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Emsisoft Emergency Kit Changelog

What's new in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2024.4.0.12347

Apr 4, 2024
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2023.10.0.12134 (Oct 5, 2023)

  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2023.6.0.11952 (Jun 6, 2023)

  • Improved: optimizations for -Remote only- workspace management mode.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2023.3.0.11851 (Mar 3, 2023)

  • Added support for client and server certificates to authenticate feed sources.
  • Added support for custom authentication tokens for those platforms that require tokens.
  • Improved support for data formats, with support for CEF and RFC5424.
  • Selection of the preferred transportation channel, TLS optional.
  • Device protection (desktop):
  • Improved Browser Security extensions, adding support for Chrome’s Manifest V3.
  • Increased the maximum file size for scanning to 1GB for both real-time and custom scans.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • Management console (web app):
  • Improved SIEM integration options for source authentication, data formats and transport channel.
  • Improved remediation handling via Incidents panel.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2022.12.0.11730 (Dec 1, 2022)

  • Device protection:
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2022.9.0.11641 (Sep 12, 2022)

  • Fixed issue with high CPU load.
  • Fixed issue with firewall status synchronization.
  • Removed obsolete scan options that have since been rolled into other protection layers.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • Management console (web app):
  • New redesigned ‘Incidents’ management panel.
  • New ‘Threat details’ panel:
  • New timeline.
  • Improved execution trees.
  • New raw log browser.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2022.8.0.11596 (Aug 2, 2022)

  • Device protection:
  • New Emsisoft Remediation Kit license plan.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • Management console:
  • New bulk action to scan multiple devices at once.
  • Improved in-the-cloud behavior detection (MITRE).
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2022.1.0.11328 (Jan 10, 2022)

  • Windows 11 design on the desktop:
  • We have adapted the software user interface to Windows 11, adding semi-transparent windows, simplified user controls and improved handling.
  • Redesigned web/mobile app:
  • We have also put some serious effort into streamlining the visual impression of Emsisoft Management Console, the web and mobile app used to centrally manage the protection of all your Windows devices.
  • Device protection (desktop):
  • Major UI improvements.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • Management console (web app):
  • Major UI improvements.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2021.10.0.11201 (Oct 4, 2021)

  • Device protection:
  • As announced earlier, we are ending support for operating systems older than Windows 10 and also end support for non-64-bit systems. From here on, installations on non-supported systems will no longer receive software updates but malware detection updates only.
  • New UI customization feature to disable workspace management controls on devices.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2021.9.0.11172 (Sep 5, 2021)

  • Device protection (desktop):
  • Changed the default scan priority of new scheduled scans and the existing default scheduled scan (when disabled) to ‘Reduced.’ This addresses a common customer request to preserve system resources for other tasks during scheduled scans.
  • Improved license expiration handling.
  • Improved stability.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • Management console (web app):
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2021.4.0.10765 (Apr 1, 2021)

  • Device protection (desktop):
  • RegEx support for Emsisoft Anti-Malware hostrules, in addition to RegEx support for Emsisoft Browser Security.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • Management console (web app):
  • Improved product stability and security.
  • Smaller user interface improvements.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2021.3.0.10718 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • Device protection (desktop):
  • Improved Emsisoft Emergency Kit with new commercial license plans.
  • New support for “allow” and “block” lists for Web Protection, managed through the main application and Management Console.
  • New support for RegEx-based rules in Web Protection.
  • New parameters in standalone Emergency Kit to download only 32- or 64-bit updates: /u32 and /u64.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • Management console (web app):
  • New support for “allow” and “block” lists for Web Protection, managed through the main application and Management Console.
  • New support for RegEx-based rules in Web Protection.
  • Improved user interface for setting up new workspaces.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2021.1.0.10609 (Jan 6, 2021)

  • Over the past month, our developers have been working on improving our reporting and logging features to make them more powerful and efficient to use.
  • Excel export:
  • All data tables (devices list, user list, etc.) in MyEmsisoft can now be downloaded in Microsoft Excel format by clicking on the export icon located right above the data table.
  • Improved reports:
  • When customizing reports, you can now choose which columns of your data grids you would like to have rendered in your reports, including custom column locations, sorting and filtering.
  • Improved device level logs:
  • Just like on the endpoint protection on your desktop, you can now group and filter events in device logs. With just a few clicks, you can create a filtered list that shows only critical malware alerts.
  • All 2021.1 improvements in a nutshell:
  • Device protection (desktop):
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • Management console (web app):
  • New Excel export feature for data tables.
  • New custom columns feature in reports.
  • New column in device grids to show the operating system version number.
  • Improved device level log filtering.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2020.3.1.10032 (Mar 4, 2020)

