What's new in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 585 Beta
Feb 8, 2024
- Fixed issues with Chrome browser
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 568 Beta (Oct 26, 2023)
- Fixed issues with Chrome browser
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 551 Beta (Jul 21, 2023)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed issues with Chrome browser
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 543 Beta (May 4, 2023)
- Fixed issues with Chrome browser
- Fixed false positives with WMI abuse protection
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Fixed issues adding custom shields
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 521 Beta (Jan 26, 2023)
- Fixed delays opening links with Chrome browser
- Fixed false positives with control.exe
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 516 Beta (Nov 18, 2022)
- Protection Improvements:
- Enhanced exploit protection for Outlook desktop application
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed false positives with powershell
- Fixed false positives with control.exe
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 494 Beta (Jun 29, 2022)
- Protection Improvements:
- Enhanced exploit protection for Chrome browser
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed slowdown issues with MS Excel application
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Disabled protection for some default applications
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 481 Beta (May 19, 2022)
- Protection Improvements:
- Enhanced exploit protection for Chrome browser
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed slowdown issues with MS Excel application
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Disabled protection for some default applications
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 443 Beta (Feb 15, 2022)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed slowdown issues with MS Excel application
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Disabled protection for some default applications
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 430 Beta (Jan 12, 2022)
- Fixed slowdown issues with MS Excel application
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Disabled protection for some default applications
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 424 Beta (Oct 27, 2021)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed slowdown issues with MS Excel application
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 415 Beta (Oct 7, 2021)
- Protection:
- New protection technique to block exploits from abusing MS Office and scripting applications
- New technique to protect MS Office applications from loading points abuse attacks
- New technique to protect MS Office applications from batch command abuse attacks
- New granular protection against VBA7 process and VBE7 object abuse
- New protection for email clients against scripting applications abuse attacks
- New protection to protect MS Office applications from macro 4.0 abuse attacks
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed slowdown issues with MS Excel application
- Fixed false positives with MS Office products
- Disabled Java shield by default
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 407 Beta (Sep 2, 2021)
- Protection:
- New protection technique to block exploits from abusing MS Office and scripting applications
- New technique to protect MS Office applications from loading points abuse attacks
- New technique to protect MS Office applications from batch command abuse attacks
- New granular protection against VBA7 process and VBE7 object abuse
- New protection for email clients against scripting applications abuse attacks
- New protection to protect MS Office applications from macro 4.0 abuse attacks
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed slowdown issues with MS Excel application
- Disabled Java shield by default
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
- .12 History:
- Protection:
- Updated Protection for Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Protection against Exploit driven Process Hollowing attack
- Usability:
- Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) Compliant
- Compatible with Windows Device Guard
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with Windows Script Host
- Fixed issues with Memory protection
- Fixed False positives with ViewRight plugin
- Fixed False positives with Leawo Blu-ray Player
- Fixed alert notification issues
- Fixed False positives with VLC player upgrade
- Fixed crashes with Palemoon browser
- Fixed crashes with Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 400 Beta (Jul 27, 2021)
- Protection:
- New protection technique to block exploits from abusing MS Office and scripting applications
- New technique to protect MS Office applications from loading points abuse attacks
- New technique to protect MS Office applications from batch command abuse attacks
