Adguard Changelog

What's new in Adguard 7.17.1

Apr 22, 2024

Fixes:
Quotation marks in Exclude app from filtering option prevent AdGuard from working #5087
CoreLibs (Filtering engine):
CoreLibs updated to v1.14.53 #5092
DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine):
DnsLibs updated to v2.5.19 #5093

New in Adguard 7.17.0 (Apr 16, 2024)

Enhanced Encrypted ClientHello:
AdGuard for Windows supports ECH as an experimental feature. It helps us to encrypt the very last unencrypted bit of information, thus improving your privacy level. We are working hard to resolve some technical issues so that it can become one of the default options for users. The updated CoreLibs is another step towards that goal.
On-the-fly DoH connection filtering:
CoreLibs v1.14 also allows us to implement on-the-fly DoH connection filtering. Why is it so important? Previously, if you set up DoH in a browser but not in AdGuard, we had to filter requests directly in the browser and send them to the system DNS (unencrypted). This process lowered the level of security for such users. Now the situation is completely different. With on-the-fly DoH connection filtering, we can filter DNS requests in the browser without sending them to an unencrypted server.
We also made some minor fixes here and there, updated WFP and TDI drivers, as well as DnsLibs. Check out the massive changelog below and don’t forget to update!
Improvements:
Added parsing for the # symbol #4666
The Block Flash option has been moved to Advanced Settings #4705
Fixes:
Can’t start the protection when selecting the WFP network driver #5055
Filter editor sometimes works incorrectly when editing a rule #5058
Unable to start the protection after updating to v7.17 beta 3 #5060
Setting up a custom DNS server is not always possible, fallback fails #5029
The original installation path is changed during installation #4975
The AdGuard directory is not removed from Program Files (x86) when updating to v7.16 x64 #4972
Searching by type does not work in the Filtering log #4980
Unable to start protection after updating to v7.17.0 Nightly 1 (4583) #5017
AdguardSvc.exe is branching out into multiple threads #4874
Certificate Info is being displayed twice #4964
Filtered DNS requests are not displayed in the Filtering log after toggling network off/on #4941
Time counter for filter updates doesn’t work #4974
Enabling DNS Protection breaks the local Windows domain connection #4906
Horizontal scrollbar in the DNS Filter Editor window does not work #4715
Launch AdGuard at system start-up checkbox doesn’t respond after the first click #4965
CoreLibs (Filtering engine):
CoreLibs updated to v1.14.52
Improvements:
Added an option to use | as a separator in $permissions #1850
Added an ability to indicate if outbound proxy is used in the request processed event #1385
Added support for passing host to outbound proxy #1386
Added Firefox 121.0+ to the list of user agents that natively support :has() #1840
Fixes:
Cannot parse QUIC ClientHello split into two packets #1861
VOT (voice over translation) script does not work in Google Chrome #1665
If content type is not specified, a $permissions rule is applied to all requests #1856
Cookie rules with [ and ] in the name are considered invalid #1843
Cosmetic rules are not applied in some cases when AdGuard and AdGuard VPN Browser Extension are running simultaneously #1791
$all modifier works incorrectly #1842
AdGuard content script is not injected on mall.sk #1834
Blocking regex rule with escaped slash in a character class does not work #1831
Content script is not injected if there is a tag (with embed attribute) before doctype declaration #1825
$path modifier does not work with query params #1817
$removeparam on URL with port redirects to URL without port #1818
AdGuard breaks the android-hilfe.de website #1800
Cannot connect to wiki.cemu.info securely #1821
Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancement for filtering rules):
Scriptlets updated to v1.10.1
Improvements:
Added compatibility with uBO’s set-cookie scriptlet #332
Added new scriptlet call-nothrow.js #333
Added new scriptlet spoof-css #317
Added new scriptlet trusted-create-element #278
Added new scriptlet trusted-set-attr #281
Improved set-cookie by adding more supported values #379
Improved google-analytics by adding ga.q property #355
Improved google-ima3 by adding OmidVerificationVendor property #353
DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine):
DnsLibs updated to v2.5.4 #5047
Improvements:
Support for passing hostname to outbound proxy instead of bootstrapping #197
Improved handling of HTTPS RRType #215
Using Happy Eyeballs for IPv4/IPv6 in DoH #217

New in Adguard 7.17.0 RC (Apr 4, 2024)

New in Adguard 7.17.0 Beta 2 (Feb 26, 2024)

New in Adguard 7.17.0 Beta 1 (Jan 25, 2024)

New in Adguard 7.16.0 (Dec 22, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.16.0 Beta 2 (Dec 20, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.16.0 Beta 1 (Dec 4, 2023)

Improvements:
Indicate the HTTPS filtering state and the original certificate in the Filtering log #4812
Enhanced uninstallation process #4428
Improved buttons text color in installer for Active state #4887
Removed app shortcut to the folder in Start Menu #4834
Adapted the onboarding screen to the dark theme #4583
Packed backup files have .bak extension #540
Removed the second mention of the build number in the About section #4836
Updated the Finnish translations on the updater screen #4761
Fixes:
Enable all option in the Filter editor can crash the app #4857
AdGuard doesn’t run due to an invalid signature #4864
The app doesn't start automatically after clean installation and reboot on Windows 7 #4760
Blocklist and allowlist do not work properly in Parental control #4189
Browser Assistant keeps working in the app excluded by full path #4723
DNS exclusions are not working if Fallback servers mode isn’t system default #4822
Long start if some domains/ports are blocked #4894
Multiple separators appear after the app crash #327
Since v7.15, the service can’t start normally if it fails to connect to 20.189.79.72:123 via UDP #4868
Chinese Traditional words in the Chinese Simplified description of Web of Trust #4739
Missing strings from the Filtering log in Crowdin #4825
Lost selection of multiple rules when editing filters #4474
A rule that has been cut cannot be inserted back into the field from which it was cut from #4859
CoreLibs (Filtering engine):
Updated CoreLibs to v1.13.88
Added support anti-DPI feature for Korea Telecom #1789
Improved usage of ECH retry_configs #1793
Removed an option to move a certificate #277
Improvements:
Added !#else preprocessor directive support #1806
Adopted new rule priority scheme #1768
Changed sec-ch-ua headers to match user-agent when Stealth Mode is active #1764
Improved HTML filtering performance #1772
Fixes:
Close active QUIC/H3 connections on protection start-up on Windows #1815
Images are not displayed in Edge Bing Chat #1744
The 网盘直链下载助手 user script is not working with AdGuard #1780
Websites using SXG have no cosmetic filtering when opened from Google search #1812
The filtering on the macperformanceguide.com website doesn’t work #1810
UDP timeout is too small in TcpIpStack #1796
DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine):
Updated DnsLibs to v2.4.17
Improvements:
Added basic auth for DoH endpoints #189
Allowed sharp comment in exact domain name rules #196
Fixes:
Possible DoS attack against the local DNS proxy when it's using a plain DNS upstream #202
127.0.0.1 local is incorrectly interpreted as being for all .local address, breaking mDNS #207
DoH is trying to use stale connection for too long #200
Made so that type=HTTPS requests are now filtered properly #199
Important for filter maintainers:
Added User rules option to the filtering log #4560
Removed the unnecessary period in the pattern when creating a DNS rule from “Unblock” #4872
Filter editor: rule state shouldn’t change while editing/typing #4910
Incorrect behavior after exiting inline editing mode #4850
Incorrect behavior of the first rule in the User Rules filter #4885
Detect website locale based on HTML "lang" attribute and language request HTTP headers #1736
Increased limit for $replace rules #1802
Added $extension modifier disabling specific userscript #1706
Added support for cap_html_filtering condition #1758
$denyallow does not allow blocking documents #1809
$stealth exceptions do not work on the TCP stack level where we block STUN/TURN #1737
Content script is not injected into elements loaded in object tag #1769
Improved HTML filtering rules $$ and allowed CSS-like selectors #94
Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancement for filtering rules):
Updated Scriptlets to v1.9.96
Improvements:
Handle uBO's syntax $redirect priorities #59
Improved xml-prune — su...

New in Adguard 7.15.1 (Oct 24, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.15.0 (Oct 9, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.15.0 RC (Oct 3, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.15.0 Beta 2 (Sep 13, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.15.0 Beta 1 (Sep 2, 2023)

Features:
Support for HTTP/3 (IETF QUIC) #487
Extended the alerting users about the need to reboot in cases when installer requires the reboot #4817
Added the ability to operate the dialog boxes using the Space bar #4677
Enhanced settings icon in the Filtering log, when filtering criteria are set #4656
Added more information on the TLS properties to the filtering log #1171
Consider using Referrer Policy #135
Fixes:
The app is installed with one non-recommended Annoyances filter instead of five recommended #4764
Scroll left/right doesn't work in filtering log for preview via touchpad #4638
No element is selected when double-clicking the radio buttons in the Filtering log #4672
Minor dark theme UI issue on the Remove filter dialog in Filter Editor #4664
Allowed $stealth rules with empty pattern #1762
uBO media queries are not supported #1707
A few seconds delay when visiting ipTIME home routers #1756
AdGuard slows down WebPage loading time #1522
Hide referer with “Hide your search queries” option enabled if request made by click #1766
System DNS is a loopback when running Cloudflare WARP #4692
Consider :has(), :not(), :is() as a standard pseudo-class if ExtendedCss usage is not forced by #?# rule marker #1683
Enable ECH GREASE when ECH is enabled #1781
Error when processing script text decryption key not found #1750
Sometimes DNS fallbacks helper returns 127.0.0.1 instead of provider's servers #1687
TCP/IP: Added new reject mode — ICMP administratively prohibited #1774
SaveFrom gives error when loading video with Odnoklassniki #1776
Cosmetic rules don’t work at mypikpak.com #1767
Important for filter maintainers:
Features:
Added $method modifier for basic rules #1713
Added $to modifier #1714
Fixes:
$jsonprune, $replace, $hls do not work with non-GET-POST HTTP methods #1743
odifier case insensitive for AdGuard for Windows #1755
$path modifier does not work on the path market.yandex.ru/? #1726
Exception rules interfere with each other #1749
Wrong location of the text cursor in the Filter Editor #4702
Setting the focus adequately after certain actions in DNS Filter Editor, like deleting a rule (for use of the up/down arrow keys) #4362
$jsonprune modifier should be able to handle quotes for jsonp #1734
Versions:
DnsLibs updated to v2.2.24 #4826
CoreLibs updated to v1.12.72 #4827
Scriptlets:
Scriptlets updated to v1.9.62:
Features:
Added new scriptlet evaldata-prune #322
Improved trusted-replace-fetch-response/trusted-replace-xhr-response — added ability to replace all matched content #303
Added new scriptlet remove-node-text #318
Added new scriptlet trusted-replace-node-text #319
Fixes:
XMLHttpRequest.prototype.getResponseHeader() issue in scriptlet and redirect #295
cannot apply rule message removed for logging scriptlets #313
Added new way for returning supported values of set-constant scriptlet #316
The version that declares support for scriptlets or redirect is specified #273
Fixed issue with m3u-prune and xml-prune — XMLHttpRequest.prototype.send(), changes are not applied even if content is replaced #315
prevent-element-src-loading — onerror, onload, link #276
trusted-set-cookie-reload — website is not reloaded if $now$ value is used #291
Cookie setting scriptlets — name and value encoding problem #311
Instance properties of Response issue in scriptlet and redirect #297
Value encoding problem with trusted-set-cookie and trusted-set-cookie-reload scriptlets #320
log-addEventListener — a lot of errors are printed to console #335
Scriptlets prevent-fetch, prevent-xhr do not help if a request/domain is blocked by DNS filtering
334
Fixed googletagservices-gpt — updateTargetingFromMap() #293
Scriptlets don’t handle escaped quotes correctly #286
Added Accept and Reject values for set-cookie #336
set-cookie ????????? ???????? Accept ? Reject
Made case-insensitive values for set-cookie #342
Improved google-ima3 to avoid conflict with the DAI SDK #331
Improved storage item scriptlets — added ability to remove item by key #338
Escaped commas in the params during conversion to uBO rules #343
Updated UserscriptsWrapper to v1.2.20:
Fixes:
User script doesn’t work #1729
AdGuard for Windows direct download links:

New in Adguard 7.14.0 (Jul 27, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.14.0 RC (Jul 25, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.14.0 Beta 1 (Jul 13, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.13.2 (Jun 28, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.13.1 (Jun 6, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.13 (May 18, 2023)

Features:
Added an option to disable DNS filtering on selected Wi-Fi networks
Added an option to disable the Filter localhost advanced setting if AdGuard VPN is also enabled
Implemented the newest TLD-to-locale mappings from the AdGuard Browser Extension repo
SafeVisit was added to the list of filtered applications
When the default settings for displaying queries in the Filtering log are changed, the filter icon is highlighted
Allowed the Ctrl + E combination to open the advanced filter editor of the currently selected DNS filter
AdGuard now backs up UI settings
Added an option to operate the dialog boxes using the Enter button
Fixes:
AdGuard hangs after resuming from hibernation
AdGuard does not automatically import CA for Firefox
AdGuard's certificate is not deleted from the system certificate store after removing the app
After the system starts, the message The app can't reach AdGuard servers appears
WCF communication breaks after resuming from hibernation
Imperfections in the installer's dark theme
The filter editor reopens instead of focusing once the filter editor button is clicked more than once
A DNS server or filter cannot be added via the Add to AdGuard button if Parental Control is enabled and a password is set
Not possible to exit the advanced DNS filter editor by clicking the Esc button
Once the DNS Filter Editor is opened, clicking the down arrow selects not the User rules section, but the filter below it.
The up/down arrow keys do not work correctly in the DNS Filter Editor after certain actions
When attempting to create a custom filter with an already used name, a notification Error while processing the custom filter appears
If the filter rule editor is already open, clicking the Edit button in the User rules will bring up a window for editing the previously opened filter
With filtering disabled for an app, the browser assistant continues working as if filtering was not disabled
Incorrect behavior of the Disable protection for 30 seconds feature after enabling or disabling protection
AdGuard doesn't filter the Craving Explorer browser
If you exit AdGuard and open its settings from Assistant while the service is running, AdGuard won't open
DNS filter rules are not applied after network shutdown
NordVPN interferes with the work of AdGuard if AdGuard’s DNS module is enabled
Upon exiting AdGuard, the Assistant indicates that AdGuard is not installed or misconfigured
Incorrect translation in the updater window
Disabling the Enable traffic filtering option does not stop filtering
The path modifier does not work on yandex.ru/images
The $jsonprune modifier can’t handle jsonp
Filtering does not work on websites with dot at the end
In some cases filtering doesn’t work on Google-related websites (e.g. youtube.com)
AdGuard Browser Assistant doesn't work in Chrome 113
Features:
The jsonprune, badfilter, `r...