  • Today’s minor update to Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2020.3.1.10032 fixes the following issue:
  • Issue with expired license dialog.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2020.3.0.10025 (Mar 2, 2020)

  • Emsisoft Anti-Malware:
  • Redesigned Emergency Kit to go in line with the design of Emsisoft Anti-Malware.
  • New dark mode in Emsisoft Emergency Kit.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.
  • MyEmsisoft/Cloud Console:
  • New PwnedPassword checks for new and changed passwords. Prevents users from re-using hacked/leaked passwords.
  • Improved workspace notifications: New event ‘Computer restart required after update’.
  • New option to set permission policies on the individual user level (Emsisoft Enterprise Security only).
  • Renamed ‘Customer Care’ settings to ‘UI Customization’ settings.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2019.6.0.9501 (Jul 2, 2019)

  • Improved user interface for visually impaired users.
  • Improved support for third-party remote management.
  • Stability improvements in Commandline Scanner.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2018.6.0.8742 (Jul 2, 2018)

  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2018.3.1.8572 (Apr 9, 2018)

  • Occasional scan hang.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2017.12.0.8334 (Jan 2, 2018)

  • Improved: Migration of the separate logs into Forensics.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2017.11.0.8219 (Nov 30, 2017)

  • Fixed: Rare SSL connection issue with updating and activating.
  • Improved: Extended forensics logging.
  • Minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2017.10.0.8080 (Nov 1, 2017)

  • New: Simplified scanner performance settings. Available at Scan -> Scanner Settings.
  • Improved: Update process performance.
  • Improved: Support for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
  • Several minor tweaks and fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2017.8.0.3177 (Sep 3, 2017)

  • Improved: Connection stability with Emsisoft Anti-Malware clients.
  • Improved: Support for white spaces in domain/workgroup names.
  • Improved: New option added to the clients grid header context-menu: ‘columns auto fill’ and ‘columns with custom widths’.
  • Improved: Sorting on computer- and username for grids, in the policies tab.
  • Improved: GUI fixes and improvements.
  • Fixed: an ‘Sequence contains no elements’ error on abort of an active job in the client grid context menu.
  • Fixed: an ‘Empty name is not allowed’ error while attempting to add a new computer.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2017.6.0.7694 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • This release includes fixes, enhancements and stability improvements:
  • New: Feature for easy switching to Emsisoft Anti-Malware.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2017.4.0.7437 (May 9, 2017)

  • Improved: Program window position when running on a computer with multiple monitors.
  • Improved: Minor UI improvements.
  • Fixed: Occasional program freeze.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2017.2.0.7222 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • New:
  • Scanner settings screen which acts as a template for on demand scans.
  • Environment variables tester in the exclusions screen.
  • Improved:
  • Speed of scans.
  • PUP detection in installers.
  • Path used by the update process moved to ProgramDataEmsisoftupdates.
  • Minor GUI improvements.
  • Fixed:
  • Occasional crash while restoring/deleting from Quarantine.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 12.0.0.6971 (Dec 2, 2016)

  • Improved Scanning Engine:
  • Optimized for detection and removal of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) like browser toolbars, adware and other data collection modules that represent a major nuisance for Windows users today.
  • Redesigned User Interface:
  • Emsisoft products are known for their easy handling, but we have included further user experience refinements that make the software even easier to navigate around.
  • Hundreds of detail improvements:
  • Including fixes, based on community- and tester-feedback. We would like to thank all our loyal users for their continued support in improving the product!

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 11.9.0.6508 (Aug 10, 2016)

  • Improved: License key validation and mapping.
  • Improved: Automatic update process.
  • Improved: Computer name added to scan log.
  • Improved: A2CMD now processes “/?” and “/help” even if no valid key installed.
  • Improved: A2CMD now processes “/k” and “/u” combination in one commandline.
  • Improved: A2CMD /? wording.
  • Fixed: Various occasional crash bugs.
  • Fixed: Issue with button order.
  • Fixed: Occasional issue with ‘Quarantine selected’ and ‘Delete selected’ buttons.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 11.0.0.6082 (Jan 22, 2016)

