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Product Changes
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11/11/2009 |
4.30.1004 |
Technology Changes
- Speed improvements to scanning and definition parsing engine
- New smart definition engine to catch more threats with fewer definitions
- Scanning engine technology updates
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10/14/2009 |
4.29.1004 |
Technology Changes
- Resolved issue with Norton Real-Time (additional processes being guarded)
- Support for Arabic, Bulgarian and Dutch Languages
- Direct Disk Access (DDA) improvements - more malware threats are trying to block access to DDA so we have enhanced the technology to handle this situation
- Enhanced technology to handle Vundo/SmitFraud variants
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09/17/2009 |
4.29.1002 |
Technology Changes
- Resolved issue with Norton Real-Time
- Resolved issues with corrupted PE file formats with new infections
- Improved hidden service handling
- Enhanced packed file handling
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09/04/2009 |
4.28.1010 |
Technology Changes
- Drastically improved startup speed
- Faster definition updating speed
- All new 32-bit technology core (64-bit preparations in this release)
- Enhanced rootkit detection and remediation
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08/06/2009 |
4.27.1002 |
Technology Changes
- Resolved small User Interface (UI) issue with themed based display
- New Kernel Driver to support Windows 7 32-bit (Native 64-bit coming later this month)
- Support for Swedish, Hungarian and Estonian Languages
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07/28/2009 |
4.27.1000 |
Technology Changes
- Many internal scanning engine updates
- Direct Disk and Registry Enhancements
- Improved hidden service and hook detection
- Improved application blocking protection (startup when infected)
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06/23/2009 |
4.26.1006 |
Technology Changes
- General Technology Update (scanning/removal)
- Enhanced detection/removal of Rootkits
- Improved Definition Processing
- Fixed small UI bug when updating
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05/26/2009 |
4.26.1004 |
Technology Changes
- Scanning speed improvements in certain conditions
- Enhanced Vundo detection/removal
- Improved Smart Definitions System
- Real-Time Protection Enhancements
- Rootkit Discovery Definitions (updated)
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04/29/2009 |
4.26.1002 |
Technology Changes
- Definition server connection enhancements
- Enhanced Vundo detection/removal
- Updated technology to handle the hi-jacked USERINIT.EXE
- Numerous technology additions to the scanning engine to deal with new rootkit infections
- Enhanced Diagnostic Abilities
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03/26/2009 |
4.26.1000 |
Technology Changes
- Technology to handle the hi-jacked USERINIT.EXE
- Smart Definitions Enhanced to reduce size and be more efficient
- Numerous technology additions to the scanning engine to deal with new rootkit infections
- Enhanced Diagnostic Abilities
- Enhanced DDA (Direct Disk Access)
- Enhanced DRA (Direct Registry Access)
- Improved Kernel Drivers
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02/24/2009 |
4.25.1014 |
Technology Changes
- Smart Definitions to detect zero-day threats
- Vundo/SmitFraud Detection Enhancements
- Enhanced Diagnostic System to detect rootkits/cloaked malware
- Improved rootkit removal technology to handle rootkits that disable security applications
- Numerous technology additions to the scanning engine
- Updated Direct Registry Access (DRA) Technology
- Updated DDA (Direct Disk Access) - faster and more reliable
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01/19/2009 |
4.25.1012 |
Interface Changes
- Support for Danish, Norwegian, Mecedonian and Polish Languages
Technology Changes
- Enhanced Diagnostic System
- Advanced in-memory (resident) detection
- Improved rootkit removal technology to handle rootkits that disable security applications
- Numerous technology additions to the scanning engine
- Direct Registry Access (DRA) Techology Enhancements