- New granular protection against VBA7 process and VBE7 object abuse
- New protection for email clients against scripting applications abuse attacks
- New protection to protect MS Office applications from macro 4.0 abuse attacks
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed slowdown issues with MS Excel application
- Disabled Java shield by default
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 345 Beta (Mar 13, 2021)
- Fixed false positive detection issues in VBA7 protection
- Fixed performance issues with MS Office applications
- Fixed customer issue with eXtyles add-in
- Internal security improvements
- Internal product improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 316 Beta (Jan 15, 2021)
- Protection:
- Protection against new exploit attack vectors
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed false positive detection issues in VBA7 protection
- Fixed performance issues with MS Office applications
- Fixed customer issue with eXtyles add-in
- Internal security improvements
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 304 Beta (Nov 24, 2020)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed false detections with Macro protection in MS Office applications
- Improved protection
- Fixed customer issues with MS Office applications
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 288 Beta (Oct 29, 2020)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed false detections with Macro protection in MS Office applications
- Fixed a library un-injection bug during service restart and product upgrades
- Fixed customer issues with MS Office applications
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 254 Beta (Sep 18, 2020)
- Protection:
- Protection against new exploit attack vectors
- Updated Java protection
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed a bug in Chrome and Edge browser shields
- Fixed customer issues with MS Office applications
- Fixed customer issues with Bank plugins
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
- Fixed a popup bug in Windows XP
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 186 Beta (May 19, 2020)
- Protection:
- New protection against penetration testing attacks
- New protection against malicious email attachments in outlook
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed a conflict with Panda Security
- Fixed false positive detections of Vena Monitor addin in Office applications
- Fixed a bug with Chrome and Edge browser shields
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 164 Beta (Apr 15, 2020)
- Protection:
- Protection improvements for Chrome and Edge browsers
- Protection against new exploit attack techniques
- Usability:
- Fixed false detection of Grammarly plugin during updates
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed false positive web-based Java detections
- Fixed false positive detections and crashes with MS Office applications
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 146 Beta (Feb 18, 2020)
- Protection:
- Protection for the new Edge browser and MS ACCESS application
- Fixed false detection of Grammarly plugin and OfficeConnect plugin during updates
- Protection against new exploit attack techniques
- Usability:
- Fixed false detection of Grammarly plugin and OfficeConnect plugin during updates
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Bug fixes
- Fixed false positive detections with MS Office applications
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 127 Beta (Dec 6, 2019)
- Protection:
- Improved protection techniques for browsers and MS Office applications
- Improved exclusion capabilities
- Usability:
- Updated shield list to include Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Improvements to reduce False Positives
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Bug fixes
- Fixed false positives with wscript
- Fixed false positive detections with MS Office applications
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 125 Beta (Nov 12, 2019)
- Protection:
- Improved protection techniques for browsers and MS Office applications
- Improved exclusion capabilities
- Usability:
- Updated shield list to include Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Improvements to reduce False Positives
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Bug fixes
- Fixed false positives with wscript
- Fixed false positive detections with MS Office applications
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.13.1 Build 63 Beta (Apr 23, 2019)
- Protection:
- Improved protection techniques for browsers and MS Office applications
- Improved exclusion capabilities
- Usability:
- Updated shield list to include Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Improvements to reduce False Positives
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Improved Logging capabilities
- Internal Product Improvements
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1 Build 147 Beta (Jan 2, 2019) (Jan 11, 2019)
- Protection:
- Updated Protection for Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with Windows Script Host
- Fixed issues with Memory protection
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1 Build 147 Beta (Dec 27, 2018)
- Protection:
- Updated Protection for Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with Windows Script Host
- Fixed issues with Memory protection
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1 Build 145 Beta (Dec 20, 2018)
- Protection:
- New Updated Protection for Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with wscript
- Fixed False positives with Leawo Blu-ray Player
- Fixed False positives with ViewRight plugin
- Fixed alert notification issues
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1 Build 141 Beta (Dec 7, 2018)
- Protection:
- New Updated Protection for Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with Leawo Blu-ray Player
- Fixed False positives with ViewRight plugin
- Fixed alert notification issues
- Fixed False positives with HP Printer software
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1 Build 139 Beta (Nov 19, 2018)
- Protection:
- New Updated Protection for Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with Leawo Blu-ray Player
- Fixed False positives with ViewRight plugin
- Fixed alert notification issues
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1 Build 137 Beta (Nov 16, 2018)
- Protection:
- New Updated Protection for Chrome and Edge Browsers
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with Leawo Blu-ray Player
- Fixed False positives with ViewRight plugin
- Fixed alert notification issues
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.109 Beta (Aug 10, 2018)
- Fixed False positives with Grammarly Add-in
- Fixed false positives with Edge browser
- Improvements in Exclusion capability
- Improvements in Detection Information and Telemetry
- Fixed page freeze issues with Browsers
- Fixed slowness issues with Adobe Acrobat Reader
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.89 Beta (Jun 18, 2018)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with MS Office due to Process Hollowing Protection
- Fixed False positives with Adobe Reader
- Fixed conflict with AOL Data Mask
- Improved protection
- Improvements in Exclusion capability
- Improvements in Telemetry
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.86 Beta (Jun 4, 2018)
- Fixed False positives with MS Office due to Process Hollowing Protection
- Fixed False positives with Adobe Reader
- Fixed conflict with AOL Data Mask
- Improvements in Exclusion capability
- Improvements in Telemetry
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.81 Beta (May 11, 2018)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Improvements in Exclusion capability
- Fixed Process Hollowing false positives with Microsoft Office
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.70 Beta (May 8, 2018)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with MS Office due to Process Hollowing Protection
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.67 Beta (Apr 16, 2018)
- Protection:
- Protection against Exploit driven Process Hollowing attack
- Usability:
- Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) Compliant
- Compatible with Windows Device Guard
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed crashes in Firefox browser
- Fixed False positives with MS Office
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.65 Beta (Apr 12, 2018)
- Usability:
- Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) Compliant
- Compatible with Windows Device Guard
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.58 Beta (Apr 4, 2018)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed False positives with MS Office
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.56 Beta (Mar 27, 2018)
- Stability/issues fixed:
- Fixed crashes in Firefox browser
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.42 Beta (Mar 15, 2018)
- Protection:
- Protection against Exploit driven Process Hollowing attack
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.12.1.37 Beta (Mar 2, 2018)
- Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) Compliant
- Compatible with Windows Device Guard
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.11.1.68 Beta (Feb 13, 2018)
- Fixes:
- Fixed an FP with Mirillis Action! Recorder
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.11.1.48 Beta (Dec 20, 2017)
- Fixes:
- Fixed user interface notification issues on Windows XP
- Fixed ROP block with a Chinese Bank plugin
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.11.1.18 Beta (Nov 3, 2017)
- New Features:
- Added Dynamic Hooking Feature to manage conflicts
- Opened up Premium shields to Free users as part of MBAE Beta
- Opened up addition of custom shields feature to Free users as part of MBAE Beta
- Fixes:
