The sandbox.sys process has two names, Host Protection Component and Sandbox File System Access Control by Process Manager. This is a property of Agnitum Ltd. Host Protection Component or Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro by the company Agnitum. The associated program to this file or process is considered software for securing network connections. This software serves as a two-way firewall. It is a software that does not tolerate threats. It has a featured SmartDecision technology that looks into security issues immediately without hesitation. This program also has a self-protection system that enables it to protect itself in order to function well on a user’s computer. The software does not only focus on the computer system but it also includes the internet in checking and preventing threats. It has a web control system that filters out threats brought about by unwanted sites and popups. This software guards and protects information on the computer as well as the entire operating system of the computer.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. sandbox.sys. is used by Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro, If you shut down sandbox.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop sandbox.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed sandbox.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if sandbox.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that sandbox.sys, belongs to, in this case Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro