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DNSQuerySniffer Changelog

What's new in DNSQuerySniffer 1.95

Sep 11, 2023
  • Added support for using the IP-Location files from https://github.com/sapics/ip-location-db for viewing country/city information of IP addresses found in the A and AAAA records.
  • In order to use these IP-Location files, simply download the desired file and put it in the same folder of DNSQuerySniffer.exe with its original filename (For example: asn-country-ipv4.csv , dbip-city-ipv4.csv, asn-country-ipv6.csv)
  • Added 'Black Background' option (Under the View menu). When it's turned on, the main table is displayed in black background and white text, instead of default system colors.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.91 (Jan 29, 2023)

  • Fixed bug: DNSQuerySniffer randomly crashed when using the GeoLite2 City database.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.90 (Dec 14, 2022)

  • Added 'Show High Resolution Duration' option. When it's turned on, the values in the duration column are displayed in microsecond resolution (e.g: 1.524 ms)

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.85 (Jul 23, 2021)

  • Added option to change the sorting column from the menu (View -> Sort By). Like the column header click sorting, if you click again the same sorting menu item, it'll switch between ascending and descending order. Also, if you hold down the shift key while choosing the sort menu item, you'll get a secondary sorting.
  • Updated to work properly in high DPI mode.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.81 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Added 'Select All' and 'Deselect All' to the 'Column Settings' window.
  • Fixed the /cfg command-line option to load the .cfg file from the current directory if full path is not specified.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.80 (Jun 11, 2019)

  • Added support for GeoLite2 City and GeoLite2 Country database in CSV format (Both IPv4 and Ipv6 addresses are supported).
  • In order to use it, you have to extract the files of GeoLite2 database into the folder of DNSQuerySniffer.exe

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.76 (Apr 1, 2019)

  • Added new Quick Filter option: 'Find records that match the specified host name wildcard (comma-delimited list)'. For example: if you specify '*.com', only .com hosts will be displayed.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.75 (Feb 14, 2019)

  • You can now specify wildcard in the host name filter list ('Advanced Options' window), for example: *.com, *.net

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.73 (Jan 10, 2019)

  • Added 'Add Header Line To CSV/Tab-Delimited File' option (Turned on by default).
  • Fixed bug: DNSQuerySniffer failed to remember the last size/position of the main window if it was not located in the primary monitor.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.72 (Aug 20, 2018)

  • Fixed bug from version 1.71: DNSQuerySniffer crashed when selecting loopback interface or other network interfaces without connection information.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.71 (Jul 23, 2018)

  • The information of the selected network adapter is now displayed in the window title.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.70 (Jan 3, 2018)

  • Added "Don't Delete Items On Capture Start" option (Under the Options menu).
  • Added TEXT column for TEXT records.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.65 (Jul 7, 2017)

  • Added 'Quick Filter' feature (View -> Use Quick Filter or Ctrl+Q). When it's turned on, you can type a string in the text-box added under the toolbar and DNSQuerySniffer will instantly filter the DNS table, showing only lines that contain the string you typed.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.62 (May 19, 2017)

  • Added /cfg command-line option, which instructs DNSQuerySniffer to use a config file in another location instead if the default config file, for example:
  • DNSQuerySniffer.exe /cfg "%AppData%DNSQuerySniffer.cfg"

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.61 (Apr 30, 2017)

  • Added 'Show Only Failed Queries' option (Under the Options menu).

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.60 (Apr 3, 2017)

  • Added option to add the DNS queries into a log file (Comma-delimited or tab-delimited file) in the 'Advanced Options' window.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.58 (Nov 14, 2016)

  • Added 'Save All Items' option.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.57 (Aug 19, 2016)

  • DNSQuerySniffer now automatically loads the new version of WinPCap driver if it's installed on your system.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.56 (Jul 11, 2016)

  • Added 'Align Numeric Columns To Right' option.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.55 (Jun 3, 2016)

  • Added new option: Show only records of the specified domains/host names (In 'Advanced Options' window).
  • Added new option: Don't show records of the specified domains/host names (In 'Advanced Options' window).

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.51 (Dec 18, 2015)

  • DNSQuerySniffer now tries to load the dll of Network Monitor Driver 3.x (NmApi.dll) according to the installation path specified in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Netmon3. This change should solve the problem with loading the Network Monitor Driver 3.x on some systems.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.50 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • Added 4 columns to the adapters list in the 'Capture Options' window: 'Connection Name', 'MAC Address', 'Instance ID', 'Interface Guid'.
  • When using WinPCap driver , DNSQuerySniffer now displays more accurate information in the adapters list of the 'Capture Options' window.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.46 (Aug 7, 2015)

  • Added 'Auto Size Columns On Every Update' option.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.45 (May 11, 2015)

  • Added option to capture DNS queries on loopback address (127.0.0.1), available in raw sockets capture method.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.40 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • Added 'Load From Capture File' option. This option allows you to load a capture file created by WinPcap/Wireshark (Requires the WinPcap driver) or a capture file created by Microsoft Network Monitor driver (Requires the Network Monitor driver 3.x)

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.35 (Nov 26, 2014)

  • Added 'TTL Display Mode' option, which allows you to display the TTL value of every DNS response.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.30 (Nov 26, 2014)

  • Added integration with IPNetInfo utility

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.28 (Oct 15, 2014)

  • Added secondary sorting support: You can now get a secondary sorting, by holding down the shift key while clicking the column header. Be aware that you only have to hold down the shift key when clicking the second/third/fourth column. To sort the first column you should not hold down the Shift key.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.27 (Aug 25, 2014)

  • Added 'Copy Host Names' option.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.26 (Jul 21, 2014)

  • Added 'Always On Top' option.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.25 (May 8, 2014)

  • DNSQuerySniffer now allows you to automatically add it to the allowed programs list of Windows firewall when starting to capture and remove it when you stop capturing. This option is needed when using the 'Raw Socket' capture method while Windows firewall is turned on, because if DNSQuerySniffer is not added to Windows firewall, the incoming traffic is not captured.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.21 (Apr 14, 2014)

  • Added columns names ('IP Address' and 'Adapter Name') to the adapters list on the 'Capture Options' window.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.20 (Mar 17, 2014)

  • Added 'Put Icon On Tray' option

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.15 (Dec 27, 2013)

  • Added 'IP Country' column, which displays the country of the IP addresses found in the A records of the DNS response. Requires to download Ip-To-Country database file separately. See the 'IP Address Country/City Information' section for more information.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.10 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Added 'Sort On Every Update' option

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.08 (Nov 11, 2013)

  • Fixed bug: The 'Promiscuous Mode' check-box in the 'Capture Options' window was not saved to the configuration file.

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.07 (Oct 19, 2013)

  • Added 'Show Time In GMT' option

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.06 (Jul 17, 2013)

  • Added option to choose another font to use on the main window

New in DNSQuerySniffer 1.05 (May 30, 2013)

  • Added 'Source Address' and 'Destination Address' columns