- Fixed dll uninjection issues resulting in ghost process
- Fixed dll uninjection issues with chrome extensions
- Fixed false positive with FLTLDR.exe
- Fixed false positive with QTTabBar plugin in Opera
- Fixed hooking and detection issues with archive applications
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.10.1.41 Beta (Sep 21, 2017)
- New Features:
- Added Dynamic Hooking Feature to manage conflicts
- Opened up Premium shields to Free users as part of MBAE Beta
- Opened up addition of custom shields feature to Free users as part of MBAE Beta
- Fixes:
- Fixed dll uninjection issues resulting in ghost process
- Fixed dll uninjection issues with chrome extensions
- Fixed false positive with FLTLDR.exe
- Fixed false positive with QTTabBar plugin in Opera
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.10.1.24 Beta (Jul 27, 2017)
- New Features:
- Added Dynamic Hooking Feature to manage conflicts
- Opened up Premium shields to Free users as part of MBAE Beta
- Opened up addition of custom shields feature to Free users as part of MBAE Beta
- Fixes:
- Fixed dll uninjection issues resulting in ghost process
- Fixed dll uninjection issues with chrome extensions
- Fixed false positive with FLTLDR.exe
- Fixed false positive with QTTabBar plugin in Opera
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.09.1.1410 Beta (May 17, 2017)
- New Features:
- Hardened and more secure API hooking framework
- Added self-protection mechanisms
- Added sandbox technique for Silverlight
- Added Layer3 techniques against Macro exploits
- Added Layer3 techniques against social engineering exploits
- Added Java advanced configuration options for companies
- Added dynamic configuration feature to manage conflicts
- Added support for MS Play Ready
- Changed balloon notification to off by default
- Remove Run entry during uninstallation
- Fixes:
- Fixed conflict with Symantec DLP
- Fixed conflict with Chinese banking software
- Fixed conflict with Sophos AV
- Fixed Edge browser crashes on Windows Insider Preview builds
- Fixed MS Office application crashes with MBAE
- Fixed conflict with McAfee HIPS
- Fixed false positives with Java Protection Technique
- Fixed a logging issue for critical errors
- Fixed service restart issues
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.09.1.1398 Beta (May 3, 2017)
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.9.1.1291 (Dec 16, 2016)
- New Features:
- Hardened and more secure API hooking framework
- Added self protection mechanisms
- Added sandbox technique for Silverlight
- Added Layer3 techniques against Macro exploits
- Added Layer3 techniques against social engineering exploits
- Added Java advanced configuration options for companies
- Added dynamic configuration feature to manage conflicts
- Added support for MS Play Ready
- Changed balloon notification to off by default
- Remove Run entry during uninstallation
- Fixes:
- Fixed conflict with Symantec DLP
- Fixed conflict with Chinese banking software
- Fixed conflict with Office TabLoader
- Fixed conflict with Kobil mIdentity software
- Fixed false positive with Adobe and .NET modules
- Fixed issue when adding invalid custom shield
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.9.1.1261 (Nov 15, 2016)
- New Features:
- Hardened and more secure API hooking framework
- Added self protection mechanisms
- Added sandbox technique for Silverlight
- Added Layer3 techniques against Macro exploits
- Added Layer3 techniques against social engineering exploits
- Added Java advanced configuration options for companies
- Added dynamic configuration feature to manage conflicts
- Added support for MS Play Ready
- Changed balloon notification to off by default
- Remove Run entry during uninstallation
- Fixes:
- Fixed conflict with Symantec DLP
- Fixed conflict with Chinese banking software
- Fixed conflict with Office TabLoader
- Fixed conflict with Kobil mIdentity software
- Fixed false positive with Adobe and .NET modules
- Fixed issue when adding invalid custom shield
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.9.1.1232 (Oct 26, 2016)
- New Features:
- Added sandbox technique for Silverlight
- Added dynamic configuration feature to manage conflicts
- Added support for MS Play Ready
- Changed balloon notification to off by default
- Remove Run entry during uninstallation
- Fixes:
- Fixed conflict woth Kobil mIdentity software
- Fixed false positive with Adobe and .NET modules
- Fixed issue when adding invalid custom shield
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.09.1.1175 Beta (Sep 2, 2016)
- New Features:
- Hardened and more secure API hooking framework
- Added self protection mechanisms
- Added Layer3 techniques against Macro exploits
- Added Layer3 techniques against social engineering exploits
- Added Java advanced configuration options for companies
- Fixes:
- Fixed conflict Symantec DLP
- Fixed conflict Chinese banking software
- Fixed conflict Office TabLoader
