Sandboxie vs VMs

Question

For basic browsing, and simple application installing, is Sandboxie enough?
Are there times where a VM would offer better security?

Answer 1

It is just guessing but I would say it depends on the balance of whichever of the applications is more popular and more stable(fewer vulnerabilities).

Afaik malware writers generally write exploits for software that is:

• popular
• has vulnerability

So if you pick a not so well known virtualization software that is very stable, you have less chances of catching malware.