New in Adguard 7.13 RC (May 2, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.13 Beta 2 (Mar 24, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.13 Beta 1 (Mar 7, 2023)

Functionality:
Added an option to disable DNS filtering on selected Wi-Fi networks #4578
Added an option to disable the Filter localhost advanced setting if AdGuard VPN is also enabled #4586
Implemented the newest TLD-to-locale mappings from the AdGuard Browser Extension repo #4620
SafeVisit was added to the list of filtered applications #4618
When the default settings for displaying queries in the Filtering log are changed, the filter icon is highlighted #4406
Allowed the Ctrl+E combination to open the advanced filter editor of the currently selected DNS filter #4330
AdGuard now backs up UI settings 4404
Added an option to operate the dialog boxes using the Enter button#4526
jsonprune, badfilter, removeheader and hls applied rules are displayed in the Filtering log #4536
Fixes:
AdGuard hangs after resuming from hibernation #4565
AdGuard does not automatically import CA for Firefox #4595
AdGuard's certificate is not deleted from the system certificate store after removing the app #4610
After the system starts, the message The app can't reach AdGuard servers appears #4590
WCF communication breaks after resuming from hibernation #4551
Imperfections in the installer's dark theme #4584
The filter editor reopens instead of focusing once the filter editor бbutton is clicked more than once #4619
A DNS server or filter cannot be added via the Add to AdGuard button if Parental Control is enabled and a password is set #4272
Not possible to exit the advanced DNS filter editor by clicking the Esc button #4329
Once the DNS Filter Editor is opened, clicking the down arrow selects not the User rules section, but the filter below it. #4333
The up/down arrow keys do not work correctly in the DNS Filter Editor after certain actions #4362
When attempting to create a custom filter with already used name, a notification Error while processing the custom filter appears
#4437
If the filter rules editor is already open, clicking on the Edit button in the User rules will bring up a window for editing the previously opened filter #4438
With filtering disabled for an app, the browser assistant continues working as if filtering was not disabled #4379
Cannot add a new user rule via the plus icon or by clicking on an empty line 4519
Incorrect behavior of the Disable protection for 30 seconds feature after on/off the protection #4535
AdGuard doesn't filter the Craving Explorer browser #4544
If you exit AdGuard and open settings from Assistant while the service is running, AdGuard won't open #4556
DNS filter rules are not applied after network shutdown #4588

New in Adguard 7.12 (Jan 30, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.12.0 RC (Jan 20, 2023)

New in Adguard 7.12.0 Beta 1 (Dec 12, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.11.3 (Nov 21, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.11.2 (Nov 16, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.11.1 (Nov 3, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.11 (Oct 24, 2022)

Changelog:
[Enhancement] Added a title for custom filters in the filter list #4190
[Enhancement] Increased visibility of typed characters in the “Manage password” window in the dark mode #4178
[Enhancement] Changed the logic of the application behavior at system startup after changing AdGuard launch settings #2489
[Enhancement] Added ability to copy filter list URL #3790
[Fixed] Existing filtering rules can be added repeatedly #4210
[Fixed] Ctrl+Shift+Z is not working in the Filter Editor #3756
[Fixed] Filtering does not work in the background when the application is closed #4344
[Fixed] Incorrect signature in notifications — AdGuard VPN
4323
[Fixed] Settings and filtering log windows open in the background #4230
[Fixed] The gear does not work in AdGuard Assistant #4270
[Fixed] Yandex Browser freezes when viewing a certificate #3256
[Fixed] AdGuard hangs when you try to close it after restarting the computer #4339
[Fixed] Filters are updated when the app is updated #4159
[Fixed] Filtering does not work when AdGuard and Kaspersky Internet Security are running simultaneously #4200
[Fixed] Types of request don't fit the column in the filtering log #4277
[Other] Internet does not work after waking up from sleep mode #4293
[Other] Added dark theme in notifications when removing filters and extensions #4273
[Other] Update Brazilian Portuguese #4259
Upgraded CoreLibs to v1.10.106:
[Enhancement] Ad blocker agents are discarded from filtering lists #1667
[Fixed] Checking validity of :xpath rules #1606
[Fixed] The rule @@||example.org^$important,document,app=firefox.exe isn’t displayed as an allowlisted one #1546
[Fixed] Rules with :where() pseudo class are rejected #1609
[Fixed] Safebrowsing/OCSP doesn't work with Parallels #1079
[Fixed] The website console.cloud.google.com is broken #1593
[Fixed] The problem with converting uBO scriptlets #1604
[Fixed] AdGuard Browser Assistant does not see a new website certificate #1619
[Fixed] QR-code is not displayed on the Management Page of Xiaomi router #1538
[Fixed] $removeparam causes blocking of preflight request #1632
[Fixed] The website tickets.karls-shop.de is broken #1630
[Fixed] The website www.collierappraiser.com is not loading with enabled HTTPS filtering #1631
[Other] Change the hardcoded local.adguard.org address #1608
Upgraded DNSLibs to v2.0.27:
[Fixed] Race in DNS64 discovery #1142
[Other] Added the “Block ECH” option to Advanced settings #161

New in Adguard 7.11 RC (Oct 17, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.11 Beta 3 (Oct 6, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.11 Beta 1 (Sep 15, 2022)

Changelog:
[Enhancement] Upgraded DNSLibs to 1.7.43 #4370
[Enhancement] Added a title for custom filters in the filter list #4190
[Enhancement] Improved process of adding identical rules #4210
[Enhancement] Increased visibility of typed characters in the “Manage password” window in the dark mode #4178
[Enhancement] Changed the logic of the application behavior at system startup after changing AdGuard launch settings #2489
[Enhancement] Added ability to copy filter list URL #3790
[Fixed] Ctrl-Shift-Z is not working in the Filter Editor #3756
[Fixed] Filtering does not work in the background when the application is closed #4344
[Fixed] Incorrect signature in notifications - AdGuard VPN
#4323
[Fixed] Settings and filtering log windows open in the background #4230
[Fixed] The gear does not work in the AdGuard Assistant extension #4270
[Fixed] Yandex Browser freezes when viewing a certificate #3256
[Fixed] Metadata is partially deleted after reinstalling a filter #4284
[Fixed] Assistant's status is wrong when the app's trial period has expired #4267
[Other] Internet does not work after waking up from sleep mode #4293
[Other] No dark theme in notifications when removing filters and extensions #4273
Upgraded CoreLibs to v1.10.58:
[Enhancement] Changed the syntax for removing elements from JSON responses #1447
[Enhancement] Added a new modifier for working with HLS (M3U8) file format #1434
[Enhancement] Added support of the empty modifier $path #1591
[Enhancement] Applied $removeparam parameter to POST requests #1573
[Enhancement] Implemented DNS-over-HTTPS filtering #1563
[Fixed] Checking validity of :xpath rules #1606
[Fixed] The rule @@||example.org^$important,document,app=firefox.exe isn’t displayed as an allowlisted one #1546
[Fixed] Rules with :where() pseudo class are rejected #1609
[Fixed] Safebrowsing/OCSP doesn't work with Parallels #1079
[Fixed] $removeparam doesn't work if a request is blocked #1580
[Fixed] The website console.cloud.google.com is broken #1593
[Fixed] The problem with converting uBO scriptlets #1604
[Other] AdGuard Browser Assistant does not see a new website certificate #1619
[Other] Change the hardcoded local.adguard.org address #1608
[Other] QR-code is not displayed on the Management Page of Xiaomi router #1538
[Other] $removeparam causes blocking of preflight request #1632
[Other] The website tickets.karls-shop.de is broken #1630
[Other] The website www.collierappraiser.com is not loading with enabled HTTPS filtering #1631

New in Adguard 7.10.2 (Aug 2, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.10.1 (Jun 16, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.10 (Jun 8, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.10 RC 2 (Jun 6, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.10 RC (Jun 3, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.10 Beta 2 (May 23, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.10 Beta 1 (Apr 29, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.9.1 (Mar 5, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.9 (Feb 22, 2022)

[Enhancement] Added an advanced option to set custom DNS bootstrap address #4080
[Enhancement] Added sorting by request type Connection #3830
[Enhancement] Browser Assistant's filtering log won't open when AdGuard is closed, but continues filtering 3335
[Fixed] Language-specific filters are automatically enabled even if the Ad Blocker module is disabled. #4098
[Fixed] Pseudo-update of userscripts 4050
[Fixed] Link to the Home page in the User rules settings #4068
[Fixed] When adding a new rule via Filtering log, the default rule includes the name of the filter it belongs to #4045
[Fixed] Wrong padding under filter name in the filter editor #3553
[Fixed] A mistake in the text of the license agreement in the Installer #4060
[Fixed] $$ rules are not visible in the filtering log #4113
[Fixed] Blocked requests by Parental control are shown as Stealth mode's ones in Filtering log 4074
[Fixed] The rule counter on the main screen defines comments as active rules #3994
[Fixed] Impossible to scroll DNS exclusions screen #4024
[Fixed] When enabling/disabling protection "on this site" in one browser window, the Assistant's icon does not change its color in another opened browser window.
[Fixed] localization of the All rights reserved string in About tab #4065
[Other] AdGuard uses about 10% CPU on Netflix.com with disabled protection on this website 4003
[Other] Reworked onboarding animation on Privacy protection slide
[Other] The text of the error that occurs when a custom filter is added incorrectly is not translated #4026
[Other] Info about AdGuard is left in registry after deleting #4064
Updated CoreLibs to v1.9.34:
[Enhancement] Added an ability to apply cosmetic rules to specific URLs only #124
[Enhancement] Improved detection of content type using Sec-Fetch-Dest header #1382
[Enhancement] Changed default address Hide your IP #1516
[Enhancement] TLS fingerprint should not change when AdGuard is enabled #1503
[Enhancement] Improved the HTTPS filter certificate caching algorithm #1402
[Fixed] Authorization on kinopoisk.ru doesn't work when Self-destruct third-party cookie files function is enabled #1502
[Fixed] If rule with $all modifier is applied, wrong rule appears in logs #1535
[Fixed] AdGuard breaks the encoding on danawa.com #1534
[Fixed] An error net::ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR on www.adorama.com #1518
[Fixed] Rules with $third-party modifier do not work at worldvision.de #1523
[Other] AdGuard fails at pinning test on pinning-test.badssl.com #1526
[Other] Validation errors on RegEx entries #1544
Updated DnsLibs to v1.7.4:
[Other] Started using NativeLibsCommon in DnsLibs #128

New in Adguard 7.9 RC 2 (Feb 18, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.9 RC (Feb 15, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.9 Beta 1 (Feb 1, 2022)

New in Adguard 7.8 (Dec 16, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.8 RC 1 (Dec 15, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.8 Beta 2 (Dec 10, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.8 Beta 1 (Dec 2, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.7.2 (Nov 10, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.7.1 (Nov 1, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.7 (Oct 13, 2021)

[Fixed] Cannot install CA certificate when "Use Unicode UTF-8 (beta)" is enabled in Windows settings #3763
[Fixed] Parental control can be bypassed with AdGuard Browser Assistant #3815
[Fixed] Conflict with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control #3791
[Fixed] Filters don't update if the Default update interval is set #3825
[Fixed] Opening extra window with a Chinese language proposition while selecting Czech language #3877
[Fixed] Filtering completely stops working for some time #3880
[Fixed] The rule must be disabled after adding the comment symbol ! but it still exists #3766
[Fixed] Ctrl-Shift-Z is not working in Filter Editor #3756
[Fixed] DNS requests don't reach client server after update #3757
[Fixed] ExtendedCSS misbehaves on images.google.com #135
[Enhancement] Finnish translations are missing yet they've been 100% completed for a long time #3898
[Enhancement] Compatibility with the Cent Browser #3342
[Enhancement] Added Sidekick to the list of default browsers #3769
[Enhancement] Make items in the tray menu inactive when we AdGuard's license is not activated #3817
[Enhancement] Change tooltips in filters editor to multiline #3870
[Enhancement] Updated translations
[Other] Unable to activate the app if the old license is outdated #3811
[Other] Browser assistant async #3824
[Other] New tray icons for AdGuard
Updated CoreLibs to v1.8.199:
[Fixed] Some :xpath rules do not work #1479
[Fixed] Allow to apply $removeparam rules to all resources #1492
[Fixed] Rule with $important modifier should have higher priority than rule with $all modifier #1440
[Fixed] Browser Assistant can’t view website’s original security certificate #1422
[Fixed] CSS rules with url shouldn't be allowed #1431
[Fixed] blockchain.com is broken #1411
[Fixed] dsp-wiki.com is broken #1420
[Fixed] hepsiburada.com - HTTPS filtering issue #1406
[Fixed] hydrogenaud.io is broken in Firefox #1361
[Fixed] scarlet.be - page cannot be loaded completely #1424
[Fixed] superonline.net is broken #1413
[Fixed] CL reports incorrect errors on duplicate rules like /ads_google_ #1517
[Enhancement] Added an option to send Global Privacy Control's Do Not Sell signal to Stealth Mode #1451
[Enhancement] Added $denyallow modifier #1304
[Enhancement] Added $redirect-rule modifier #1303
[Enhancement] Added $removeheader modifier #1427
[Enhancement] Added $specifichide modifier #1166
[Enhancement] Add full regex support for $network rules #1394
[Enhancement] Allow *## cosmetic rules #1437
[Enhancement] Rules with $ in path don't work #161
[Enhancement] Add SNI scanning option for QUIC #1467
[Enhancement] Figure out why some rules haven't been parsed successfully #1472
[Other] Cannot load joongang.co.kr #1509
[Other] Improve invalid CA cert or key detection #1455
Updated DnsLibs to v1.6.52
[Fixed] SERVFAIL/timeout issue on iOS #108
[Fixed] Increase DNS timeout for DnsProxy.testUpstream #112
[Enhancement] Upgrade to QUIC version 1 #111
[Enhancement] Truncate reply to size expected by client #103

