April 30th, 2013· Added routines to detect and fix corrupted or deleted registry keys which might be preventing a system from starting in Safe Mode.
· Improved scanning of 64bit Browser Helper Objects.
June 16th, 2012· Improved support for 64bit systems, including integration into the Windows Explorer context menu.
· Updated detection methods.
June 12th, 2012· Improved support for 64bit systems, including integration into the Windows Explorer context menu.
· Updated detection methods.
April 19th, 2012· Improved support for 64bit systems, including integration into the Windows Explorer context menu.
· Updated detection methods.
July 6th, 2010· Added new heuristic detection algorithms.
· Various GUI changes.
March 1st, 2010· Added alert when system files found virally infected.
February 1st, 2010· Added alert when system files found virally infected.
September 21st, 2009· Added alert when system files found virally infected.
September 16th, 2009· Added alert when system files found virally infected.
September 4th, 2009· Added alert when system files found virally infected.
September 1st, 2009· Added alert when system files found virally infected.
August 6th, 2009· Added alert when system files found virally infected.
August 4th, 2009· Added new heuristic rootkit detection routines.
· Added scanning of hidden Scheduled Tasks on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
· Added checks of Windows Security Center service which is disabled by some malware
July 31st, 2009· Added new heuristic rootkit detection routines.
· Added scanning of hidden Scheduled Tasks on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
· Added checks of Windows Security Center service which is disabled by some malware.
June 23rd, 2009· Added new detection routines.
· Improved scanning of Scheduled Task entries in Vista and above.
· Improved removal of malware-related files.
· Some minor bug fixes.
June 15th, 2009· Added new detection routines.
· Improved scanning of Scheduled Task entries in Vista and above.
· Improved removal of malware-related files.
· Some minor bug fixes.
June 13th, 2009· Added new detection routines.
· Improved scanning of Scheduled Task entries in Vista and above.
· Improved removal of malware-related files.
· Some minor bug fixes.
June 2nd, 2009· Added new detection routines.
· Improved scanning of Scheduled Task entries in Vista and above.
· Improved removal of malware-related files.
· Some minor bug fixes.
May 27th, 2009· Added new detection routines.
· Improved scanning of Scheduled Task entries in Vista and above.
· Improved removal of malware-related files.
· Some minor bug fixes.
May 18th, 2009· Added new detection routines.
· Improved scanning of Scheduled Task entries in Vista and above.
· Improved removal of malware-related files.
· Some minor bug fixes.
May 10th, 2009· Improved heuristic rootkit detection routines.
· Added scan of Device Driver entries.
March 30th, 2009· Improved heuristic rootkit detection routines.
· Added scan of Device Driver entries.
March 21st, 2009· Added new heuristic detection routine to check for multiply-loading DLL files.
· Added routine to replace virally-patched USERINT.EXE with a good copy if one exists on the system: if a good replacement cannot be found a warning is displayed with instructions on how to repair the system.
· Improved removal of heuristically-detected rootkits.
· Confirmed compatibility with Windows 7 (Beta).
· Minor visual modifications.
March 15th, 2009· Added new heuristic detection routine to check for multiply-loading DLL files.
· Added routine to replace virally-patched USERINT.EXE with a good copy if one exists on the system: if a good replacement cannot be found a warning is displayed with instructions on how to repair the system.
· Improved removal of heuristically-detected rootkits.
· Confirmed compatibility with Windows 7 (Beta).
· Minor visual modifications.
February 22nd, 2009· Added new heuristic detection routine to check for multiply-loading DLL files.
· Added routine to replace virally-patched USERINT.EXE with a good copy if one exists on the system: if a good replacement cannot be found a warning is displayed with instructions on how to repair the system.
· Improved removal of heuristically-detected rootkits.
· Confirmed compatibility with Windows 7 (Beta).
· Minor visual modifications.
February 17th, 2009· Added new heuristic detection routine to check for multiply-loading DLL files.
· Added routine to replace virally-patched USERINT.EXE with a good copy if one exists on the system: if a good replacement cannot be found a warning is displayed with instructions on how to repair the system.
· Improved removal of heuristically-detected rootkits.
· Confirmed compatibility with Windows 7 (Beta).
· Minor visual modifications.
January 23rd, 2009· Improved heuristic detection routines.
December 25th, 2008· Improved heuristic detection routines
December 21st, 2008· Improved heuristic detection routines.
December 12th, 2008· Improved heuristic detection routines.
November 23rd, 2008· Added new heuristic rootkit agent detection routine.
· Improved removal techniques for TDSS rootkit.
· Improved heuristic detection for Trojan.VirtuMonde.
· Added routine to reset Windows Update Service when it has been disabled by Trojan.VirtuMonde.
· Added routine to remove older Trojan Remover Uninstall entries.