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.08.1.2572 (Aug 2, 2016)
- New Features:
- Added Layer1 self-protection mechanisms for MBAE DLL
- Improved Layer1 Stack Pivoting detection technique
- Improved Layer3 Application Behavior protection
- Improved self-protection for MBAE IPC
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.08.1.2563 (Jun 16, 2016)
- New Features:
- Added Layer1 self-protection mechanisms for MBAE DLL
- Improved Layer1 Stack Pivoting detection technique
- Improved Layer3 Application Behavior protection
- Improved self-protection for MBAE IPC
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.08.1.1196 (Apr 28, 2016)
- Added Layer1 self-protection mechanisms for MBAE DLL
- Improved Layer1 Stack Pivoting detection technique
- Improved Layer3 Application Behavior protection
- Improved self-protection for MBAE IPC
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.08.1.1189 (Feb 3, 2016)
- Fixes:
- Improve fingerprinting detection
- Improve Layer1 stability
- Fix for Windows 10 injection bug
- Fix for Chrome 64bits protection
- Fix for BitDefender bug causing conflicts
- Fix false positive condition in Java shield
- Fix potential memory leak condition
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.08.1.1045 (Nov 23, 2015)
- New Features:
- Added Layer0 Dynamic Anti-HeapSpraying mitigation
- Added Layer0 Anti-Exploit fingerprinting mitigation
- Added Layer0 finetuned VBScript mitigation for IE
- Added Layer1 ROP-RET gadget detection mitigation
- Added Layer3 Application Behavior rules
- Added protection for Microsoft Edge
- Added protection for LibreOffice
- Added failover upgrade mechanism
- Added auto-recovery for Anti-Exploit service
- Fixes:
- Fixed conflict with third-party products that use the same hooks
- Fixed conflict with Office family profile
- Fixed conflict with banking software plugin for browsers
- Fixed conflict with Citrix when opening IE
- Fixed conflict with components from Asus and Huawei
- Fixed conflict with Kaspersky 16
- Fixed conflict with Comodo
- Fixed conflict with Imprivata OneSign
- Fixed issue when custom shields were not kept after upgrade
- Fixed issue with exclusions sometimes not applied to PDF profile
- Fixed issue with Layer3 Application Behavior
- Fixed issue with missing balloon notifications
- Fixed issue with missing balloon notifications
- Fixed false positive with Adobe Acrobat
- Fixed false positive with certain .NET modules under IE
- Fixed PhantomPDF crash when converting to doc
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.08.1.1044 (Nov 4, 2015)
- New Features:
- Added Layer0 Dynamic Anti-HeapSpraying mitigation
- Added Layer0 Anti-Exploit fingerprinting mitigation
- Added Layer0 finetuned VBScript mitigation for IE
- Added Layer1 ROP-RET gadget detection mitigation
- Added Layer3 Application Behavior rules
- Added protection for Microsoft Edge
- Added protection for LibreOffice
- Added failover upgrade mechanism
- Added auto-recovery for Anti-Exploit service
- Fixes:
- Fixed conflict with third-party products that use the same hooks
- Fixed conflict with Office family profile
- Fixed conflict with banking software plugin for browsers
- Fixed conflict with Citrix when opening IE
- Fixed conflict with components from Asus and Huawei
- Fixed conflict with Kaspersky 16
- Fixed conflict with Comodo
- Fixed conflict with Imprivata OneSign
- Fixed issue when custom shields were not kept after upgrade
- Fixed issue with exclusions sometimes not applied to PDF profile
- Fixed issue with Layer3 Application Behavior
- Fixed issue with missing balloon notifications
- Fixed issue with missing balloon notifications
- Fixed false positive with Adobe Acrobat
- Fixed false positive with certain .NET modules under IE
- Fixed PhantomPDF crash when converting to doc
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.07.1.1015 (Jul 24, 2015)
- Improvements:
- Removed "shielded applications" counter from UI
- Fixes:
- Fixed issue with Arcom Masterworks
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.07.1.1011 (Jul 23, 2015)
- New Features:
- Added new Layer0 exploit mitigations for IE VB scripting
- Added new Layer1 exploit mitigations for ROP detection
- Added new Layer3 exploit mitigations for Powershell abuse
- Added telemetry from Firefox & Chrome
- Added ability to edit custom shields
- Added ability to log protection events to UI
- Added ability to auto-upgrade corporate builds
- Added support for Windows 10
- Added blacklisting of pirated and fraudulent license keys
- Improvements:
- Improved Java shield in corporate environments
- Improved exploit telemetry
- Removed duplicate default shields for portable browsers
- Fixes:
- Fixed issue when printing to Adobe PDF
- Fixed issue with Speedbit Download Accelerator
- Fixed issue with plugins from PowerDVD and GAS Tecnologia
- Fixed issue with nProtect GameGuard Anti-Cheat
- Fixed issue with certain exclusions not respected
- Fixed issue with Knowledge Coach Office Add-In