New in Adguard 7.7 RC 2 (Oct 8, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.7 RC 1 (Oct 6, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.7 Beta 1 (Sep 21, 2021)

Changelog:
[Fixed] Cannot install CA certificate when "Use Unicode UTF-8 (beta)" is enabled in Windows settings #3763
[Fixed] Parental control can be bypassed with AdGuard Browser Assistant #3815
[Fixed] Conflict with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control #3791
[Fixed] Filters don't update if the Default update interval is set #3825
[Fixed] Opening extra window with a Chinese language proposition while selecting Czech language #3877
[Fixed] Filtering completely stops working for some time #3880
[Fixed] The rule must be disabled after adding the comment symbol ! but it still exists #3766
[Fixed] Ctrl-Shift-Z is not working in Filter Editor #3756
[Fixed] DNS requests don't reach client server after update #3757
[Enhancement] Finnish translations are missing yet they've been 100% completed for a long time #3898
[Enhancement] Compatibility with the Cent Browser #3342
[Enhancement] Added Sidekick to the list of default browsers #3769
[Enhancement] Make items in the tray menu inactive when we AdGuard's license is not activated #3817
[Enhancement] Change tooltips in filters editor to multiline #3870
[Other] Unable to activate the app if the old license is outdated #3811
[Other] Browser assistant async #3824
[Other] New tray icons for AdGuard
Updated CoreLibs to v1.8.185:
[Fixed] Some :xpath rules do not work #1479
[Fixed] Allow to apply $removeparam rules to all resources #1492
[Fixed] Rule with $important modifier should have higher priority than rule with $all modifier #1440
[Fixed] Browser Assistant can’t view website’s original security certificate #1422
[Enhancement] Added an option to send Global Privacy Control's Do Not Sell signal to Stealth Mode #1451
[Enhancement] Added $denyallow modifier #1304
[Enhancement] Added $redirect-rule modifier #1303
[Enhancement] Added $removeheader modifier #1427
[Enhancement] Added $specifichide modifier #1166
[Enhancement] Add full regex support for $network rules #1394
[Enhancement] Allow *## cosmetic rules #1437
[Enhancement] Rules with $ in path don't work #161
[Other] Improve invalid CA cert or key detection #1455
Updated DnsLibs to v1.6.36:
[Fixed] SERVFAIL/timeout issue on iOS #108
[Fixed] Increase DNS timeout for DnsProxy.testUpstream #112
[Enhancement] Upgrade to QUIC version 1 #111
[Enhancement] Truncate reply to size expected by client #103

New in Adguard 7.6.1 (Apr 24, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.6 (Apr 21, 2021)

[Enhancement] Custom DNS subscriptions support #3641:
In v7.5 we introduced DNS protection module. To refresh your memory: it offered the option to select any DNS server instead of the system default as another way to enhance your online privacy. What it didn't offer is any way to customize the DNS filtering. Once you selected the server and the preferred encryption protocol, you were set.
In this release, we give you a range of new options to shape the DNS filtering the way you want. It includes several tools, all of which can be found inside the DNS filters editor section.
DNS user rules — the most basic way to block/allow DNS requests. Works very similarly to the regular User rules. Note that it supports DNS filtering syntax, which is much less complex than the syntax for network filtering.
Importing a DNS filter — click on the 'plus' icon in the bottom left corner, and you'll see a new window pop up. Click on the Import filter button and then either enter a filter URL or browse a suitable local filter. You can find a lot of DNS filters on this website. AdGuard DNS filter is the only one available by default.
Adding a custom DNS filter — accesible by clicking the 'plus' icon and then choosing the Add custom filter option. Choose a name and a description and then treat the new DNS filter like any other: import rules, add or remove them manually one by one, disable and enable the filter at will in one click.
[Enhancement] DNS-over-QUIC support:
When you choose AdGuard DNS server in DNS protection, you now have an option to select DNS-over-QUIC as your encryption protocol of choice. It's the newest protocol, with lots of advantages, and AdGuard DNS is the first public DNS provider to offer it.
[Other] Improved compatibility with AdGuard VPN:
AdGuard for Windows was already compatible with AdGuard VPN, but in this release we pushed it even further. We fixed several bugs and now the two apps will work more smoothly alongside each other.
Changelog:
[Fixed] DNS encryption stops working #3479
[Fixed] Incorrect hotkey behavior in Filter Editor #3652
[Fixed] IPv6 failure with DNS filtering enabled #3490
[Fixed] Filtering log work incorrectly after importing #3645
[Fixed] The AdGuard Browser Assistant extension is shown as incompatible #3606
[Fixed] HTTPS certificate failure after rebooting the system #3710
[Other] Reboot is now requested if TDI driver is active during its update #3706
[Other] System theme auto switch now happens in real-time #3464
[Other] Filters won't update if update interval is disabled #3755
[Other] Introduced new crash reporter
CoreLibs updated to v1.7.201:
[Enhancement] CL now checks that trusted-types CSP does not break the content script #1320
[Enhancement] Added $noop modifier #1387
[Enhancement] Added filter lists downloader module #1279
[Enhancement] Improved the way negation works for $redirect rules #1388
[Enhancement] $removeparam syntax updated, $queryprune added as an alias #1384
[Enhancement] $domain modifier is now used for target domains only in non-domain rules #1354
[Fixed] Filtering log records don't contain the original remote address when an outbound proxy is set up #1330
[Fixed] AdGuard doesn't filter domains when HTTPS filtering is disabled #1343
[Fixed] Exclusions with $elemhide,jsinject,extension disable HTML filtering rules #1337
[Fixed] Filtering log doesn't show information about cookies #3406
[Fixed] Regexp rule doesn't match URL #1311
[Fixed] Foreign requests get into Filtering log with enabled DNS module #3411
[Fixed] URL contains extra slash while matching against filters and some rules are not applied #1338
[Fixed] Wrong filter is shown in Filtering log #1312
[Fixed] FTP pages are broken #1351
[Fixed] No action is suggested when AdGuard CA's key is damaged #1415
[Fixed] Userscript exclusions do not work as they should #1425
[Fixed] Valid rules do not pass validation checks #1419
[Fixed] min-length is not working in HTML filtering rules #1383
[Other] HTML is not detected on some sites #1308
[Other] local.adguard.org certificate is not re-issued when it expires #1348
[Other] ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR on some websites #1374
[Other] Rules with $extension modifier unblock blocked requests #1350
DnsLibs updated to v1.4:
[Enhancement] Added missing DNSCrypt info in DNS stamps of platform adapters #90
[Enhancement] Optimistic DNS #83
[Enhancement] DoQ/DoH/DoT queries are now retried before resorting to fallback #86
[Other] Encoding errors #79
[Other] Added DoQ support in DNS stamps #84
[Other] Added an option to pass custom filtering rules without file #30
[Other] Added an option to specify IP_BOUND_IF/SO_BINDTODEVICE for outgoing connections #78

New in Adguard 7.6 RC 3 (Apr 16, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.6 RC 1 (Apr 9, 2021)

New in Adguard 7.6 Beta 1 (Mar 31, 2021)

Changelog:
[Fixed] DNS encryption stops working #3479
[Fixed] Incorrect hotkey behavior in Filter Editor #3652
[Fixed] IPv6 failure with DNS filtering enabled #3490
[Fixed] Filtering log work incorrectly after importing #3645
[Fixed] The AdGuard Browser Assistant extension is shown as incompatible #3606
[Fixed] HTTPS certificate failure after rebooting the system #3710
[Other] Reboot is now requested if TDI driver is active during its update #3706
[Other] System theme auto switch now happens in real-time #3464
[Other] Introduced new crash reporter
CoreLibs updated to v1.7.201:
[Enhancement] CL now checks that trusted-types CSP does not break the content script #1320
[Enhancement] Added $noop modifier #1387
[Enhancement] Added filter lists downloader module #1279
[Enhancement] Improved the way negation works for $redirect rules #1388
[Enhancement] $removeparam syntax updated, $queryprune added as an alias #1384
[Enhancement] $domain modifier is now used for target domains only in non-domain rules #1354
[Fixed] Filtering log records don't contain the original remote address when an outbound proxy is set up #1330
[Fixed] AdGuard doesn't filter domains when HTTPS filtering is disabled #1343
[Fixed] Exclusions with $elemhide,jsinject,extension disable HTML filtering rules #1337
[Fixed] Filtering log doesn't show information about cookies #3406
[Fixed] Regexp rule doesn't match URL #1311
[Fixed] Foreign requests get into Filtering log with enabled DNS module #3411
[Fixed] URL contains extra slash while matching against filters and some rules are not applied #1338
[Fixed] Wrong filter is shown in Filtering log #1312
[Fixed] FTP pages are broken #1351
[Fixed] No action is suggested when AdGuard CA's key is damaged #1415
[Fixed] Userscript exclusions do not work as they should #1425
[Fixed] Valid rules do not pass validation checks #1419
[Fixed] min-length is not working in HTML filtering rules #1383
[Other] HTML is not detected on some sites #1308
[Other] local.adguard.org certificate is not re-issued when it expires #1348
[Other] ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR on some websites #1374
[Other] Rules with $extension modifier unblock blocked requests #1350
DnsLibs updated to v1.4:
[Enhancement] Added missing DNSCrypt info in DNS stamps of platform adapters #90
[Enhancement] Optimistic DNS #83
[Enhancement] DoQ/DoH/DoT queries are now retried before resorting to fallback #86
[Other] Encoding errors #79
[Other] Added DoQ support in DNS stamps #84
[Other] Added an option to pass custom filtering rules without file #30
[Other] Added an option to specify IP_BOUND_IF/SO_BINDTODEVICE for outgoing connections #78

New in Adguard 7.5.3 (Nov 20, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.5.2 (Oct 5, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.5.2 Beta 1 (Oct 2, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.5.1 (Oct 2, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.5.3371.0 (Aug 22, 2020)

This release incorporates all the best of two previous beta versions and two release candidates. Double-checking neve hurts, right?
There are four key changes, starring DNS filtering that will protect your DNS traffic from interception by ISPs and fraudsters. Another killer feature is an updated Stealth Mode. We’ve expanded its functionality by adding four new options that prevent Windows from collecting user data. Plus, license activation via social login and pausing protection for 30 sec. A good advanced toolkit for an ad blocker, we’d say.
DNS filtering:
This feature has been long present in other AdGuard products. Not only will the DNS module protect your DNS traffic from the ISP’s and fraudsters’ interception, it will also block ads. However, it’s important to stress that the DNS doesn’t replace normal protection, rather it works best when coupled with it.
We have a wide and regularly updated database of domain names, and now you can set it up on AdGuard for Windows.
You can choose the server type (DNS-over-HTTPS/DNS-over-TLS, etc.) that suits your needs best or add your own custom DNS server. Also, here is a link to our Knowledge base, where we have collected the most popular DNS providers and added a quick setup option. One click, and your DNS is ready for use.
Disable Windows 10 Tracking:
Windows Tracking has four options: you can disable Windows telemetry, turn off advertising ID, disable Windows Defender automatic samples submission and disable WAP push message routing service.
To illustrate the significance of disabling system telemetry, let’s take Cortana, a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft. Its feature set is enabled by default and periodically sends usage and performance data to Microsoft. This assistant helps, but it also gathers a lot of statistics. If you, as a user, have privacy concerns (which is completely understandable and even expected in this day and age), we’ll help to disable telemetry nice and easy.
As for removing an Advertising ID, if you checkmark this option, you will stop receiving Microsoft ads (in the action center, start menu, etc.).
Authorization and license activation via social networks:
This function has already been available in our app for Android. We decided to add it here, too, because it’s truly a convenience feature.
Now, you have one more option of how to activate your license: not only via logging to your AdGuard personal account or manually entering your license key. If the email from your AdGuard personal account and the email you use for authorization in Google or Facebook are the same, you can simply authorize via these social networks. No more trying to remember email/password from your personal account and entering it! One click, and you are logged in and your license key is activated.
Pause protection for 30 seconds:
In v7.4 we introduced the new BA – more independent, glorious and autonomous. But despite it’s good in many aspects, some users asked us to return one missing thing from the old Assistant. So we did.
The old Assistant had a menu option ‘Do not filter for 30 seconds’. For instance, this function will help when you need to visit a website that won’t work when an ad blocker is enabled. In this case it makes sense to briefly disable filtering and see its content. That’s what the returned back ‘Do not filter for 30 seconds’ is also used for. But we went further and made it more convenient by adding a new function called ‘Disable protection for 30 seconds’. It will disable filtering on all websites for the same time period. You can find it in the tray menu of the main app.
Changelog:
[Enhancement] Allow select several content types for the shown records in the filtering log #3392
[Fixed] Slow UI performance in the main window #3322
[Fixed] Filtering log shows wrong type of applied stealth-mode option #3423
[Fixed] Connecting to a DNSCrypt-protected DNS causes AdGuard to throw a connection error #3455
[Fixed] Assistant issue: AdGuard not installed or installed incorrectly #3469
[Fixed] Recently added filter won't show up in the filter editor #3340
[Fixed] List of built-in DNS servers is doubled on UI #3456
[Fixed] Selecting Simplified Chinese leads to problems with subscriptions #3457
[Other] Exit from "License" tab via clicking "Esc" #3385
[Other] Do not block Exit in context menu when service is failed #3403
[Other] "Not Found" icon carries over to other Settings sections #3413
[Other] Change the priority of languages for the situation without zh-TW translations. #3442
[Other] Wrongly use zh-CN encoding in zh-TW interface everywhere. (v7.5 beta 1) #3443
[Other] UI crashes during localization process for ZH-cn locale #3470
Upgraded CoreLibs to v1.7.54:
[Fixed] Unhandled C++ Exception in finishWithResult() #939
[Fixed] Problematic userscripts #1273
[Fixed] Process name detection causes scary warnings in Windows Security #1316
[Fixed] Filtering log doesn't show information about cookies #3406
[Other] ERR_CONNECTION_RESET #3468
Upgraded DnsLibs to v1.3.10:
Minor changes

New in Adguard 7.5 RC1 (Aug 11, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.5 Beta 2 (Jul 31, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.5 Beta 1 (Jul 24, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.4.2 Hotfix (Jun 4, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.4.1 Hotfix (May 29, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.4 RC2 (May 14, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.4 RC1 (Apr 28, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.4.3172 Beta 2 (Apr 6, 2020)

New in Adguard 7.3 RC1 (Dec 19, 2019)

New in Adguard 7.2.2990.0 (Nov 28, 2019)

New in Adguard 7.3 Beta 1 (Nov 21, 2019)

As the tradition requires, the first beta for any AdGuard for Windows version is usually the biggest one, with the most amount of meaningful changes. For today, we have a long list of fixes and UI improvements. But for starters let’s have a look at the most interesting stuff: CoreLibs-related changes that will further enhance ad blocking quality, a new (but at the same time somewhat old) mode of filtering and a new option to activate AdGuard.
[Added] Scriptlets support:
Scriptlets is a powerful ad blocking instrument. You can say that scriptlet is an internal script (a mini-program) that we install with the app, and then execute that script with the help of filtering rules. Putting it simply, scriptlets allow us to modify how the code of the web page behaves. As for the practical use, this helps to block anti-ad blockers, for example, and in some other cases.
[Added] $redirect and $rewrite modifiers support:
They are practically the same modifiers, and they allow to substitute resources. If you are not a custom filtering rules aficionado, don't bother with it. Just know that it is yet another instrument in the hands of filter developers that helps to block ads more efficiently.
We should mention that both $redirect and $rewrite modifiers are still kind of working in test mode, but they are fully operational and you should feel free to use them.
[Improved] Proxy mode can now be used alongside automatic traffic filtering #2696, #3055:
Previously, you had to choose between using AdGuard to filter all traffic on the current system, or setting it up as an HTTP proxy to funnel traffic of particular apps or devices through AdGuard (but without filtering it).
Now you can have the best of both worlds, and even more: filter application and browser traffic on the current PC and at the same time use AdGuard as a filtering proxy for other devices (yes, now their traffic will be filtered too). To select the configuration you want go to Network settings.
[Added] Activating AdGuard by linking personal Account #2931:
Something we’ve tested in other AdGuard products and found positive feedback is an option to activate AdGuard by linking the app with your adguard.com account. In this case, instead of entering the license key, you put in your Account credentials (login/password). The app automatically looks for a valid license key in your Account and uses it to activate AdGuard.
Ad blocking:
[Added] Enable the HARs writing as an advanced option #2402
[Fixed] Userscript working in pre version 7 releases not working in post version 7 releases. #2937
[Fixed]Error occurred while reloading protection, doesn't change the filtering status #2965
[Fixed] Cannot find the file specified #2969
[Fixed] Incompatibility between AdGuard and HTTP Debugger #2979
[Fixed] Cannot add executable from %Appdata% to the filtering #3023
[Fixed] Some problems with user filter #3044
[Fixed] Cannot add $network rules to the user filter #3058
[Fixed] Atom package installer doesn't work when protection enabled #2988
[Fixed] Firefox Private Network issue #2981
[Improved] Change the approach to the way how we start cert installer #2973
[Improved] Handle SHA-1 issues #3041
Networking:
[Improved] We should check the internet availability before sending a support request #2925
[Improved] Restore using port 0 for auto-selecting listen ports #2989
UI:
[Added] Import-export advanced settings #2964
[Added] Trial period should be started explicitly #2980
[Fixed]Buttons Collapse, Expand, Close look bad #2722
[Fixed] Userscript is reported as updated if version contains a letter #2819
[Fixed] It seems that it lacks spaces in the front & back of from" in filters editor while UI is Traditional Chinese (zh-TW)." #2853
[Fixed] Drag&Drop issue #2961
[Fixed]Filtering log doesn't show applied rules #2998
[Fixed] Dark theme inner window issue #3033
[Fixed] Wrong request type in the filtering log #3059
[Improved] Microsoft Edge Beta cannot be added to filtered app in AFW #3060
[Improved] Remove old strings from translations #2926
[Improved] Improve the license check window #2939
[Improved] AdGuard Personal CA keeps coming back #1306
[Improved] Re-design About" screen" #2675
[Improved] There is no link to the list of changes in the latest versions #2715
[Improved] The text is not centered on the main screen #2716
[Improved] Use custom adguard: scheme for adding userscripts #2838
[Improved] Hover on maximize button looks bad #2840
[Improved] Strip identifying information from the logs when doing export #3022
Other:
[Added] New versioning system #2896
[Fixed] Logs rotation does not work occasionally #2874
[Fixed] File or folder is corrupted #2984
[Fixed] Filters metadata is not updated while filters update #3036
[Improved] Adguard GUI unnecessarily raising Windows platform timer resolution #2734
[Improved] Transfer GM property when the user changes the userscript's name #2739
[Improved] Improve the Advanced Settings logic #2915
[Improved] Get rid of obsolete /f command from tools #2920
[Improved] Filter installer's crash report names #2971
[Improved] Pass the empty parameter's value in the query string #3038
[Improved] Test the release build of the new Microsoft Edge #3061

New in Adguard 7.2.2936 RC (Sep 20, 2019)

New in Adguard 7.2.2920 RC (Sep 12, 2019)

New in Adguard 7.2.2916.1 RC (Sep 9, 2019)

New in Adguard 7.2.2903.6 Beta (Sep 2, 2019)

Changed:
Installer redesign #2574
When the visual style of your app’s installer doesn’t fit the visual style of the app itself, it’s not good. Same as wearing sandals with socks. So we fixed it!
New installer looks so good, sometimes we uninstall AdGuard just to look at it once more. Hope you like it just as much as we do! And if not, no big deal: you’re not going to come across it too often, hopefully.
Added:
Installer crash reporting tool #2566
One of the most annoying types of crashes, both for users and developers, is when the app crashes during the installation. Our usual crash reporting tool was useless in such cases. What’s the logical solution? Correct, to give the installer its own reporting tool!
As you can see, it looks almost exactly the same. Nothing will be sent without your consent, and you can also add a comment with the description of the problem to help our developers fix the crash faster.
Added:
“Filter localhost" advanced setting #2830
Some apps, for example antiviruses, may use localhost for interactions between their components. In rare cases it could lead to compatibility problems. Now it’s possible to manage filtering of localhost with the help of the new setting.
Be sure that you know what you’re doing before messing with any of the advanced settings!
You can find this setting among advanced settings. By default, it’s disabled. We advise to try to enable it only if you experience very serious issues, e.g. when web pages don’t load or there’s no internet connection.
Ad blocking:
[Fixed] Stealth mode settings reset after the app update #2839
[Fixed] HTTPS filtering is disabled by default for the newly added applications #2846
[Improved] Automatic filters detection algorithm #2692
[Improved] Automatic detection of certificate issues in Firefox #2782
Networking:
[Fixed] AdGuard closes connections after a reconfiguration #2841
[Fixed] Connection errors on Windows 10 #2843
[Improved] WFP/TDI drivers have been updated #2889
UI:
[Changed] Selector color in dark mode #2749
[Changed] Now separate windows are used for Support and About dialogues #2619
[Changed] Blocked stun/turn requests now have a prefix in the Filtering log #2638
[Changed] Users can now access Settings, About and Support windows even when protection failed to start #2892
[Changed] “Use localhost for injections” setting has been renamed to “Intercept TCP connection requests" #2859
[Fixed] Minor interface issues #2761
[Fixed] Issues with accessibility for visually impaired users #2682
[Fixed] Cropped text on the filters update screen #2698
[Fixed] AdGuard GUI unnecessarily raises Windows platform timer resolution #2734
[Fixed] Some text is not visible in dark theme #2767
[Fixed] Date on the filters update screen goes beyond the frame #2849
Other:
[Changed] Atom browser has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #2688
[Changed] Localizations have been updated
[Fixed] Post-installation notification sequence #2750
[Fixed] Switching between update channels is carried out improperly #2806
[Fixed] The application doesn’t start after the update #2798
[Fixed] AdGuard hangs after the update #2856
[Fixed] Information about old installers is stored in %ProgramData% #2869
[Fixed] Filter update notification does not disappear on Windows 7 #2873
[Fixed] AdGuard does not handle alphanumeric versions properly #2876
[Fixed] Compatibility issues
[Improved] Handling of filter subscription detections #2517

New in Adguard 7.1.2817.0 RC (Jun 21, 2019)

New in Adguard 7.0.2693.6661 (May 31, 2019)

[Improved] UI and installer redesign #2574:
It is somewhat of a tradition by this point to have a UI redesign with each major AdGuard for Windows version upgrade. This time will not be an exception. AdGuard 7.0 for Windows will look very different from the current familiar version.
[Improved] Corelibs:
Everybody knows what CoreLibs is by this point, but we'll remind anyway: it is a filtering engine that drives the whole process of ad blocking in most AdGuard products, AdGuard for Windows included. And with every new version of CL these products become better: the quality of ad blocking increases, they work faster and become more stable. This beta of AdGuard 7.0 for Windows features the most recent of CoreLibs version, which means this is as good as it gets. Well, at least until the next CoreLibs update:), In this beta we make an emphasis on UI changes but also fix several crashes. We also took this opportunity to introduce a new userscript — AdGuard Extra., This is more of a hotfix than a beta. Some Firefox users reported problems with browser freezing. We determined that this behaviour was a sequence of hanged connections, which in its turn was caused by a CoreLibs bug. It’s crucial to eliminate all such bugs before we release a stable version (which will be soon), so here we are.
[Added] Automatic crash reports #2298:
Sometimes apps crash, and you can do nothing about it. Reasons can be very different, and so are solutions. To be able to investigate every crash individually and find a proper fix to it, we add integration with an automatic crash report system. If AdGuard crashes, upon the next launch you'll be asked if you want to send a crash report.
[Added] AdGuard Extra extension #2648:
In some complicated cases, the usual approach with filtering rules just doesn’t work. In particular, in some cases of ad blocker circumvention/ad reinjection. So we came up with an alternative solution — a userscript. For those unfamiliar, userscripts are basically mini programs that modify web pages and augment browsing.
AdGuard Extra does it in a way that makes it harder for websites to employ circumvention/reinjection techniques. AdGuard for Windows is the second AdGuard product to get this addition, we are thrilled to see it in action and read your feedback on it.
Ad blocking:
[Changed] Сustom filters do not support powerful modifiers anymore unless allowed explicitly by user #2392
[Fixed] Custom filters are always displayed like they are up-to-date #2501
[Fixed] Issues with Firefox certificate #2390
[Fixed] Сustom apps with Cyrillic symbols in the path are not filtered #2542
[Improved] The list of URL parameters to strip in the Stealth Mode module has been made customizable #2396
Network:
[Fixed] Service connection issues after hibernate/sleep #2438
UI:
[Added] [Nightly] Filtering log - open url #2599
[Added] An option to add/remove filters from the General settings screen #2620
[Added] CoreLibs release version to the About section #2420
[Changed] AdGuard Assistant extension name #2643
[Changed] Notification text for the case when protection status is changed via the Assistant #2251
[Changed] UI changes on Trial period & License screens #2657
[Fixed] "BlockTypeRuleDescription" wrongly used as a rule in the filtering log #2663
[Fixed] AdGuard splash screen appears even when /nosplash is specified #2434
[Fixed] Date format for Arabic localization #2477
[Fixed] Filter name is displayed in the Rule column in the filtering log #2634
[Fixed] License activation window glitch #2628
[Fixed] Notification's text is out of its bounds #2662
[Fixed] Rule Editor suggest wrong exclusion for $$ rules #2630
[Fixed] Rules from disabled filter lists are accounted for in the statistics #2497
[Fixed] Scrollbar in the settings is too sensitive #2514
[Fixed] The displayed rules in Filter editor are not refreshed after clicking on the "X" button in the search bar #2451
[Fixed] The search in the "Settings" view doesn't work properly #2417
[Fixed] UI window can only be dragged when the left mouse button is pressed #2621
[Fixed] Update channel resets from "Nightly" to "Release" after settings get reset to defaults #2614
[Improved] Chinese date format is now used for filters' update time in Chinese localization #2496
[Improved] Descriptions for Stealth Mode options have been updated #2491
[Improved] Filtering log now indicates what cookies were modified #2387
[Improved] Filtering log search syntax has been extended #2651
Other:
[Added] Chromium-based Microsoft Edge to the filtered applications list #2548
[Changed] Localizations has been updated
[Changed] Logging has been made less verbose where it's not necessary #2425
[Changed] The list of apps filtered by default has been updated
[Changed] Translations have been updated
[Changed] Unicode marker (BOM) has been removed from the userscript content #2601
[Fixed] AdGuard crashes
[Fixed] AdGuard doesn't automatically detect system language #2622
[Fixed] AdGuard hangs after exiting the sleep mode #2649
[Fixed] An issue with userscripts updates #2500
[Fixed] Application update resets Assistant settings #2505
[Fixed] Compatibility problems
[Fixed] Empty lines in custom filters are imported as rules #2473
[Fixed] Error deleting backup file #2582
[Fixed] Error while doing the update check #2654
[Fixed] Excluding an app from filtering also excludes all other apps with the same executable name #2453
[Fixed] Greasy Fork userscripts display an error when checking for updates #2447
[Fixed] Installer startup delay #2388
[Fixed] The English language is set by default #2664
[Fixed] User filter rule editing bug #2584
[Improved] Additional userscript parameters are now stored when you export settings #2367
[Improved] AdGuard now checks if the userscript is already installed before downloading it #2406
[Improved] AdGuard-related system settings (e.g. UI window's size etc.) can now be imported along with the app settings #2393
[Improved] CoreLibs has been updated
[Improved] The way to get userscripts' and filter subscriptions' content #2379

