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Windows superfetch file may causing privacy leak #1113

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0x391F opened this issue Aug 15, 2021 · 4 comments
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Windows superfetch file may causing privacy leak #1113

0x391F opened this issue Aug 15, 2021 · 4 comments
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@0x391F
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0x391F commented Aug 15, 2021

Describe the bug
Windows superfetch file (*.pf) may causing privacy leak

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Run bdcamsetup.exe in Sandboxie
  2. Complete installation
  3. Satrt Bandicam
  4. Exit it
  5. Delete contents
  6. Open C:\Windows\Prefetch
  7. BDCAM.EXE-XXXXXXXX.pf, BDCAMSETUP.EXE-XXXXXXXX.pf and BDMPEG1SETUP.EXE-XXXXXXXX.pf appear in C:\Windows\Prefetch

Expected behavior
I think the pf files blong to Sandboxed program shouldn't write to real system

System details and installed software (please provide the following information):

  • What is your Windows edition and version?
    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 x64 (1809).
  • What is your current Sandboxie edition and version?
    Sandboxie 5.51.3 and Sandboxie-Plus 0.9.3).
  • Please mention in which version this bug got introduced, because it acts as a guide for testers and developers.
  • Please mention any security software running in the background, even if the real-time protection is disabled.
@0x391F 0x391F changed the title Windows superfetch file may cause privacy leak Windows superfetch file may causing privacy leak Aug 15, 2021
@bastik-1001
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At least that is something that is known, as it is mentioned in the documentation under Privacy Concerns.

@Dyras
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Dyras commented Aug 15, 2021

Maybe there should be info about this in the program? Or maybe even an option to disable Superfetch in Sandboxie?

It can easily be done with a registry file:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters]
"EnablePrefetcher"=dword:00000000
"EnableSuperfetch"=dword:00000000

Edit: This doesn't seem to work. Hmmm.

@isaak654 isaak654 added Feature request New feature or idea Known issue Old known Sandboxie issues labels Aug 15, 2021
@Shadowized
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Edit: This doesn't seem to work. Hmmm.

services.msc > SysMain = the Win10 name for superfetch, just disable that service and you're good.

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Dyras commented Aug 20, 2021

Yup, disabled SysMain definitely works. Was kind of hoping you could do it with a registry file though. Oh well.

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