November 20th, 2008· Added new heuristic rootkit agent detection routine.
· Improved removal techniques for TDSS rootkit.
· Improved heuristic detection for Trojan.VirtuMonde.
· Added routine to reset Windows Update Service when it has been disabled by Trojan.VirtuMonde.
· Added routine to remove older Trojan Remover Uninstall entries.
November 9th, 2008· Added new heuristic rootkit agent detection routine.
· Improved removal techniques for TDSS rootkit.
· Improved heuristic detection for Trojan.VirtuMonde.
· Added routine to reset Windows Update Service when it has been disabled by Trojan.VirtuMonde.
· Added routine to remove older Trojan Remover Uninstall entries.
October 25th, 2008· Added new heuristic detection routine for modified rootkits.
· Improved removal techniques for embedded malware.
· Improved removal of malicious registry keys/values.
· Added scan timing information to the logfile and the active scan screen. When a scan is completed (and no alerts are shown) the total scan time taken will be displayed.
October 3rd, 2008· Added new heuristic detection routine for modified rootkits.
· Improved removal techniques for embedded malware.
· Improved removal of malicious registry keys/values.
· Added scan timing information to the logfile and the active scan screen. When a scan is completed (and no alerts are shown) the total scan time taken will be displayed.
September 22nd, 2008· Added new heuristic detection routine for hidden WinlogonNotify DLLs.
· Added Added new heuristic detection routine for the Downloader.MisleadingApp malware family.
September 16th, 2008· Added new heuristic detection routine for hidden WinlogonNotify DLLs.
· Added Added new heuristic detection routine for the Downloader.MisleadingApp malware family.
September 5th, 2008· Added new heuristic detection routine for hidden WinlogonNotify DLLs.
· Added Added new heuristic detection routine for the Downloader.MisleadingApp malware family.
August 22nd, 2008· Added new heuristic detection routine for hidden WinlogonNotify DLLs.
· Added new heuristic detection routine for the Downloader.MisleadingApp malware family.
July 28th, 2008· Added new scan routine to check DLLs loaded as ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers.
· Added routine to locate and remove Trojan.VirtuMonde config files.
· Added option to delay the execution of the FastScan at boot-time. This defaults to a delay of 2 minutes, allowing other programs to fully load first. The FastScan should then run a little faster.
July 24th, 2008· Added new scan routine to check DLLs loaded as ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers.
· Added routine to locate and remove Trojan.VirtuMonde config files.
· Added option to delay the execution of the FastScan at boot-time. This defaults to a delay of 2 minutes, allowing other programs to fully load first. The FastScan should then run a little faster.
June 5th, 2008· Added new scan routine: Autorun.inf files are now searched for and scanned.
· Improved registry scan to include checks of Drivers32 entries (an obscure loading point used by some recent malware).
· Improved detection and removal of Backdoor.Rustock variants.
· Added new heuristic detection methods for the VirtuMonde/Vundo malware family.
April 10th, 2008· Added new rootkit detection routines.
· Added new checks for malicious entries in the HOSTS file.
· Added new checks for "Fake Alert" desktop wallpapers.
· Modified the scan of Active Setup registry keys to correctly scan called DLL files.
· Improved detection routine for the Backdoor.Rustock family of malware drivers.
March 29th, 2008· Added new detection and removal routines for maliciously patched drivers.
· Improved heuristic detection routines for Adware.VirtuMonde/Trojan.Vundo.
February 29th, 2008· Added new detection and removal routines for maliciously patched drivers.
· Improved heuristic detection routines for Adware.VirtuMonde/Trojan.Vundo.
June 13th, 2007· Added new scanning routine for Security Provider DLLs.
· Added new scanning routine to detect ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad entries that are hidden using rootkit techniques.
· Added a check of the Windows HOSTS file for malicious entries during the normal scan and the FastScan.
· Added new generic malware packer detection.
· Added new heuristic detection techniques.
· Added real-time information on what registry keys/files are being scanned by the FastScan process.
March 15th, 2007· Added a routine to clean a PC infected with WORM.VUTSOG without requiring the use of SAFE mode. The routine deletes the NTFS Alternate Data Streams the worm creates, and also restores the overwritten Internet Explorer program file.
· Modified the file-renaming routines so that NTFS Alternate Data Streams are correctly dealt with.
· Modified the Scan screen progress bars so they no longer "flicker" when running on Windows Vista.
December 5th, 2006· Added new heuristic detection routines for PE386-style rootkits.
· Added an option to show extended file information in the logfile. The logfile is now displayed in its own Notepad window; this makes it easier to copy information from it.
· Modifed the Running Processes Scan. This scan now runs at the end of the main scan instead of at the start. Alerts will be shown on any malicious processes detecte
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