New in Adguard 7.0.2688.6651 RC (May 30, 2019)

New in Adguard 7.0.2638.6551 Beta (May 24, 2019)

New in Adguard 7.0.2578.6431 Beta (May 8, 2019)

Ad blocking:
[Changed] ?ustom filters do not support powerful modifiers anymore unless allowed explicitly by user #2392
[Fixed] Custom filters are always displayed like they are up-to-date #2501
[Fixed] Issues with Firefox certificate #2390
[Fixed] ?ustom apps with Cyrillic symbols in the path are not filtered #2542
[Improved] The list of URL parameters to strip in the Stealth Mode module has been made customizable #2396
Network:
[Fixed] Service connection issues after hibernate/sleep #2438
UI:
[Added] A button to open a request in the Filtering Log #2599
[Added] CoreLibs release version to the About section #2420
[Changed] Notification text for the case when protection status is changed via the Assistant #2251
[Fixed] AdGuard splash screen appears even when /nosplash is specified #2434
[Fixed] Date format for Arabic localization #2477
[Fixed] Rules from disabled filter lists are accounted for in the statistics #2497
[Fixed] Scrollbar in the settings is too sensitive #2514
[Fixed] The displayed rules in Filter editor are not refreshed after clicking on the "X" button in the search bar #2451
[Fixed] The search in the "Settings" view doesn't work properly #2417
[Fixed] Update channel resets from "Nightly" to "Release" after settings get reset to defaults #2614
[Improved] Chinese date format is now used for filters' update time in Chinese localization #2496
[Improved] Descriptions for Stealth Mode options have been updated #2491
[Improved] Filtering log now indicates what cookies were modified #2387
Other:
[Added] Chromium-based Microsoft Edge to the filtered applications list #2548
[Changed] Logging has been made less verbose where it's not necessary #2425
[Changed] Unicode marker (BOM) has been removed from the userscript content #2601
[Changed] Localizations has been updated
[Changed] The list of apps filtered by default has been updated
[Fixed] An issue with userscripts updates #2500
[Fixed] Application update resets Assistant settings #2505
[Fixed] Empty lines in custom filters are imported as rules #2473
[Fixed] Error deleting backup file #2582
[Fixed] Excluding an app from filtering also excludes all other apps with the same executable name #2453
[Fixed] Greasy Fork userscripts display an error when checking for updates #2447
[Fixed] Installer startup delay #2388
[Fixed] User filter rule editing bug #2584
[Fixed] Compatibility problems
[Improved] Additional userscript parameters are now stored when you export settings #2367
[Improved] AdGuard now checks if the userscript is already installed before downloading it #2406
[Improved] AdGuard-related system settings (e.g. UI window's size etc.) can now be imported along with the app settings #2393
[Improved] The way to get userscripts' and filter subscriptions' content #2379

New in Adguard 6.4.1814.4903 (Oct 26, 2018)

This version makes a strong accent on the Networking issues. This doesn’t mean everything else was abandoned, on the contrary, there’s been a lot of ad blocking- and UI-related fixes and improvements, just the network-related fixes happened to be the most important ones. Oh, but let’s also not forget about the improved popup blocker!
[Fixed] Unrelated TCP connections get reset when starting AdGuard service #2291:
AdGuard needs to reset connections when it starts/restarts its service in order to properly filter them. What AdGuard doesn't have to do is to reset connections that it is not going to filter anyway. So from now on, it won't do it, as simple as that.
[Fixed] Avast Free prevents AdGuard from suppressing QUIC #2310:
The current way of whitelisting apps from filtering for WFP driver has been extended to TDI driver. It allows to avoid compatibility issues with other software, especially with antivirus software.
[Improved] TLS version has been upgraded #2337:
Up to this moment we were using a draft of TLS 1.3 technology (#2155), as we always want to be at the cutting edge. Now, as TLS 1.3 standard was officially accepted by IETF, we are happy to say that AdGuard supports the most modern encrypting standards.
[Improved] Popup Blocker has been updated to v2.5 #2295:
Popup Blocker is an extension (userscript) that is added to AdGuard by default. As it’s clear from its name, it helps block various popup windows (most of which are all kinds of ads). It’s been around forever, but the new version for the first time features its own UI accessable from “Extensions” settings tab. You can whitelist websites there or disable notifications for certain websites. The blocking capabilities have been improved too, of course.
[Changed] TLS 1.2 is used by default if Avast is detected #2368:
As we’ve said earlier, TLS 1.3 is the current standard, but some antiviruses still use v1.2, notably Avast. We would like to completely switch to v1.3 but have to take this into consideration.
[Fixed] Application update resets Assistant settings and restores deleted extensions #2365:
There won’t be enough fingers combined on the hands of all people in our office to count the number of times users complained about this issue. One of our current priorities is to make the process of updating AdGuard as smooth as possible, and certainly preserving users’ settings is a big step in that direction.
Ad Blocking:
[Fixed] Duplicate EV certificate messages #2282
[Fixed] Twitch desktop app is not filtered #2289
[Fixed] PopupBlocker is not updated alongside AG update #2354
[Improved] Popup Blocker updated to v2.5 #2295
[Improved] Popup Blocker extension has been updated to v2.5.8 #2351
[Improved] Custom filters URL parsing #2280
[Improved] URL exclusion blocking rules are now created with important modifier by default #2305
Networking:
[Changed] AdGuard now asks for a reboot after TDI driver update on Windows 7 #2364
[Fixed] Firefox 64-bit handshake issues with some domains #2347
[Fixed] QUIC v44 is not blocked properly #2335
[Improved] AdGuard now checks on installation if the TDI driver is not registered yet #2321
UI:
[Changed] Clickable area for “Close” button for AdGuard notification has been increased on Windows 7 #2319
[Changed] Highlighting color for the whitelisted requests in Filtering Log #2358
[Fixed] AdGuard remembers the last displayed settings tab after closing #2317
[Fixed] The Assistant icon appears in full-screen mode on YouTube and Twitch #2309
[Fixed] Move the assistant icon back to the right corner #2314
[Fixed] Duplicate EV certificate messages #2282
[Fixed] "Hide your referer" checkbox state is not transmitted properly to web reporting tool #2286
[Fixed] Duplicate "Trial is expiring" message #2287
[Fixed] AdGuard fails to start service #2339
[Fixed] Crash on multiple tray icon clicks right after the installation #2340
[Fixed] "Service failure" tile and "Trial expired" tile appear simultaneously #2342
[Fixed] Crash upon opening the Filtering Log #2346
[Fixed] Update AG icon to high-resolution version #2341
[Improved] Suppress the Alt-Svc header #2343
Other:
[Fixed] AdguardSvc process memory leak #2114
[Fixed] Crash while closing from tray #2252
[Fixed] Crash after auto-update on the application startup on Windows 7 #2290
[Fixed] An error while parsing the userscript metadata #2311
[Improved] A privacy-friendly protocol is now used for the parental control web service #2316
[Improved] Localizations have been updated, new languages have been added (Slovenian, Czech, Belarusian) #2361

New in Adguard 6.4.1739.4753 RC (Oct 10, 2018)

New in Adguard 6.4.1639.4553 Beta (Sep 26, 2018)

New in Adguard 6.4.1537.4349 Beta (Aug 28, 2018)

New in Adguard 6.4.1537.4349 Beta (Aug 23, 2018)

New in Adguard 6.3.1399.4073 (Jul 13, 2018)

While we are still polishing CoreLibs and are not ready to implement it just yet, we can sweeten the waiting with this new release. New "Nightly" update channel, added TLS1.3 support, improved performance and many more other changes.
[Added] Nightly update channel:
The concept of a “Nightly” build is very simple. It literally means “a build that is released at the end of every day”, hence “nightly”. In reality, it may not happen every single day, but rather every 3 or 4 days, but the idea is there. All the latest changes made by developers will be included in the nightly build (yes, including possible bugs — be prepared!). If you feel that beta is not enough for you, and you need to be a step ahead of the rest, this is the choice for you. Just go to AdGuard settings and switch to Nightly update channel.
[Added] TLS1.3 Support (draft 28) #2155:
TLS 1.3 is a new version of the cryptographic protocol used to encrypt messages sent via HTTP. It is faster, more secure and overall better than its predecessors. It has not been accepted by IETF as a standard yet, but it is only a matter of time. The process has already started, and we want to be at the forefront, and thus we have already added the TLS 1.3 (draft 28) support. As not everyone supports TLS1.3 yet, there can be problems on some websites potentially, so we added a new advanced setting to switch between TLS versions at will.
[Added] Option to subscribe to a filter by clicking a special link on a webpage #1945:
Many filter developers put a special subscription link on their filters' homepage. Now AdGuard is able to detect these links when you click on them and will ask you if you'd like to subscribe to that filter right away. A minor thing, but it will save you just enough of extra clicks to be worthy.
[Added] A notice to inform about closed connections to websites with EV certificate #2015:
Some websites have so-called EV (extended validation) certificates — basically, this means that the owner went through a very long and thorough process of validating their identity. In other words, these websites are generally the safest on the web. Filtering these websites is often extensive, as they rarely have ads anyway, but can sometimes lead to conflicts. AdGuard provides an option to disable filtering for such websites, and if it is enabled, a notification will inform you when you visit them for the first time. Clicking on the notification will allow to force filtering on the website anyway.
[Added] Stealth mode options applied to requests added to Filtering log #247:
This is something a lot of aspiring filtering rules creators asked for. Knowing which Stealth Mode options affected this or that request is often crucial when working on a new rule. Now you can find it right in the Filtering log when you select a request. For sure, this sounds a little bit nerdy for an average user, but we try to take into account needs of all our users, casual and advanced alike.
[Changed] Default builder has been drastically reworked #1965:
Basically, this is the change that caused the build size reduction that was advertised in the introduction. As the app accretes new features over the years and the code mounts up, this becomes more and more relevant. Thanks to this change, now we can add even more!
[Improved] Better support for visually impaired users #2068:
AdGuard tries to provide the best online experience for all users alike, and visually impaired users are no exception. Starting with this version, AdGuard menus are much better suited to be read by NVDA Screen Reader and other screen reading programs.
[Improved] Filters update procedure's performance #2211:
If you had the misfortune of a habit to update your filters often, you certainly noticed that it took quite a lot of time, as well as installing new filters. We addressed this problem, the situation should change drastically for the better now.
Ad Blocking:
[Added] Option to subscribe to a filter by clicking a special link on a webpage #1945
[Fixed] "Block Flash" setting doesn't block Adobe Flash #2058
[Fixed] AdGuard cannot start protection after installing an update #2033
[Fixed] Cannot parse CSP from a meta tag #2207
[Fixed] HTML parser fails on cbc.ca #2221
[Fixed] Incorrect exception rule is created with Assistant #2265
[Fixed] Applications manually added to “filtered apps” get removed after an update #2195
[Improved] ExtendedCss has been updated to version 1.10 #2152
Networking:
[Added] New approach to switching the update channel for default userscripts #2177
[Changed] Common API response format to use for XHR and WS APIs #2228
[Changed] HTTP headers with an empty value are not ignored from now on #2264
[Changed] Existing connections of filtered apps are closed now on AG startup #1977
[Changed] Problem with Github discontinuing TLS 1.0/1.1 support has been addressed #2098
[Changed] Symantec certificates have been deprecated #1634
[Changed] TDI, WFP drivers and libs have been updated #2089
[Fixed] CSP issue at github.com #2151
[Fixed] Invalid HTTP response header prevents a website from opening #2188
[Fixed] ipleak.net and other online tests show as if AdGuard does not block WebRTC #1995
[Fixed] The issue with FIPS security error on license check #1033
[Improved] Method for detecting untrusted certificates has been improved in accordance with Chrome policy #2171
UI:
[Added] A notice to inform the user about closed connections to websites with EV certificate #2015
[Added] A "Beautifier" to the Filtering log and userscripts editor #1671
[Added] Stealth mode options applied to requests added to Filtering log #247
[Added] Swedish localization #2173
[Changed] Filtering log — long rules now collapse while in detailed mode #1845
[Changed] Several localizations updated #2088
[Changed] More details added to "AdGuard service" description #422
[Changed] Old links have been replaced with new ones #2102
[Changed] Parental control password is now hidden while typing #1816
[Changed] The first screen of the installer #2240
[Fixed] "Referer" field is now disabled unless "Hide Referer" is enabled #2025
[Fixed] AdGuard breaks encoding of a custom filter #2232
[Fixed] Can’t export/import configuration in Spanish localization #2018
[Fixed] Filter editor bug when pressing backspace #1439
[Fixed] Filter status change is not applied #2180
[Fixed] GUI hangs when enabling/disabling filter lists #2036
[Fixed] Incorrect "time updated" value is shown after filter remove/install #2220
[Fixed] Incorrect version of custom filter is displayed after an update #2206
[Fixed] Logo issue #2095
[Fixed] Parental control module doesn't save sensitivity level choice #2257
[Fixed] Toast notifications are broken in Windows Insider Preview #2278
[Fixed] Sometimes app crashes after adding an HTTPS exclusion #2024
[Fixed] The disclaimer in "About" window is hidden while updating #2165
[Fixed] The `~` symbol looks like `-` in Parental control settings #2219
[Fixed] Windows notification center is unavailable after first install #2268
[Improved] Handling of plural forms in localizations #2046
Other:
[Changed] Digital signature and description #2045
[Changed] Restrictions on the length of non-script and non-style elements have been removed #2237
[Changed] Suppress browser cache on a GM storage state change #2258
[Fixed] "Traditional Chinese" language file title #2190
[Fixed] `block_third_party_auth` parameter does not work #2073
[Fixed] App has crashed while being closed from tray #2019
[Fixed] Application update clears userscripts' storage even for the same update channel #2194
[Fixed] Cannot export settings in nightly builds #2204
[Fixed] Crash while closing from the tray #2252
[Fixed] MS Edge is not filtered in the Windows Insider Preview #2270
[Fixed] Tab and arrow keys can be used while in the password protected menu #2012
[Fixed] Userscript's `require` and `resources` parameters are not exported along with with its contents #2212
[Fixed] Windows notification center is unavailable #2181
[Fixed] Wrong folder is opened after the export operation is finished #2123
[Fixed] User script name being corrupted while export settings #2275
[Improved] `AdGuard.tools` can now be run as a "true" win64 process on 64-bit OS #1809
[Improved] Do not allow auto-switch update channel within the process of the upgrade #2269
[Improved] Traditional Chinese translations for filters have been updated #2245