- Fixed issue with false positive from IE
- Fixed issue with Foxit Reader startup
- Fixed issue with Excel PowerQuery
- Fixed issue with Excel DEP Enforcement
- Fixed issue with IE VB scripting block
- Fixed issue with Chrome crashes
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.07.1.1010 (Jul 2, 2015)
- New Features:
- Added new Layer0 exploit mitigations for IE VB scripting
- Added new Layer1 exploit mitigations for ROP detection
- Added new Layer3 exploit mitigations for Powershell abuse
- Added telemetry from Firefox & Chrome
- Added ability to edit custom shields
- Added ability to log protection events to UI
- Added ability to auto-upgrade corporate builds
- Added support for Windows 10
- Added blacklisting of pirated and fraudulent license keys
- Improvements:
- Improved Java shield in corporate environments
- Improved exploit telemetry
- Removed duplicate default shields for portable browsers
- Fixes:
- Fixed issue when printing to Adobe PDF
- Fixed issue with Speedbit Download Accelerator
- Fixed issue with plugins from PowerDVD and GAS Tecnologia
- Fixed issue with nProtect GameGuard Anti-Cheat
- Fixed issue with certain exclusions not respected
- Fixed issue with Knowledge Coach Office Add-In
- Fixed issue with false positive from IE
- Fixed issue with Foxit Reader startup
- Fixed issue with Excel PowerQuery
- Fixed issue with Excel DEP Enforcement
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.06.1.1019 (Apr 22, 2015)
- Improvements:
- Improved settings tab by removing the need for Apply button
- Fixes:
- Fixed bug when trying to activate invalid license
- Fixed user interface bug in settings tab
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.06.1.1018 (Apr 1, 2015)
- New Features:
- Added new Layer3 mitigations for IE, Java and Office.
- Added default protection for more popular browsers.
- Added Chromium-based browser application family.
- Added new alert window with exploit details.
- Added protection traybar tooltip notification.
- Added advanced configuration of mitigations per family.
- Added configuration for general settings.
- Added browse button when adding custom shields.
- Added new mechanism to reduce known false positives.
- Added anonymous submission of blocked exploits.
- Added confirmation window for file-format exploit submissions.
- Added Premium notifications in Free/Trial builds.
- Added support for Windows 10.
- Improvements:
- Improved upgrade process to maintain existing custom shields.
- Improved visibility in GUI of Management Console exclusions.
- Improved error and crash reporting.
- Improved missing GUI notification for guest user accounts.
- Improved managed installation to avoid Start Menu folder creation.
- Fixes:
- Fixed false positive with Word or Excel under certain conditions.
- Fixed false positive with LoadLibrary exploit mitigation.
- Fixed false positive with web-based Java applications.
- Fixed bug with timestamp conversions.
- Fixed bug which could cause protection to stop during startup.
- Fixed bug whereby LUA could start/stop protection.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.05.1.1015 (Dec 6, 2014)
- Fixed memory leak under Windows 8.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.05.1.1014 (Dec 2, 2014)
- New Features:
- Engine (DLL) code re-write to improve stability and compatibility.
- Added mitigations DEP Enformcement, Anti-HeapSpraying and BottomUp ASLR.
- Added new Layer0 "Application Hardening" protections.
- Added Layer1 new generic ROP protection mitigations.
- Added Layer1 new StackPivoting 64bit protection mitigation.
- Added Layer1 new StackExec 64bit protection mitigation.
- Added Layer2 new caller mitigations for 64bits.
- Added Layer3 new application behavior mitigations.
- Added trial mode to allow for testing of Premium version.
- Added Quarantine of blocked payloads from Layer3 detections.
- Added filename details for default and custom shields.
- Added graphic user interface bitmaps.
- Added new "Protection stopped" traybar balloon.
- Added new counter which counts apps instead of processes.
- Improvements:
- Improved IPC communication between Service and protection DLL.
- Improved management of 64bit processes by keeping mbae64.exe running.
- Improved "other" custom shield profile to reduce potential FPs.
- Improved Foxit Reader default shield to shield the latest version.
- Improved exploit threat telemetry and logging.
- Fixes:
- Fixed false positive when opening Word or Excel under certain conditions.
- Fixed false positive when installing and running Silverlight for the first time.
- Fixed injection driver to resolve conflicts with third-party applications.
- Fixed multi-select and edit options in Shields and Exclusions tab.
- Fixed traybar icon right-click bug under Windows 8.1.
- Fixed UI closing when right-clicking on traybar icon.
- Fixed bug when double-clicking the traybar icon with UI open.
- Fixed issues with shielded apps counter with Chrome and Java.