  • Quick and thorough scans:
  • Emsisoft Emergency Kit is probably the fastest second-opinion scanner in the industry. And the best: It’s not just a specialized scanner for specific types of threats; it comes with a fully featured dual-scanner with antivirus, anti-malware and anti-spyware all in one.
  • Detects PUPs that others miss:
  • Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) like browser toolbars or annoying adware modules currently make up about 75% of all infections seen in the wild. Many antivirus products don’t detect and remove them properly because they are often bundling PUPs themselves. Emsisoft follows high ethical standards and would never sell out their customers for quick cash made for example via PUPs.
  • Not intruding your privacy:
  • Emsisoft Emergency Kit 11 does not rely on cloud-scanning (files or meta-data is uploaded to some cloud server) like so many second opinion scanners do nowadays. It scans everything locally using millions of malware signatures. As a result, it can scan while being offline which is often crucial on heavily infected machines and for privacy reasons.
  • 100% Portable. No installation:
  • Emsisoft Emergency Kit 11 doesn’t install itself deeply onto your operating system, it doesn’t even require any kind of installation. You can just download the package, extract its content to a folder of your choice and run a scan – simple as that. To remove it, simply delete the whole folder and it’s gone. You may want to keep it for future scans though. It is possible to update the Emsisoft Emergency Kit 11 with a simple click, even after months of inactivity. So just put it on a USB flash drive to scan infected computers in case of an emergency – without the need to get online.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 10.0.0.5488 (Jun 18, 2015)

  • It’s lightning fast in scanning:
  • A typical malware scan of the whole system takes less than one minute and doesn’t leave out important stuff. It’s a full system scan for all sorts of active threats, using two major antivirus/anti-malware scan engines (Emsisoft + Bitdefender).
  • It’s powerful: cleans both malware and PUPs:
  • Advanced cleaning routines allow you to get back control over your computer within seconds. Is your computer running slow lately? Emsisoft Emergency Kit is specialized in removing potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), like unnecessary browser toolbars or annoying adware that are notorious for bloating your system.
  • No internet connection is required for scanning or cleaning, but we recommend performing a one-click online update prior to scanning to ensure you have the latest malware signatures.
  • It’s 100% portable:
  • Emsisoft Emergency Kit is fully portable, which means no installation is required. The download package just unpacks to a destination folder of your choice from where you can run it right away. It works well in combination with any other antivirus program. Once you’re finished, just delete it (or keep it for later scans). Either way, it’s zero risk to run.
  • It’s FREE to use:
  • Run as many scans as you want, totally for free for private use. It’s the perfect second opinion scanner, if you have doubts that your main antivirus missed to detect some threat.
  • Made for malware removal technicians:
  • If you’re the one who everyone calls to fix virus infections, you’ll find a new friend in Emsisoft Emergency Kit. It saves you hours of valuable time and it couldn’t be easier to use.
  • Bonus: Command line scanner included:
  • The Emsisoft Commandline Scanner is known to be one of the most sophisticated and best-designed scanners for use in batch scripts and self-made programs. Recommended by many experts it gives you the flexibility to not only scan specific files and folders, but also binary data via file handles or data buffers with ease. Please refer to the main release announcement for more info.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 9.0.0.4700 (Feb 9, 2015)

  • Improved: “Add file” button on quarantine page now allows to add multiple files.
  • Improved: files from scan results are added to whitelist as files instead of malware names.
  • Improved a2cmd: /L parameter parsing.
  • Improved a2cmd: added console messages about deleted/restored quarantine items.
  • Fixed “Submit as False Alert” button issue.
  • Fixed occasional crash bugs “Class not registered” and “Could not convert …”.
  • Fixed Initial ‘update now’ issue.
  • Fixed a2cmd: /wl parameter issue.
  • Fixed a2cmd: order of /q* parameters now is irrelevant.
  • Stability improvements.
  • GUI enhancements.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 9.0.0.4523 Beta (Oct 9, 2014)

  • Fixed an occasional issue during update.
  • Fixed a crash in a2cmd with incorrect ‘/quarantine’ parameter usage.
  • Fixed a crash in a2cmd on CTRL+C during an update.
  • Stability improvements.
  • GUI enhancements.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 9.0.0.4353 Beta (Aug 18, 2014)

  • Improved cleaning routines in Commandline Scanner.
  • Fixed several output glitches of Commandline Scanner.
  • Now uses local ProgramData folder to save logs when running from read-only drive.
  • Added license expiry info in PRO-edition.
  • Fixed a problem with logging limitations.
  • Fixed a problem with saving re-scan setting.
  • Several minor GUI fixes.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 9.0.0.4324 Beta (Aug 18, 2014)

