P2P app safety

[silkysmooth]

i'm a little concerned about my P2P file-sharing applications. how can i make sure these apps are as safe from hackers as possible?

[suwunk]

You should runs your downloaded apps in a sandbox which prevents them from making permanent changes to your computer.

In computer security, a sandbox is a security mechanism for separating running programs. It is often used to execute untested code, or untrusted programs from unverified third-parties, suppliers, untrusted users and untrusted websites

Sandbox (computer security) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[greenmatter]

Awesome. didnt know about this but just realized my operating system has this built in it. This will come in handy for sure.