- Fixed bug when uninjecting under certain conditions.
- Fixed remaining issues which caused Java FPs under certain conditions.
- Fixed DoS condition in the MBAE driver.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.04.1.1012 (Oct 9, 2014)
- Added various new layer 1 and layer 2 detection techniques
- Improved various aspects of installation and automatic upgrades
- Improved UI to make it easier to activate Premium
- Improved threat information telemetry
- Improved shields to prevent slowdowns and FPs in desktop-based applications
- Fixed FP with Excel addon
- Fixed bug executing Desktop shortcut after install
- Updated hooking framework
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.05.1.1004 Beta (Oct 8, 2014)
- New Features:
- Engine (DLL) code re-write to improve stability and compatibility.
- Added Quarantine of blocked payloads from Layer3 detections.
- Added details for default and custom shields.
- New graphic user interface bitmaps.
- New Shielded Apps counter which counts apps instead of processes.
- Improvements:
- Improved IPC communication between Service and protection DLL.
- Improved management of 64bit processes by keeping mbae64.exe running.
- Finetuned "other" custom shield profile to reduce potential FPs.
- Adapted Foxit Reader default shield to shield the latest version.
- Fixes:
- Fixed injection driver to resolve conflicts with third-party applications.
- Fixed multi-select and edit options in Shields and Exclusions tab.
- Fixed traybar icon right-click bug under Windows 8.1.
- Fixed UI closing when right-clicking on traybar icon.
- Fixed issues with shielded apps counter with Chrome and Java.
- Fixed bug when uninjecting under certain conditions.
- Fixed remaining issues which caused Java FPs under certain conditions.
- Fixed DoS condition in the MBAE driver.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.03.1.1220 (Jun 12, 2014)
- New Features:
- Added new protection techniques for "Operating System Security Bypass Protection" Layer
- Added new protection techniques for "Application Behavior Protection" Layer
- Added ability to enable or disable pre-determined shields
- Added ability to manage (add/delete) custom shields
- Added visual distinction in traybar icon between started and stopped
- Added visual distinction between pre-determined, custom and CLI shields
- Added automatic upgrades to newer versions
- Added distintion between Free and Premium based on license key
- Free version protects browsers, browser add-ons and Java
- Premium version includes all shields and custom shields management
- Improved application termination when an exploit is blocked
- Improved optimizations results in reduced size of MBAE.EXE by 3.5 times
- Changed MBAE logs directory to %AllUsersProfile%\Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit
- Updated end user license agreement
- Fixed bug with GUI flashing for a second before minimizing to traybar
- Fixed bug with certain API hooks
- Fixed bug with unshielding right after installation
- Fixed false positive when playing DVDs in Windows Media Player
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.10.3.0100 Beta (May 14, 2014)
- New Features:
- Added protection for Office 2010 Starter Edition (cloud version).
- Added protection for Foxit Reader PRO.
- Added support to send alert and service events to syslog.
- Added support for license ID and KEY.
- Added support to manage custom shields via MBAE-CLI.EXE.
- Added reporting of payload URL in mbae-alert.log.
- Updated telemetry library.
- Fixed bug with Windows Updates via IE under Windows XP.
- Fixed bug with Windows 8.1 Update 1.
- Fixed bug with application behavior protection.
- Fixed bug with certain Java exclusions.
- Fixed bug with certain Win7 hooks.
- Fixed bug when upgrading to new version.
- Fixed bug with log timestamps.
- Fixed FP with Excel under certain conditions.
- Fixed FP with Ginger Grammar Checker browser plugin.
- Fixed FP with MacType IE11 plugin.
- Fixed crash condition of Quicktime Player.
- Fixed crash condition of MS Office under rare conditions.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.10.0.1000 Beta (Mar 5, 2014)
- We've re-architected the underlying application so it now runs as a standard Windows Service instead of as a stand-alone EXE which used to be launched from the TaskScheduler. This new architecture means that MBAE now works in multi-user environments (multiple logged-on users and server environments) and it also limits the operations that non-admin users can perform. Therefore only admins can stop the protection, clear the logs or add/delete exclusions. There are many benefits to this new architecture, but one of the most visible ones is that it fixes the old disappearing traybar icon bug as well as some application crashes.
