How safe is it to use Proxy Scrapper on my main work computer?

How safe is it to use Proxy Scrapper on my main work computer?
I'm not very tech-savvy. How safe is it to use the program not on a server but on my main computer where I have all my work and personal data, files, where I make bank purchases, store cryptocurrency etc. Considering most of the free stuff/proxies is bait to get some kind of profit, I think a lot of proxies with viruses, trojan, etc. Does this pose a threat to the computer or does everything run in isolation and not go beyond the program sandbox?
If anyone has a clue, could you please advise?
As an option, I see a solution to create a separate instance of Windows in VirtualBox and run the program from there - it looks secure.
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i would never use Proxies in a secure / sensitive connection like banking?
Why would you?
Why don't you leave your car window open and your laptop logged into your banking account on the front seat?
Most banks will recognise your regular IP
Many use a proxy because they are up to no good, but its not about the proxy that gets you found out.
I don't promote crime, and never will do as a few of my loyal clients have been scammed
I have had an iPhone scammer traced and shut down across the world, partly to prove a theory I had.
The Police were involved and the scammers got what they deserved.
Often on YouTube by going through a Proxy, you get different videos etc, or different GEO results.
There are good uses for proxies
You can run windows as docker container really easy. Just make sure you take care of licensing or you will get flagged. You need to uninstall all copies you have and type email in reason box when uninstall and install (i think).
As for the 'can i trust this proxy' the chances are... Probably NOT. I do not know of any logical reason to host a public proxy other than malware created the proxy, the user does not know how to setup auth or ip filter rules, or its being sniffed with ssl-strip.
I am very thankful to use the proxies.. or avoid and only use my own self hosted socks5 Depending on what im doing