- Enhanced DDA (Direct Disk Access)
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12/29/2008 |
4.24.1004 |
Technology Changes
- Improved rootkit removal technology
- Numerous technology additions to the scanning engine
- Direct Registry Access (DRA) Techology Enhancements
- Enhanced DDA (Direct Disk Access) to handle malware that blocks volume access and physical device access
- Enhanced detection of rootkits and hidden services
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12/08/2008 |
4.23.1006 |
Technology Changes
- Numerous technology additions to the scanning engine
- Direct Registry Access (DRA) Techology
- Enhanced DDA (Direct Disk Access) to handle malware that blocks volume access and physical device access
- Enhanced detection of rootkits and hidden services
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11/17/2008 |
4.22.1014 |
Interface Changes
- Support for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Unicode Languages coming soon)
- New in-product graphics/logo
- Enhanced diagnostic interface and submissions
Technology Changes
- Technology additions to the scanning engine - new definitions being created to take advantage of this new format - this will GREATLY increase detection for new threats
- Resolved issue with NVidia Drivers (improved real-time protection)
- Reduced time taken by real-time protection drastically
- Enhanced DDA (Direct Disk Access) to handle malware that blocks volume access
- Enhanced detection of rootkits and hidden services
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09/04/2008 |
4.21.1004 |
Technology Changes
- Reboot when cookies are detected in certain cases resolved, reboot is no longer required
- Enhanced DDA (Direct Disk Access) and improved compatibility with various NTFS formats
- New Vundo Extraction Technology (VET)
- Improved Rootkit Detection
- Improved Trace Detection and Removal
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08/25/2008 |
4.20.1046 |
Interface and Functionality Changes
- Enhanced diagnostic interface and submissions
- Resolved rare issue where update would not be allowed if interface was open
- Resolved/Improved various interface issues/text
Technology Changes
- Over 50 technology additions to the scanning engine - new definitions being created to take advantage of this new format - this will GREATLY increase detection for new threats
- Enhanced DDA (Direct Disk Access) and improved compatibility with various NTFS formats
- Enhanced detection of rootkits
- Enhanced Process Interrogation Technology
- Enhanced Multi-Dimensional Scanning to handle various packed formats
- Enhanced detection of hidden registry keys
- Improved performance of the First Chance Prevention (Coming Soon for Vista)
- Scanning speed increase under certain conditions
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06/02/2008 |
4.15.1000 |
Technology Changes
- Improved scanning engine (technology)
- Enhanced Direct Disk Access (DDA) to handle damaged drives
- Improved detection of early boot rootkits
- Resolved rare issues with DDA (Direct Disk Access) and improved compatibility with various NTFS formats
- Firefox cookie scanning and removal improvements
- Resolved rare hangs during scan due to damaged files/versions
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05/19/2008 |
4.1.1046 |
Technology Changes
- Improved scanning performance (speed)
- Enhanced Direct Disk Access (DDA)
- Improved scanning engine for detection of rootkit items
- Improved detection of packed/compressed threats
- Resolved rare issues with DDA (Direct Disk Access) and improved compatibility with various NTFS formats
- Resolved rare crash issues with improperly written drivers (mainly spyware) that caused Kernel Direct to fault
- Firefox cookie scanning and removal
User Interface Changes
- Vista UAC Issues Resolved - You should not be prompted by UAC on Admin or Limited user account under Vista. You cannot install program updates on a Limited Account as this breaks the Admin/Limited use paradigm.
- Windows "No Disk" issues resolved - this a Windows error due to it's caching of disk volumes - this no longer should show up for empty CD/DVD driver, flash drives, etc.
