux or Mac host, it uses python and virtualization (VirtualBox, QEMU-KVM, etc) to create an isolated Windows guest environment to safely and automatically run and analyze files to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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  6. ANY.RUN icon
     20 likes

    ANY.RUN is interactive sandbox simplifies malware analysis of threats that target both Windows and Linux systems. ANY.RUN's threat intelligence products, TI Lookup, Yara Search and Feeds, help you find IOCs or files to learn more about the threats and respond to incidents faster.

    47 ANY.RUN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. Sandboxie icon
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    The original Sandboxie Plus (Classic) application, now open source and as Sandboxie-Plus.

    Cost / License

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  8. Bubblewrap icon
     4 likes

    Unprivileged sandboxing tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. Shadow Defender icon
     30 likes

    Uses virtualized Shadow Mode on Windows to redirect all system changes, blocks malware and unwanted modifications, allows selective saving of folders or files, easily restores the system after reboot, and works in home, business, or public environments without performance loss.

    13 Shadow Defender alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  10. SHADE Sandbox icon
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    SHADE Sandbox is an alternative for antivirus and a tool for virtualization. It locally virtualizes applications (i.e. internet browsers) and locks all incoming internet files and possible viruses in its safe virtual environment - a “sandbox”, keeping them isolated from the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. The Virtual Environment for secured and comfortable Web Browsing: On the basis of a “Browser-in-the-Box” concept a virtual machine is provided with a reduced operating system and a web browser encapsulated therein.

    88 R&S Browser in the Box alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. Qu1cksc0pe icon
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    All-in-One malware analysis tool for analyze many file types, from Windows binaries to E-Mail files.

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    • Linux
    • Python
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