New in Adguard 6.3.1399.4073 RC (Jul 10, 2018)

New in Adguard 6.3.1374.4023 RC (Jul 4, 2018)

New in Adguard 6.3.1303.3881 RC (Jun 27, 2018)

New in Adguard 6.3.1276.3827 RC (Jun 22, 2018)

New in Adguard 6.3.1118.3511 Beta (Jun 6, 2018)

This beta version is a powerhouse in terms of additions and changes. The addition of TLS 1.3 support is the headliner, read below what’s so cool and important about it. Good news for those users who resort to screen readers — AdGuard has become more friendly towards them. Filter updates will now take much less time.
[Added] TLS1.3 Support (draft 28) #2155:
TLS 1.3 is a new version of the cryptographic protocol used to encrypt messages sent via HTTP. It is faster, more secure and overall better than its predecessors. It has not been accepted by IETF as a standard yet, but it is only a matter of time. The process has already started, and we want to be at the forefront, and thus we have already added the TLS 1.3 (draft 28) support.
[Improved] Filters update procedure's performance #2211:
If you had the misfortune of a habit to update your filters often, you certainly noticed that it took quite a lot of time, as well as installing new filters. We addressed this problem, the situation should change drastically for the better now.
[Improved] Better support for visually impaired users #2068:
AdGuard tries to provide the best online experience for all users alike, and visually impaired users are no exception. Starting with this beta, AdGuard menus are much better suited to be read by NVDA Screen Reader and other screen reading programs.
Ad blocking:
[Fixed] Manually added to “filtered apps” applications get removed after an update #2195
[Fixed] Cannot parse CSP from a meta tag #2207
[Fixed] HTML parser fails on cbc.ca #2221
[Fixed] Windows notification center is unavailable #2181
Networking:
[Changed] Common API response format to use for XHR and WS APIs #2228
[Added] The approach we use to switch the update channel for default userscripts #2177
[Improved] Method for detecting untrusted certificates has been improved in accordance with Chrome policy #2171
[Fixed] Invalid HTTP response header prevents a website from opening #2188
UI:
[Added] A notice to inform the user about closed connections to websites with EV certificate #2015
[Changed] More details added to "AdGuard service" description #422
[Fixed] AdGuard breaks encoding of a custom filter #2232
[Fixed] Incorrect version of custom filter is displayed after an update #2206
[Fixed] Filter status change is not applied #2180
[Fixed] The disclaimer in "About" window is hidden while updating #2165
[Fixed] Incorrect "time updated" value is shown after filter remove/install #2220
[Improved] Handling of plural forms in localizations #2046
Other:
[Added] Swedish localization #2173
[Fixed] "Traditional Chinese" language file title #2190
[Fixed] Application update clears userscripts' storage even for the same update channel #2194
[Fixed] Cannot export settings in nightly builds #2204
[Fixed] The ~ symbol looks like - in Parental control settings #2219
[Fixed] Tab and arrow keys can be used while in the password protected menu #2012
[Fixed] Userscript's require and resources parameters are not exported along with with its contents #2212
[Improved] AdGuard.tools can now be run as a "true" win64 process on 64-bit OS #1809

New in Adguard 6.3.974.3223 Beta (Apr 17, 2018)

[Changed] Default builder has been drastically reworked #1965:
Basically, this is the change that caused the build size reduction that was advertised in the introduction. As the app accretes new features over the years and the code mounts up, this becomes more and more relevant. Thanks to this change, now we can add even more!
[Added] Nightly update channel:
This has recently been covered in the Blog article, but I’ll give the brief explanation here too. The concept of a “Nightly” build is very simple. It literally means “a build that is released at the end of every day”, hence “nightly”. In reality, it may not happen every single day, but rather every 3 or 4 days, but the idea is there. All the latest changes made by developers will be included in the nightly build (yes, including possible bugs — be prepared!). If you feel that beta is not enough for you, and you need to be a step ahead of the rest, this is the choice for you. Just go to AdGuard settings and switch to Nightly update channel.
Ad Blocking:
[Added] Support for subscribing to a filter by clicking a special link on a webpage #1945
[Fixed] "Block Flash" setting doesn't block Adobe Flash #2058
[Fixed] AdGuard cannot start protection after installing an update #2033
[Improved] ExtendedCss has been updated to version 1.10 #2152
Networking:
[Changed] Update TDI, WFP drivers and libs #2089
[Changed] Symantec certificates have been deprecated #1634
[Changed] Existing connections of filtered apps are closed now on AG startup #1977
[Changed] Problem with Github discontinuing TLS 1.0/1.1 support has been addressed #2098
[Fixed] CSP issue at github.com #2151
[Fixed] The issue with FIPS security error on license check #1033
[Fixed] ipleak.net and other online tests show as if AdGuard does not block WebRTC #1995
UI:
[Added] Show in the Filtering log Stealth mode options applied to requests #247
[Added] A “Beautifier” to the Filtering log and userscripts editor #1671
[Changed] Users are now informed about closed connections to websites with EV certificates #2015
[Changed] Change 2017 to 2018 for all existing entries #2079
[Changed] Japanese, Norwegian localizations added, other updated #2088
[Changed] Filtering log — long rules now collapse while in detailed mode #1845
[Changed] Parental control password is now hidden while typing #1816
[Changed] Old links have been replaced with new ones #2102
[Fixed] Logo issue #2095
[Fixed] "Referer" field is now disabled unless "Hide Referer" is enabled #2025
[Fixed] Filter editor bug when pressing backspace #1439
[Fixed] GUI hangs when enabling/disabling filter lists #2036
[Fixed] Can’t export/import configuration in Spanish localization #2018
[Fixed] Sometimes app crashes after adding an HTTPS exclusion #2024
Other:
[Changed] Digital signature and description #2045
[Fixed] block_third_party_auth parameter does not work #2073
[Fixed] App has crashed while being closed from tray #2019
[Fixed] Wrong folder is opened after the export operation is finished #2123

New in Adguard 6.2.437.2171 RC (Nov 22, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.2.436.2170 RC (Nov 15, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.2.433.2167 (Oct 31, 2017)

Ad Blocking:
[Added] "Block third-party authorization header" Stealth Mode option #698
[Added] "Pure URL" functionality has been added to the Stealth Mode #356
[Added] $app modifier support #1396
[Added] $extension modifier #1542
[Added] An option to hide Java and Flash support #1064
[Changed] $webrtc rules are being ignored now #1776
[Changed] Synchronous XMLHttpRequest got rid of #1503
[Changed] The $important modifier is now applied to rules created by enabling/disabling filtering via Assistant #1924
[Changed] The behavior of the ~third-party modifier #1564
[Changed] The range of $$ rules was increased #1464
[Changed] The script is not getting removed anymore if there is an $empty modifier in a rule #1789
[Changed] X-Requested-With is being used now to detect object-subrequest content type #1435
[Fixed] $replace rules are applied to HTTPS sites even when HTTPS filtering is disabled #1752
[Fixed] Adguard can not recognize :empty+div selector #1687
[Fixed] Automatic update for disabled filters #1445
[Fixed] Chromium is not filtered by default #1956
[Fixed] Content filtering exception rules behavior #1560
[Fixed] content-length duplicate header issue #1982
[Fixed] Cosmetic filters are not applied to the pages whitelisted by a $document exception anymore #1574
[Fixed] Duplicate filtering rules #1686
[Fixed] Error while parsing filtering rules of a particular type #1558
[Fixed] No filtering with TCP Fast Open enabled in Firefox Nightly #1867
[Fixed] Notification API isn't blocked properly #1706
[Improved] "ExtendedCss" module has been upgraded to v1.0.8 #1823
[Improved] GM_openInTab to handle data URLs in chrome #1971
[Improved] Multiple filters can be automatically enabled as language-specific at once now #1758
[Improved] The way $network modifier works #1645
Networking:
[Added] Brotli support #1545
[Changed] HasConflictWithWpf flag values have been updated #1976
[Changed] SHA1 deprecation process is finished #1325
[Changed] WoSign and StartCom Certificates have been completely deprecated #1359
[Changed] XMLHttpRequest in the API is now protected #1434
[Fixed] A page is broken in IE #1591
[Fixed] AdGuard 6.2.390 on Windows 10 stops browsing until user kill the process #1901
[Fixed] AdGuard breaks local HTTPS connections #1896
[Fixed] Adguard cannot filter Edge HTTPS traffic when TCP Fast Open is turned ON #1093
[Fixed] Adguard cannot handle huge chunks properly #1772
[Fixed] Disabling HTTPS filtering breaks local.adguard.com #1792
[Fixed] DNS is unreachable when using AdGuard #1918
[Fixed] Dropbox CSP messes with Adguard scripts #1678
[Fixed] HTTPS filtering on dropbox.com does not work sometimes #1902
[Fixed] Impossible to set custom IP in Stealth Mode #1828
[Fixed] Incorrect encoding was being used for the preview purposes #1741
[Fixed] Invalid gzip causes connection to hang #1817
[Fixed] Requests blocked when HTTPS filtering is disabled aren't present in the filtering log #1639
[Fixed] Several userscripts do not work when installed via Adguard #1562
[Fixed] SHA-1 intermediate issue #1702
[Fixed] SHA-1 intermediate issue #1702
[Fixed] Stealth mode settings may break filtering completely #1693
[Fixed] Warnings about synchronous requests #1688
[Fixed] Wrong ciphers order #1884
[Improved] Adguard doesn't recognize userscript updates when the version string is too long #1541
[Improved] Custom filter updates are being validated now #1765
[Improved] The strong key exchange within secure connections has been enforced #1728
[Improved] WebRTC detection #1831
UI:
[Added] "Adguard service" description #422
[Added] "Start time" and "Time" fields in the log records #1677
[Added] "Storage" and "Reinstall" buttons on “Extensions” screen #1893
[Added] A "Preview" feature for the blocked requests in Filtering Log #1695
[Added] A "Reset to defaults" button to the Extensions settings #1473
[Added] A loader is shown while Filter Editor is being prepared to be opened #1638
[Added] A switch to change the filter list display mode #574
[Added] A tooltip has been added to the "Support" window #1432
[Added] A warning in the "Filtered apps" section when Adguard is in the proxy mode #942
[Added] An option to disable all Adguard popup notifications #1630
[Added] An option to disable pop-up text in the Filter editor #1082
[Added] Filtering log export feature #1662
[Added] Filtering log records context menu #1668
[Added] Search function was added to the preview textarea #1694
[Changed] "Applied rules" appearance #1676
[Changed] All elements in Filter Editor UI are now shown as disabled until rules are fully loaded #1638
[Changed] Dutch localization was updated #1663
[Changed] Expiration date in the 'License' section has been made more distinguishable #674
[Changed] Filtering log scrolling behavior #1791
[Changed] Graying out the disabled modules has been uniformed across the app #1827
[Changed] Hebrew localization was updated #1548
[Changed] Interface has been optimized for screen readers #352
[Changed] License key symbols in the 'License' section are hidden now #627
[Changed] More details have been added to the "Adguard service" description #422
[Changed] Prevent closing the editor after editing a userscript #1632
[Changed] Program logo and "About" screen have been updated #1812
[Changed] Resizing the details pane was made more convenient #1675
[Changed] The EULA has been updated #1824
[Changed] The Filter Editor does not allow switching to other filters now when you're in the edit mode #1656
[Changed] The link to custom rules creation manual is added to the Filter editor #1410
[Changed] The maximum number of records in the Filtering Log was limited #1723
[Changed] UDP/TCP and HTTPS tunnel connections moved to the "Other" section of the filtering log #1670
[Changed] Update channel is now set to "Beta" if you install or update AdGuard to beta version #196
[Changed] Values in the details panel are now selectable #1667
[Fixed] "Connection" type records issues #1674
[Fixed] "Support" contact form is missing #1753
[Fixed] A “new line” symbol is added after copying a rule in Filter editor #1878
[Fixed] An incorrect message is shown upon checking for the updates w/o an Internet connection #1552
[Fixed] Can't use 0 as a value for self-destructing cookies setting #1642
[Fixed] Cancel button is missing #1899
[Fixed] Cannot close "validation error" dialog when editing a userscript #1894
[Fixed] Changing Advanced settings does not lead to network filtering restart #1800
[Fixed] Closing the right pane for a blocked request in Filtering Log does not highlight the entry #1729
[Fixed] Complete exit functionality bugs #1826
[Fixed] Crash after exiting Adguard via the tray menu #1697
[Fixed] Ctrl + Z does not work in any input field #1960
[Fixed] Default filters could have been deleted in filter editor #1786
[Fixed] Disabling HTTPS filtering leads to duplicate entries in the filtering log #1793
[Fixed] Facebook response preview is broken as preview tool does not support Brotli #1657
[Fixed] Filter editor bug #1969
[Fixed] Filtering log and Filter editor windows have different styles #1920
[Fixed] Filtering log search does not show UDP requests #1658
[Fixed] Filters content is being written to the application log #1703
[Fixed] GUI can't start after changing language #1664
[Fixed] Log export does not work #1900
[Fixed] New filtering log does not display removed elements #1660
[Fixed] Remote address bug in Filtering log #1852
[Fixed] Search does not work in userscript editor #1814
[Fixed] Search tooltip bug #1830
[Fixed] Stealth Mode tooltip bugs #1520
[Fixed] There was a sequence of actions that could lead to the removal of User filter #1787
[Fixed] UI crash when disabling the service with opened Filtering Log #1751
[Fixed] User filter is always empty when "Filter editor" is opened for the first time #1970
[Fixed] User Filters search doesn't work in 'advanced editor' mode #1821
[Fixed] User installed disabled filters are enabled after checking for updates #1692
[Improved] More filter editor tweaks and fixes #1750, #1778
[Improved] Search criteria in the filtering log were extended #1513
[Improved] Speed of searching in Filter Editor and Filtering Log was increased #1725
[Improved] Support for the PT-PT localization has been added #1640
Other:
[Added] Adguard French filter #1596
[Changed] 'Adblock Protector' added to the list of filters available by default #1584
[Changed] Bandizip app has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #1680
[Changed] Localizations have been updated
[Changed] Several browsers and apps were added to the list of apps filtered by default #1182, #1563
[Changed] Spotify app has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #1904
[Changed] Swing browser has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #1769
[Changed] The list of HTTPS exclusions has been updated
[Changed] Whale browser has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #1770
[Fixed] "Add application" tool in “Filtered Apps” can't detect installed Viber #1559
[Fixed] A generic hiding rule in third-party filter is not being applied #1696
[Fixed] Adguard crashes when you block a request in the filtering log #1868
[Fixed] Assistant settings are reset with the 3.0 -> 4.0 update #1738
[Fixed] Problematic userscript prevents others from working #1962
[Fixed] Several third-party userscripts compatibility issues
[Fixed] Stealth mode blocks Bitrix24 calls #1685
[Fixed] Typos #1825
[Fixed] Userscript is not injected #1958
[Improved] Data is now being preprocessed before the import/export #1691
[Improved] Log columns were reordered #1779
[Improved] The log file is now being validated before importing #1722
[Improved] Version check algorithm for filters added by URL #1431