- You may now disable the Splash screen in the Free and Professional Editions
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03/03/2008 |
4.0.1154 |
Technology Changes
- Direct Disk Access (DDA) technology bypasses all of the Windows API/Kernel to detect and remove difficult spyware
- Up to a 30%-50% increase in scanning speed
- Additional repairs for Windows Vista and Windows XP including Control Panel Access Restore
- Improved detection of packed/compressed threats
- Termination protection - you can allow Task Manager to terminate the application if something hangs - something other applications don't allow
- Enhanced detection and removal of in-memory threats
- Improved hardware detection and logging to reduce re-activation problems
- New error logging system
User Interface Changes
- Drastically reduced memory usage
- Hover text/bubble over SUPERAntiSpyware system tray icon shows program version, database versions and last update date
- Main screen now shows subscription expiration date (if any) and product version i.e. Professional or Free Edition
- When registering/activating the Free Edition, all references to Free Edition are changed to Professional
- Windows Vista Security Center Integration
- Resolved a bug where the file count was not being properly reported in previous versions - the file count scanned is now correct in 4.0
- Updates now has it's own tab in the Preferences - there may be additional items here in the future
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06/25/2007 |
3.9.1008 |
Technology Changes
- Scanning engine improvements to detect rootkits that keep handles open to themselves
- Ability to remove most infections in a single pass/reboot
- Improved trace detection
- Windows Vista Scanning Improvements
- Additional repairs for Windows Vista and Windows XP (System Restore and System File Checker (SFC)
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05/24/2007 |
3.8.1002 |
Interface and Functionality Changes
- Defintion Information Display System will show what was updated for the definition updates
Technology Changes
- Scanning engine improvements
- Windows Vista Scanning Improvements
- Additional repairs for Windows Vista
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04/26/2007 |
3.7.1018 |
Interface and Functionality Changes
- Resolved issue on Windows Vista where registration would be required over and over
- Last definition update time/date is displayed on the main screen
- First Chance Prevention now allows individual settings for startup/shutdown/services scanning (Professional Version Only)
- First Chance Prevention will now notify you when items are/were detected and removed on startup/shutdown
- Resolved 12/24 hour time issue with scheduled scanning - it should now default to the time display set in the Control Panel
- Note that First Chance Prevention is not available on Windows Vista currently and will be available shortly.
Technology Changes
- Enhanced Windows Vista Scanning
- Additional repairs for Windows Vista
- Improved detection of packed/compressed threats
- Resolved issue where a zero byte file could be created on desktop under rare circumstances
- Enhanced detection and removal of in-memory threats
- Improved kernel direct scanning. This allows us to see more items even if they try and hide with kernel drivers.
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03/07/2007 |
3.6.1000 |
Technology Changes
- Windows Vista enhanced/updated support.
- Enhanced detection and removal of registry based threats
- Resolved rare issue with right-click scanning (context menu handler)
- Improved kernel direct scanning and hidden process detection.
- Improved decompression and detection of compressed threats
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01/16/2007 |
3.5.1016 |
Technology Changes
- Windows Vista preliminary support. SUPERAntiSpyware has all access rights on any account in Vista for scanning and removal.
- Enhanced detection and removal of in-memory threats
- Enhanced detection and removal of large file items (even if the 4MB limit is active). This enhancement is designed to block many of the larger installer packages.
- Improved kernel direct scanning. This allows us to see more items even if they try and hide with kernel drivers.
- Improved ADS (Alternate Data Stream) detection and removal
Interface and Functionality Changes
- Resolved issue where certain files could cause the scan to end prematurely
- Limited user account support. Guest account support. All functions work as they do under the Administrator user. Product only needs to be registered on a single account now.
- All quarantines and logs are now stored PER USER. SUPERAntiSpyware will auto-migrate existing installations
- Definition version numbers are now stored in the files so the version number will automatically update when you manually update and copy definitions
- Right-click scan file and folder capability. You can turn this off under the scanning options. The default is ON
- Sound setting was still not saved on reboot. This has been resolved.
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12/07/2006 |
3.4.1000 |
Technology Changes
- Rootkit detection and removal ability enhancements
- Technology updates to the scanning engine for compressed files
- Technology updates to handle registry entries hidden by rookits
Interface and Functionality Changes
- Resolved scheduled scanning issue for the Professional version
Remember we have daily definition updates!