  • Redesigned setting storage system to avoid occasional data loss.
  • Improved lookup speed of surf protection feature.
  • Improved permissions system to allow only admins to reset factory defaults.
  • Improved guard sync system.
  • Fixed incorrect icon status color on software startup.
  • Fixed a few access violations and other potential crash bugs.
  • Internal code and resources cleanup to slightly reduce file size.
  • Reduced Anti-Malware Network lookup times.
  • Improved updater module for better stability and speed.
  • Improved restart and reboot routines in updater.
  • Added low screen resolution support.
  • Fixed incorrect scan type on scheduled scans.
  • Fixed a bug in host rules edit dialog.
  • Fixed a button focus issue.
  • Fixed a quarantine log issue.
  • Fixed a bug in real-time protection that may cause behavior alerts to be skipped.
  • Fixed a bug in tray icon context menu.
  • Fixed some minor GUI glitches.
  • Internal code optimizations.
  • Enhanced factory reset feature to reset logs and detection counter.
  • Outdated updates now triggers orange mode after 48h.
  • Enlarged click area of guards ON/OFF checkboxes on overview dialog.
  • Improved handling of reboot for software updates.
  • Improved handling of Anti-Malware Network notification popups.
  • Fixed failure of Anti-Malware Network lookups during online updates.
  • Added code to avoid multiple simultaneous starts of Emsisoft Commandline Scanner.
  • Fixed several Emsisoft Commandline Scanner display issues.
  • Fixed surf protection host list search feature.
  • Fixes tray icon guards state issue, visible on system boot, when “protect if no user logged on” is disabled.
  • Fixed several minor GUI issues.
  • General stability improvements.
  • Fixed problem with multiple browser tabs when clicking web URLs.
  • Fixed updater problem that causes occasional hangs.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 9.0.0.4344 Beta (Aug 18, 2014)

  • Improved read-only mode – when the scanner is started from a write protected device.
  • Improved handling of parallel use of kit components.
  • Improved newsletter signup window at program end.
  • Added ability to prevent news notifications in Pro edition.
  • Changed initial sorting of logs – newest at top.
  • Click on product logo leads to overview panel now.
  • Several fine tuning improvements in GUI.
  • Fixed a problem of multiple browser tabs when clicking on web links.
  • Improved online update process of Commandline Scanner.
  • Improved quarantine handling in Commandline Scanner.
  • Stability improvements in Commandline Scanner.
  • Minor visual changes in Commandline Scanner.
  • Fixed a problem with /wl parameter in Commandline Scanner.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 4.0.0.12 (Jul 11, 2013)

  • Major update for improved user experience, performance and precision in malware removal:
  • Our emergency package consists of four powerful tools to assist with a wide range of PC problems. Unsurprisingly, this toolkit has become indispensable to system administrators and security go-to people in the course of their daily work. Enhancements to both the cleaning engine (identical to that of Emsisoft Anti-Malware) and the updater, as well as the kit’s brand new self-extracting archive and auto-start functionality after extraction, allow for easier and more efficient usage of this freeware gem.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 3.0.0.6 (May 31, 2013)

  • Major signature cleanup and consolidation to speed up loading time and reduce memory usage.
  • Adjusted false positive filters for Bitdefender detections.
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 3.0.0.1 (Oct 22, 2012)

  • Completely new second scan engine from BitDefender (B) with even more efficient scans and greater detection rate.
  • Significantly less false alerts as they were usually caused by the former second scan engine.
  • Improved first scan engine (A) now runs faster than ever.
  • New performance settings for experts to configure the CPU use of the scanner.
  • Optimized malware cleaning to be able to restore registry entries that were affected by malware.
  • Faster online updates via smaller incremental downloads. This means hourly updates are ready for use without delay.
  • Improved user interface which is easy to understand, even for beginners.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2.0.0.9 (Jul 21, 2012)

  • Added a warning message when the scanner is closed during an active scan.
  • Wrong behavior on malware removal during system reboot fixed.
  • Minor localization error fixed.
  • Minor GUI bug on scanned objects with very long file paths fixed.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2.0.0.8 (Jun 19, 2012)

  • Modified scanner behavior on found infections. The scanner window is brought to the top at the end of the scan instead of at each detection.
  • Invalid license error message during update – fixed.
  • Minor bug in warning message about missing updates – fixed.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2.0.0.7 (Jun 5, 2012)

  • The only free dual-engine malware scanner, awarded several times in numerous tests.
  • More than five million signatures with hourly updates (if done manually) to ensure best up-to-dateness and detection rate.
  • On average 450% faster scans when compared to earlier versions thanks to optimization for multi-core systems and completely revised detection technology.
  • Less consumption of resources through efficient programming.
  • Better rootkit detection thanks to Direct Disk Access scan mode.
  • A new internal evaluation system for significantly fewer false alerts in practice.

New in Emsisoft Emergency Kit 1.0.0.22 (Oct 17, 2010)

  • Detail scan settings problem fixed.
  • Crash on downloading full Ikarus signature updates fixed.