- Under the new architecture there are a new set of log and auxiliary data files which can be found under the %AllUsersProfile% directory. Specifically under Windows XP this maps by default to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit and under Vista and above it maps to C:\ProgramData\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit.If you are reporting a problem or bug, please ZIP or RAR the entire contents of the MBAE logs directory and attach it to your post.
- In addition to the new architecture this new MBAE beta version also sports a new installer/uninstaller which can perform hot upgrades to new versions and which completely deletes its program directory when uninstalling. But please note hot-upgrades will only work from 0.10 and above. So if you still have a 0.09 build you will first need to uninstall it manually and then install the 0.10.0.1000 version. Once the next version of MBAE comes out you'll be able to perform the hot upgrade and won't have to manually uninstall anymore.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.09.5.1000 Beta (Jan 24, 2014)
- Changelog:
- Fixed bug with Acrobat Reader shield.
- Fixed bug installing MBAE in x64 systems where WinDir is in non-C drive.
- Fixed bug "missing MSVCP100D.DLL" when uninstalling MBAE.
- Fixed bug with excluding HitmanPro.Alert upgrades.
- Fixed bug with negative shielded applications counter.
- Fixed issue with Chrome extensions crash when stopping/starting MBAE.
- New Features:
- Added new techniques for protection from stage1 exploits.
- Added new techniques for protection from stage2 exploits.
- Added new technique for stage1 and stage2 memory protections.
- Added new hooking of certain Windows 8.x specific functions.
- Added more verbose logging.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.09.5.0250 Beta (Jan 3, 2014)
- Added new techniques for protection from stage1 exploits.
- Added new techniques for protection from stage2 exploits.
- Added new technique for stage1 and stage2 memory protections.
- Added new hooking of certain Windows 8.x specific functions.
- Added more verbose logging.
- Fixed bug with Acrobat Reader shield.
- Fixed bug installing MBAE in x64 systems where WinDir is in non-C drive.
- Fixed bug "missing MSVCP100D.DLL" when uninstalling MBAE.
- Fixed bug with excluding HitmanPro.Alert upgrades.
- Fixed bug with negative shielded applications counter.
- Fixed issue with Chrome extensions crash when stopping/starting MBAE.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.9.4.2000 Beta (Oct 31, 2013)
- Compatibility with Windows 8.1.
- Fixed problem with log entries deleted after every reboot.
- Fixed missing line separators in the mbae-default.log logfile.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.9.4.1000 Beta (Oct 16, 2013)
- This new beta release incorporates the first batch of important stage 1 anti-exploit techniques in order to detect and block exploits at an earlier stage. These techniques, combined with the existing layer of stage 2 anti-exploit techniques, make Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit the most complete anti-exploit solution in the market.
- In addition, the memory protection techniques have been improved quite a bit which has resulted in improved performance, stability and compatibility with shielded applications.
- Included in this release is a new “Exploit-Test” program which allows users to verify that Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit is working correctly.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.9.3.1000 Beta (Aug 10, 2013)
- Fixed false positive with MS Word 2007 when saving as PDF.
- Fixed crash under IE10 with Google or Yahoo Toolbar.
- Fixed driver uninstallation during installation of new version.
- Fixed error creating Desktop shortcut during install (64bits).
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.9.2.1400 Beta (Jul 13, 2013)
- Fixed false positive when downloading a binary file under Chrome.
- Fixed crash when opening Chrome under certain configurations.
- Fixed false positive when opening MS Word with certain add-ins.
- Fixed error opening Word/Excel files under certain configurations.
- Improved upgrade mechanism when installing on top of older versions.
- Added full version number to the main interface.
- Minor interface improvements.
New in Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 0.9.2.1200 Beta (Jun 24, 2013)
- Fix crash when pressing "Clear" button in the LOG tab.
- Fix false positive when opening IE10 under certain configurations of Windows 7 64bits.
- Fix "Shielded applications" counter in GENERAL tab sometimes does not showing correct count.