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10/19/2006 |
3.3.1020 |
Technology Changes
- Scan time is now 30% - 40% FASTER in all scanning modes
- Rootkit detection and removal ability has been drastically increased
- Reboot not required if only cookies are detected during the scan
- Real-Time (Professional Only) and In-Memory Scans allow unlimited size to cache large installers and items that unpack to large memory images
- Resolved issue in SASSEH.DLL where the COMODO Firewall would send inordinately long strings and crash most Shell Execute Hooks
- Detected items verified to make sure they are not part of the core/original Windows installation - this ensures that no system/core components can be removed should a false-positve happen, or a malware application tries to rename/spoof items inorder to "trick" the scanner into removing a critical component (we have observed this). This feature works on Windows 2000 and above only. i.e. not on Win98/ME
- Shortcuts now use standard shortcuts instead of Windows Intaller self-healing shortcuts to allow running when the Windows Installer Service (safe-mode) is not running – repair shortcut added to programs menu to repair the installation should it become corrupt – this applies to new installations only
- Additional Safe Mode scanning enhancements
Interface and Functionality Changes
- Option to play sound when spyware found retains proper state (checked/unchecked)
- Option to not save scan logs if no infection was found
- Option to view the scan log directly from the detection screen
- Total scan time added to scan log
- Product version added to scan log
- False positives reports now require e-mail address and description of issue
- Scan type added to the scan log
- Scanned item counts for memory, registry and files added to the scan log
Remember we have daily definition updates!
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07/21/2006 |
3.2.1028 |
Technology Changes
- Improved detection of in-memory threats when processes are locked or are locking components
- Kernel access enhancements to detect new rootkits
- Scanning speed improvements
Remember we have daily definition updates!
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06/20/2006 |
3.2.1026 |
Interface and Functionality Changes
- Right-click menu allows enabling and disabling of real-time protection
- Program version displayed on main screen
- Link to access File Research Center (What's Running on Your Computer) Added to Main Screen
- Access to scanning control/preferences added in the scanning configuration screen. This allows preferences to be altered without going all the way back to the main screen.
- Custom scan now allows cookie scanning to be turned on and off
- Definition downloading/updating progress dialog to provide feedback while downloading definition updates
- Definition updated dialog showing updated definitions with a link to the updates for those interested in what was updated on each definition update
Technology Changes
- Quick scan is now faster
- Kernel Direct File and Registry access allows sidestepping the entire Windows file and registry subsystems to uncover rootkits and user land hooking applications. We have been finding lots of these being installed from crack/warez sites.
- Alternate Data Stream (ADS) scanning for NTFS formatted drives
- ZoneMap Domain scanning can detect trusted bad domains, and restricted good domains. Many spyware applications block access to anti-virus and anti-spyware sites to prevent users from getting applications to remove the infections.
- Memory based infection scanning has been improved to be able to detect products that are packed/compressed on disk but expose themselves in memory
- Issues with large file scanning are resolved
- Improved real-time protection for SUPERAntiSpyware Professional
Remember we have daily definition updates!
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04/06/2006 |
3.1.1010 |
Product Release Information
- Enhanced scanning engine to detect more rootkit style threats and user mode hooking applications
- Enhanced Browser Hi-Jack Detection
- User Interface Enhancements including trust/allow, manage trusted items and explain detected items directly from detection screen
- False-Positive Reporting system that allows false-positives to be reported directly from the detection screen. We will then analyze and address them promptly.
- Installer no longer places extra icons on the desktop
- Auto-updating when the product starts may now be disabled in the General and Startup tab of Preferences
- Reset Defaults option added to the General and Startup tab to allow all settings to be restored to their default values
- Option to not resolve .lnk files added to Scanning Control
- Option to not terminate memory threats added to Scanning Control to help with spyware/malware that crashes the system when terminated
- Enhanced and updated Repairs to help repair system items damaged by spyware/malware
- Resolved rare issue where files over 4MB were scanned when a link (.lnk) pointed to the file
- Resolved issue where certain options were not getting properly saved (check states)
- Updated Help File
- Thousands of new detection rules - make sure you check for updates daily!
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03/14/2006 |
3.0.1058 |
Product Release Information
- Enhanced scanning engine to detect more rootkit style threats
- User Interface Enhancements
- Resolved Windows 2003 Server Issues
- Faster quarantine management
- Complete Help File
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03/09/2006 |
3.0.1050 |
Initial SUPERAntiSpyware 3.0 Release
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