New in Adguard 6.2.433.2167 RC (Oct 25, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.2.432.2166 RC (Oct 24, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.2.431.2165 RC (Oct 19, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.2.424.2123 Beta (Oct 5, 2017)

[Added] AdGuard PopupBlocker extension v2.1 #1883:
For quite a while now, AdGuard works as a userscript manager — you can install any script via AdGuard to use it in any browser. PopupBlocker has always been one of the 'native' userscripts that are installed by default, alongside AdGuard Assistant. Its purpose is clear — to block any unwanted pop-ups.
Previous version (v1.0) was functional but very little beyond that. We have completely redesigned the PopupBlocker. It now has advanced pop-up detection, compared to its predecessor and its alternatives, restores the initial click behavior and is invisible to other scripts. All in all, new PopupBlocker is a solid addition to your online protection suite.
By the way, it is available as a standalone script that can be used on its own with any other userscript manager. To find more information about PopupBlocker, visit its GitHub repository.
[Changed] The way AdGuard handles userscripts #1714:
A lot of effort has been put into improving (better to say, rethinking) the way AdGuard works with userscripts. This actually has two different aspects:
First, from now on, the communication between AdGuard and Assistant is based on WebSocket, which results in better performance. This is also perfectly applicable to AdGuard Browser extension, when it is working in the integration mode with AdGuard for Windows.
Second, we have taken a whole complex of measures that allow for any external userscripts that you install via AdGuard to show higher speed and execution stability.
Related issues:
[Added] @noframes attribute support #1895
[Fixed] Userscript wrapper breaks window functions #1869
[Fixed] GM_addStyle implementation is not reliable #1759
[Fixed] @grant none is not being applied #1870
[Fixed] Userscript does not run on cross-origin iframes #1892
[Fixed] cloneInto, createObjectIn, exportFunction support #1875
[Fixed] instanceof event does not work as expected #1871
[Fixed] Errors in browser console #1740
[Added] New localizations #1882:
Thanks to volunteers who continuosly do an amazing job translating AdGuard into other languages, we were able to add even more localizations, such as: Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, Persian. Other languages localizations have been updated too.
Ad blocking:
[Added] "Block third-party authorization header" Stealth Mode option #698
[Added] An option to hide Java and Flash support #1064
[Changed] The $important modifier is now applied to rules created by enabling/disabling filtering via Assistant #1924
Networking:
[Fixed] DNS is unreachable when using AdGuard #1918
[Fixed] HTTPS filtering on dropbox.com does not work sometimes #1902
[Fixed] AdGuard breaks local HTTPS connections #1896
[Fixed] Wrong ciphers order #1884
[Fixed] AdGuard 6.2.390 on Windows 10 stops browsing until user kill the process #1901
[Fixed] SHA-1 intermediate issue #1702
UI:
[Added] "Storage" and "Reinstall" buttons on “Extensions” screen #1893
[Changed] Interface has been optimized for screen readers #352
[Changed] Update channel is now set to "Beta" if you install or update AdGuard to beta version #196
[Fixed] Filtering log and Filter editor windows have different styles #1920
[Fixed] Cancel button is missing #1899
[Fixed] Cannot close "validation error" dialog when editing a userscript #1894
[Fixed] Log export does not work #1900
[Fixed] A “new line” symbol is added after copying a rule in Filter editor #1878
[Fixed] Changing Advanced settings does not lead to network filtering restart #1800
Other:
[Changed] Spotify app has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #1904
[Fixed] "Add application" tool in “Filtered Apps” can't detect installed Viber #1559
[Fixed] Several third-party userscripts compatibility issues

New in Adguard 6.2.390.2018 Beta (Aug 9, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.2.379.1984 Beta (Jul 7, 2017)

New Adguard for Windows beta version is at the doorstep. Of the new additions worth highlighting is the integration with Windows 10 Notification center - find the details below. We have also paid a lot of attention to the UI - bugs fixing and general improvements.
[Added] Integration with Windows 10 notifications center #1554:
Many Windows 10 users find the Notification center to be helpful when it comes to tracking the activity of their apps. We have finally decided to take advantage of it and integrated Adguard with the center. Adguard has a surprisingly decent amount of various notifications. Just to name a few: notifications related to the license/trial period, automatic filter activations, new rules in User filter, Safebrowsing triggers, update checks results, etc. If you use Windows 10, you'll be able to find them all in one place now, thus making it much easier to keep up with what's going on with Adguard.
Ad blocking:
[Added] "Pure URL" functionality has been added to the Stealth Mode #356
[Changed] $webrtc rules are being ignored now #1776
[Changed] X-Requested-With is being used now to detect object-subrequest content type #1435
[Changed] The script is not getting removed anymore if there is an $empty modifier in a rule #1789
[Fixed] Error while parsing filtering rules of a particular type #1558
[Fixed] Duplicate filtering rules #1686
Networking:
[Fixed] A page is broken in IE #1591
[Fixed] Disabling HTTPS filtering breaks local.adguard.com #1792
[Fixed] Incorrect encoding was being used for the preview purposes #1741
[Improved] Custom filter updates are being validated now #1765
UI:
[Added] A tooltip has been added to the "Support" window #1432
[Added] A warning in the "Filtered apps" section when Adguard is in the proxy mode #942
[Changed] Filtering log scrolling behavior #1791
[Changed] Prevent closing the editor after editing a userscript #1632
[Changed] License key symbols in the 'License' section are hidden now #627
[Changed] More details have been added to the "Adguard service" description #422
[Changed] Expiration date in the 'License' section has been made more distinguishable #674
[Fixed] Search does not work in userscript editor #1814
[Fixed] Default filters could have been deleted in filter editor #1786
[Fixed] User Filters search doesn't work in 'advanced editor' mode #1821
[Fixed] Disabling HTTPS filtering leads to duplicate entries in the filtering log #1793
[Fixed] There was a sequence of actions that could lead to the removal of User filter #1787
[Fixed] An incorrect message is shown upon checking for the updates w/o an Internet connection #1552
[Improved] More filter editor tweaks and fixes #1750, #1778
Install/Update:
[Fixed] Sometimes Adguard UI is not started after an app update #1784
Other:
[Changed] Whale browser has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #1770
[Changed] Swing browser has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #1769
[Changed] Bandizip app has been added to the list of apps filtered by default #1680
[Improved] Version check algorithm for filters added by URL #1431

New in Adguard 6.2.369.1938 Beta (Jun 6, 2017)

[Improved] A complete "Exit Adguard" functionality was added #1509:
Now users have a choice between closing Adguard as they usually do, and closing it completely. That means closing the Windows service as well as UI, and when UI is getting started again, the service will start as well (you may be asked for the admin privileges, though).
Ad Blocking:
[Fixed] Notification API isn't blocked properly #1706
[Fixed] $replace rules are applied to HTTPS sites even when HTTPS filtering is disabled #1752
UI:
[Changed] Multiple Filtering Log UI changes #1750
We continue to hone the Filtering Log UI to make it as convenient for you to use, as possible. We thank everyone from Adguard forums who contributed to the discussion for their feedback.
[Added] A "Reset to defaults" button to the Extensions settings #1473
[Added] A "Preview" feature for the blocked requests in Filtering Log #1695
[Changed] Dutch localization was updated #1663
[Changed] Hebrew localization was updated #1548
[Changed] The maximum number of records in the Filtering Log was limited #1723
[Changed] All elements in Filter Editor UI are now shown as disabled until rules are fully loaded #1638
[Changed] The Filter Editor does not allow switching to other filters now when you're in the edit mode #1656
[Fixed] "Support" contact form is missing #1753
[Fixed] Crash after exiting Adguard via the tray menu #1697
[Fixed] Filters content is being written to the application log #1703
[Fixed] UI crash when disabling the service with opened Filtering Log #1751
[Fixed] Can't use 0 as a value for self-destructing cookies setting #1642
[Fixed] Closing the right pane for a blocked request in Filtering Log does not highlight the entry #1729
[Improved] Speed of searching in Filter Editor and Filtering Log was increased #1725
Networking:
[Fixed] Adguard cannot filter Edge HTTPS traffic when TCP Fast Open is turned ON #1093
[Improved] Adguard doesn't recognize userscript updates when the version string is too long #1541
Other"
[Fixed] Assistant settings are reset with the 3.0 -> 4.0 update #1738
[Fixed] Adguard Assistant breaks Chrome Web Store AdguardTeam/AdguardAssistant#26
[Improved] Data is now being preprocessed before the import/export #1691
[Improved] The log file is now being validated before importing #1722
[Improved] Log columns were reordered #1779

New in Adguard 6.2.357.1887 Beta (Apr 30, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.2.356.1877 Beta (Apr 27, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.2.346.1819 Beta (Apr 6, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.331.1732 (Mar 30, 2017)

This update might not be the biggest one, in a sense it doesn't feature any revolutionary additions or the immense number of changes. But it's surely a unique one, and it's because it is by far the most influenced by the user feedback. We sincerely thank everyone who has helped us!
It is super important for two big reasons, both concern networking/compatibility: we have *finally* fixed the compatibility issue with KIS/ESET and, also, we've fixed a certificate issue in modern Chrome versions (59+). Details below.
[Fixed] Compatibility with KIS/ESET #1565:
Adguard used to have compatibility issues with such antivirus software like Kaspersky and ESET. Users had to seek for compromises: disabling SSL scanning in antivirus, disabling WFP driver or even HTTPS filtering in Adguard. The core of the problem was the WFP network driver incompatibility, and we had had plans to develop a new driver for what now seems like an eternity.
We'd already claimed to have this fixed in the previous releases, but things turned out to be more complicated. We've come through countless iterations, test builds, and driver updates, and now we are confident enough to say that this time the problem is fixed for real. No more BSODs and other funny stuff when you run Adguard alongside with KIS or ESET.
And again, we can't thank enough everyone who was willing to cope with raw test builds and provided invaluable feedback in order to help us make things right. Just look at the task - it is blowing up with comments. We are happy to have such users, you are awesome.
[Fixed] Compatibility with Chrome 59+ #1597:
With big news which WFP driver compatibility fix is it could be easy to neglect other changes. And that would be so wrong! This fix, in particular, is of utmost importance. It ensures Adguard will run without problems on modern (v59+) Chrome versions. Otherwise, there would be troubles with Adguard certificate validation.
Other:
[Changed] The search criteria in the filtering log were extended #1513
[Changed] Connections are not allowed if DH1024 is in use #1616
[Changed] The default HTTPS exclusions list has been updated #1618
[Fixed] Adguard Service keeps downloading data after closing the browser #1599
[Fixed] An error encountered when adding a filter by URL #1583

New in Adguard 6.1.327.1708 RC (Mar 30, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.324.1701 RC (Mar 17, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.323.1699 RC (Mar 16, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.314.1628 (Feb 20, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.312.1629 (Feb 19, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.312.1629 RC (Feb 7, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.309.1615 Beta (Feb 1, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.306.1604 Beta (Jan 30, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.303.1594 Beta (Jan 30, 2017)

New in Adguard 6.1.298.1564 (Jan 12, 2017)

This version should be considered as a revision of the Adguard for Windows 6.1 release. This is why you will not spot many 'major' changes - mostly bugfixes, small changes, improvements etc. More drastic changes will come eventually with 6.2 version.
Ad Blocking:
[Added] $important modifier #1312
This new addition is an important one (no pun intended), but mostly relevant for creators of custom filter rules. With it's help you can give certain rules higher priority.
[Changed] Several apps and browsers added to the list of apps filtered by default #1230, #1236, #1274, #1280, #1344, #1347
[Fixed] Inconsistent $replace result #1358
[Fixed] Adguard now filters pages with Content-Type:application/xhtml #571
[Fixed] HTTPS exceptions do not cover subdomains #1317
[Fixed] $replace rule can now be applied along with the other rules #640
[Improved] Filters update check period is now customizable #941
[Improved] Adguard now can partially block encrypted ads without decrypting SSL protocol (if HTTPs filtering is disabled) #1233
Networking:
[Changed] Switched to the DigiCert certificate #1268
[Changed] WoSign and StartCom certificates became unstrusted #1359
[Changed] Proxy mode will use IPv4 address when it is available from now on #1323
[Fixed] CSP is now handled in meta tags #797
[Fixed] Issue with invalid HTML #1222
[Fixed] "iframe" elements are not removed from the page code #1245
[Fixed] Adguard.Tools.exe heavy CPU load issue #1229
[Fixed] Opera dev ad blocker compatibility issue with Adguard Assistant #1173
[Fixed] Opera built-in VPN compatibility issue #1116
[Fixed] Certificate validity check order #1277
[Fixed] SSL exceptions aren't deleted on network API reinit #1304
[Fixed] Adguard code is injected into a non-HTML document #1316
[Fixed] WFP driver impacting DPC latency #1156
[Fixed] $empty modifier behaviour #1360
[Fixed] Stealth mode ignores $stealth exception #1362
[Fixed] Inability to apply inline style #1331
[Fixed] An empty 'style' tag is added even if there's no element hiding #1336
[Fixed] $replace modifier breaks content charset #1378
[Fixed] Adsbypasser and some other userscripts do not work properly #1363
[Fixed] "Enable safe search" function in Parental Control breaks Google #1383
[Fixed] Adguard doesn't filter HTTPs when Fiddler is switched on and in "decode https" mode #1372
[Fixed] Adding a URL to temporary HTTPs exceptions is suppressed now when connection is closed from the server side #1341
[Fixed] 'access-control-allow-origin' header console error #1381
[Improved] HTTPS is now used for safebrowsing service requests #1386
[Improved] Encrypted connection is used now with api.adguard.com #1369
[Improved] Adguard styles are now protected from removing #1272
[Improved] Content type detection #1264
[Improved] Content injection algorithm was reworked #1099, #1305
UI:
[Changed] WOT extension is now disabled by default #1364
Recently, an article was posted in one of the popular technology blogs, claiming that Web of Trust is selling its users' browser history to third-parties. WoT extension is preinstalled in Adguard for Windows, and although it was developed by us and is not sending any of your data to WoT, we can not leave this without a reponse. For this reason we make WoT extension disabled by default in Adguard for Windows. You can read our official stance regarding these news in our blog.
[Changed] You can now completely remove WoT extension #1364
[Changed] Unnecessary text in 'Import rules' dialog window is removed #1349
[Fixed] Filter's name isn't copied with the rest of request details #1318
[Fixed] Button size issue on the last step of Adguard wizard #1352
[Fixed] Adguard crashes if you try to close UI while editing a filter rule #1258
[Fixed] $replace rule is shown as applied to images #1392
Install/Update:
[Fixed] Deleted records from HTTPs exclusions are not restored on app update anymore #904
Many other minor fixes and changes. The full list can be found in descriptions to prior beta versions in our repository on GitHub.

New in Adguard 6.1.296.1549 RC4 (Nov 28, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.294.1539 RC3 (Nov 25, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.290.1526 RC2 (Nov 22, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.287.1519 RC (Nov 17, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.281.1494 R2 Beta (Nov 9, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.278.1411 R2 Beta (Oct 21, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.271.1366 R2 (Oct 11, 2016)

Ad Blocking:
[Changed] KMPlayer added to the list of apps filtered by default
[Changed] steamwebhelper.exe added to the list of apps filtered by default
[Changed] PotPlayer added to the list of apps filtered by default
[Changed] AceStream Engine added to the list of apps filtered by default
[Fixed] Adguard now filters pages with Content-Type:application/xhtml
[Improved] Adguard now can partially filter HTTPs ads without decrypting SSL protocol (if HTTPs filtering is disabled)
[Improved] Filters update check period is now customizable
Networking:
[Changed] Switched to the DigiCert certificate
[Fixed] CSP is now handled in meta tags
[Fixed] Issue with invalid HTML
[Fixed] "iframe" elements are not removed from the page code
[Fixed] Adguard.Tools.exe heavy CPU load issue
[Fixed] Opera dev ad blocker compatibility issue with Adguard Assistant
[Fixed] Opera built-in VPN compatibility issue
[Fixed] Certificate validity check order
[Improved] Content type detection
[Improved] Content injection algorithm
[Improved] ContentScript approach is now used for injected content
Install/Update:
[Fixed] Deleted records from HTTPs exclusions are not restored on app update anymore
Minor:
[Added] $websocket content type modifier
[Changed] Removed Firefox & Opera SSL filtering workaround
[Changed] "Stealth mode" scripts are moved to a file
[Changed] HTTPs exclusions updated
[Changed] 'Search filter' textbox width made fixed
[Fixed] UI issue with right-click paste
[Fixed] Incorrect information about User filter updates
[Fixed] Adguard crashes if you try to close UI while editing a filter rule
[Fixed] HTTPs requests are displayed as HTTP in filtering log
[Fixed] Can not transform CSP
[Fixed] Request URL contains wrong protocol prefix
[Fixed] Incorrect Adguard injection
[Fixed] SaveFrom.net userscript does not work in Adguard
[Fixed] Userscript '@match' rule does not support '' pattern
[Fixed] Issues with several userscripts
[Fixed] Adsbypasser bug on openload.co
[Fixed] Some rules were not converted properly
[Improved] Selection style in settings was made more readable

New in Adguard 6.1.258.1302 (Aug 31, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.258.1302 RC (Aug 26, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.256.1292 RC (Aug 25, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.255.1291 RC (Aug 23, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.252.1283 RC (Aug 19, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.251.1269 RC (Aug 4, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.250.1247 Beta (Aug 2, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.249.1233 Beta (Jul 27, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.245.1212 Beta (Jul 27, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.242.1198 Beta (Jul 19, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.236.1160 Beta (Jul 4, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.234.1154 Beta (Jul 1, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.233.1151 Beta (Jul 1, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.1.232.1142 Beta (Jun 27, 2016)

Stealth Mode:
[Added] "Self destructing cookies" option in Stealth Mode. Previously Stealth Mode module provided only the option to completely block third-party cookies. Now you will not only have an ability to differ first- and third-party cookies, but also the ability to set the exact time which cookies will be kept alive for. Important note: you can still block cookies alltogether, just set the keep-alive time to '0'.
[Added] Added an option to block "Browser location API" and "Browser notifications API". Normally browsers may detect your location and use this information to prioritize specific search results or make other various suggestions based on it. With browser location API blocked this will be impossible. Blocking browser notifications API feature works somewhat similar, but rather prevents browser from showing things like news or social media frames that pop-up in the corner of your browser.
[Added] A possibility to set IP used to mask your real IP by "Hide IP" feature
[Changed] Default user agent to use when User Agent string field is empty
Userscripts:
[Improved] Content injection algorithm. We completely redesigned content injection algorithm. First and foremost, this should solve issues with document-start scripts, resolve some of the known conflicts (AdsBypasser, YouTube+), and also optimize usage of scripts and ad blocker styles. Overall, a technical, but very important change.
Ad blocking:
[Improved] Increase content filtering rules maximum length limit
[Fixed] Issue with adding localhost to parental control whitelist
[Fixed] Gmail issue when selecting element to block
Networking:
[Fixed] Adguard fails to detect HTML on some websites
[Fixed] Adguard 'Page is unavailable' error screen bug
UI:
[Added] Drag&Drop support for Filtered Apps
[Added] "Whitelisted" filter to the filtering log
[Changed] "Browse for executable" button moved to the filtered apps section
[Changed] Links to EULA and privacy policy added to "About" view
[Changed] Localizations were updated
[Fixed] Tooltip positioning problem
[Fixed] Adguard shows all filtered apps after adding a new one to the list
[Fixed] Adguard GUI starts with a system despite this option is disabled
[Fixed] "Clear" button is absent while there are only spaces entered in search string
[Fixed] User filter takes too much time to delete rules from it
[Fixed] Adguard recognizes UC browser only if it's launched
[Fixed] Adguard crashes when you search for something in 'Settings' and switch tabs
[Fixed] Chrome x64 installation is not detected
[Fixed] Firefox Nightly installation is not detected
Install/Update:
[Improved] Installation is not allowed to start when another installation is in progress
[Changed] Filters update check scheduled right after adding a new filter
Minor:
[Changed] Add upload.my.mail.ru to HTTPS exclusions
[Changed] Added GOM Player to the list of of apps filtered by default
[Changed] Added Telecom 7 browser to the list of apps filtered by default
[Changed] Added "BitComet" to the list of apps filtered by default
[Changed] WWAHost.exe added to the list of apps filtered by default
[Changed] Added line break after filter name in Rule section of blocked request
[Changed] Spotify app added to the list of apps filtered by default
[Changed] Add more modern UI apps to be filtered by default
[Fixed] Uploading video to my.mail.ru is broken by HTTPS filtering
[Fixed] Incorrect blocking rule in Filtering Log
[Fixed] FileWatcher does not work properly when filter file is replaced, not just modified
[Fixed] 'Proceed anyway' button doesn't work
[Fixed] Error 1603: A fatal error occurred during installation
[Fixed] Uninstall utility does not remove UI settings folder
[Fixed] Problem with uninstalling Adguard
[Fixed] Random language change after updating from 5.10 to 6.0
[Fixed] Custom filter contains "enabled" empty rules

New in Adguard 6.0.226.1108 (Apr 18, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.0.223.1092 RC (Apr 13, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.0.220.1083 R2 Beta (Apr 7, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.0.214.1066 R2 Beta (Mar 30, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.0.204.1025 (Mar 2, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.0.202.1020 R2 Beta (Mar 1, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.0.189.984 (Feb 9, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.0.185.962 (Feb 5, 2016)

New in Adguard 6.0.132.737 Beta (Dec 19, 2015)

New in Adguard 5.10.2051.6368 (Aug 5, 2015)

New in Adguard 6.0.14.85 Alpha (Jul 29, 2015)

New in Adguard 5.10.2035.6350 (Jun 11, 2015)

New in Adguard 5.10.2024.6316 (May 25, 2015)

New in Adguard 5.10.2021.6301 (Apr 23, 2015)

New in Adguard 5.10.2010.6262 (Mar 20, 2015)

New in Adguard 5.10.2004.6244 (Mar 6, 2015)

New in Adguard 5.10.1190.6188 (Jan 16, 2015)

New in Adguard 5.10.1186.6168 (Dec 27, 2014)

New in Adguard 5.10.1167.5997 (Nov 12, 2014)

New in Adguard 5.10.1156.5925 (Sep 8, 2014)

Memory usage reduction:
We have significantly optimized memory usage in 5.10. Now, even if you use an old computer or a weak netbook, Adguard will work silently in a background without slowing down your device. We compared memory footprint with the one of the preceding version. And we must say 5.10 showed a result several times lower.
More ad filters:
In addition, Adguard has became an even more comprehensive program. Now users can install any ad filters. What does it mean? In addition to the filters that are already installed in Adguard by default, you can add third-party ones, such as a list of filters that allow Adguard to block ads in different segments of the Internet – websites in different languages, in particular. All of this can be done directly in the program, simply by selecting a filter you want and clicking on the “Add selected” button.
Displaying the possible danger:
Integration with Web of Trust is now brought out in the separate extension, which can be disabled. Also a warning when visiting a suspicious website has changed. With the help of WoT, our Adguard is able to notify you instantly about the reputation of websites and show the reasons for which the site is considered to be suspicious. “Categories of suspicion” can be, in particular: scam, potentially illegal, misleading claims or unethical, poor customer experience, privacy risks and others.
Other changes in version 5.10:
Added support for CSS injection rules. It gives us more flexible options for high-quality elements blocking.
Ability to edit the source code of userscripts. Now you can customize any script you like, you can find more about what it is and how to install it here.
Updates are checked only for the enabled userscripts.Thus we update only those scripts that you actually use. Why spend the extra traffic?
Extensions that do not use external resources are returned to the “default.” Now you have the opportunity to reset the extensions and return websites to their original state.
Added a configuration of exceptions for secure (HTTPS) sites filtering. In extended interface click on Settings tab, then choose Network. In the bottom of the window you’ll see “Filter https protocol” option and “Exclusions…” link next to it. Clicking on it will open a list where you can add any secured website. Adding https websites to exceptions in order for Adguard to not filter it, used to be impossible.
Increased time of filter updates up to 12 hours. Yeah, longer but of better quality.
Speeded up the work of extensions (including Youtube Center). Userscripts do not slow down websites now.
Fixed in new version:
Fixed conflicts with Visual Studio, Tor Browser, Keepass.
Fixed slow loading of large js files.
Assistant no longer interferes in work of RequireJs websites.
Updated network drivers, fixed some small remarks.
Fixed a defect with the processing of HTTP DELETE requests.
Fixed work of Twitch Chat Filter userscript.
Fixed a bug when using proxy authorization.
Fixed compatibility error of vk.com and Parental Control.
Fixed a defect with disabling Adguard assistant via the context menu.
Fixed some minor defects of Adguard assistant.
Speeded up filtering of some pages (fixed problem with octane-benchmark.googlecode.com).
Fixed API for usercripts (thanks to YoutubeCenter developer, Jeppe Rune Mortensen).
Fixed rules with the “~third-party” modifier.
New versions of TDI and WFP drivers. Fixed some compatibility issues.
Minor changes to the texts in the user interface.

New in Adguard 5.9.1073.5503 (Mar 17, 2014)

New in Adguard 5.8.1008.5205 (Nov 6, 2013)

New in Adguard 5.7.996.5118 (Sep 19, 2013)

New in Adguard 5.6.609.4283 (Jun 26, 2013)

New in Adguard 5.5.590.3465 (Mar 22, 2013)

New in Adguard 5.5.500.2934 (Nov 26, 2012)

New in Adguard 5.4.425.2526 (Sep 4, 2012)

New in Adguard 5.3.343.2100 (May 22, 2012)

New in Adguard 5.2.283.1827 (Feb 28, 2012)

New in Adguard 4.1.8.0 (Mar 18, 2011)