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Dr.WEB CureIt! Changelog

What's new in Dr.WEB CureIt! July 4, 2023

Jul 4, 2023
  • Doctor Web has extended full support for its latest Dr.Web product releases by one year—until June 30, 2024.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! February 7, 2022 (Feb 9, 2023)

  • The components of a number of corporate and home Dr.Web products for Windows have been updated. Not visible to the naked eye, the changes introduced make the anti-virus software even more stable and reliable.
  • Thanks to the adjustments made to the firewall, the applications’ processes under Windows 10 and later versions now start faster.
  • An issue causing false notifications about a current license being blocked has also been addressed.
  • The changes affect Dr.Web 12.0 for Windows as part of Dr.Web Security Space (PC), Dr.Web 12.0 for Windows servers in Dr.Web Server Security Suite, Dr.Web 12.0 and 13.0 for Windows PCs (supporting centralised protection) in Dr.Web Desktop Security Suite, and in the subscription-based Dr.Web Anti-virus 13.0 for Windows.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! January 12, 2022 (Jan 12, 2023)

  • Newly introduced Dr.Web Virus-Finding Engine upgrades increase scanning speed and help avoid possible system freezes.
  • The engine has been updated in Dr.Web home and corporate products for the x64, x86, ARM64 and ppc64le platforms. Dr.Web Virus-Finding Engine is a core anti-virus security component. It facilitates malware detection and neutralisation and analyses the suspicious behaviour of applications in the protected system.
  • Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite includes corporate products that maintain centralised anti-virus security on all popular operating systems and platforms. They quickly detect and eliminate any types of threats in corporate infrastructures of all sizes. Dr.Web products for personal use utilise the same components and technologies included in the anti-virus solutions for business. They protect Windows and Linux PCs, as well as macOS, from all kinds of malware and online scams. All Doctor Web’s products and solutions are powered by the same Dr.Web Virus-Finding Engine.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! December 19, 2022 (Dec 20, 2022)

  • Updating issue affecting Dr.Web’s centralized protection mode gets fixed

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! March 18, 2022 (Mar 18, 2022)

  • Updated Dr.Web Scanning Engine (12.6.8.202112260) and Dr.Web
  • Anti-rootkit API (12.6.15.202201170).
  • Improved digital signature validation routine to more effectively neutralize trojans disguised as trusted applications.
  • Updated trusted applications database.
  • Minor tweaks and upgrades.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! October 27, 2021 (Oct 31, 2021)

  • The Spam Details field has been removed from the CMS console's Notifications section to avoid an error occurring while spam messages are being detected.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 07 Sept 2020 (Sep 7, 2020)

  • Changes made to SpIDer Agent for Windows:
  • An issue that might cause the agent to terminate abnormally while the application's components were being updated has been resolved;
  • A defect that interfered with the anti-virus's operation while the firewall settings were being changed has been eliminated;
  • UI layout issues involving Windows high-contrast themes and high-resolution displays have been addressed;
  • Changes made to the Dr.Web Control Service:
  • An issue preventing devices from being added to the allowed list with a regular expression has been resolved.
  • If the application's settings are reset to default, the ICMPv6 allow rules are now enabled in the firewall packet filter settings.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web ES Service:
  • An issue causing the noreboot parameter to be ignored when the agent software was being uninstalled on a remote host (and causing it to restart) has been resolved.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web Scanner SE:
  • The update also addresses an issue preventing a system from powering off upon completion of a scan (when the respective option is enabled) if the computer was locked after a shutdown warning had been displayed;
  • Minor UI tweaks.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web Firewall for Windows and Lua-script for traffic-hook:
  • The ICMPv6 allow rules are enabled by default in firewall packet filtering settings.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web Enterprise Agent for Windows setup:
  • Now the application can no longer be installed in a system using an unsupported CPU.
  • An issue preventing the agent software from being uninstalled remotely on a host has been eliminated.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web Shell Extension:
  • A defect preventing scans from being started via the drop-down menu in systems with CPUs without support for SSE2 has been corrected.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web Net Filtering Service:
  • The routines involved in processing temporary mail files have been optimised for IMAP protocol use.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web Protection for Windows:
  • The suite's security has been improved.
  • Furthermore, minor adjustments have been made to UI texts.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 31 Aug 2020 (Sep 1, 2020)

  • Resolved an RTF-file-related scan freezing issue and eliminated
  • detection problems associated with password-protected files and archives.
  • Updated Dr.Web Virus-Finding Engine, Dr.Web Scanning Engine, Dr.Web Anti-rootkit API
  • and the self-protection module Dr.Web Protection for Windows.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 25 Aug 2020 (Aug 25, 2020)

  • Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web has updated the Dr.Web Device Guard for Windows (11.05.03.08120) module in Dr.Web Security Space 11.5, Dr.Web Anti-virus 11.5 for Windows Servers, and Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite 11.0. The update delivers a fix for an identified problem.
  • Specifically, it resolves a compatibility issue between Dr.Web Device Guard for Windows and Virtual Box software that caused system crashes whenever a USB device was connected to a computer.
  • The update will be performed automatically; however, a system reboot will be required.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 13 Aug 2020 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web has updated Dr.Web Net Filtering Service (12.5.5.07143),Dr.Web File System Monitor (12.05.03.08030) and the self-protection module Dr.Web Protection for Windows (12.05.06.06150) in Dr.Web Security Space 12.0 and Dr.Web Anti-virus 12.0. The Control Service and the self-protection module have also been updated in Dr.Web 12.0 for Windows Servers. The update delivers minor tweaks and upgrades.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web Net Filtering Service:
  • The routines involved in processing temporary mail files have been optimised for IMAP protocol use.
  • Changes made to Dr.Web File System Monitor and Dr.Web Protection for Windows:
  • The applications' security has been improved.
  • The update will be performed automatically; however, a system reboot will be required.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 30 June 2020 (Jul 17, 2020)

  • The updated modules include cureit-starter (12.0.0.202006180), Dr.Web Scanning Engine (12.5.3.202005120), Dr.Web Anti-rootkit API (12.5.13.202006230) and the self-defence module Dr.Web Protection for Windows (12.05.05.06150).
  • The update also resolves a text encoding issue that affected the error message dialogue, informing users they lacked sufficient permissions to run the utility.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 12.5.202001130 (25 February 2020) (Feb 25, 2020)

  • Now the utility incorporates the latest version of Dr.Web Anti-rootkit API (12.5.4.201911110). The update introduces feature upgrades. Specifically, threat detection and neutralisation routines have been enhanced.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 11.1.5 (Oct 20, 2016)

  • Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web has updated Dr.Web Anti-rootkit API (11.1.5.201607180), Dr.Web Scanning Engine 11.1.2.201608020) and the virus databases in its Dr.Web CureIt! utility.
  • The update resolves an issue that caused the scanner to freeze if the utility was started using the option 'Run as'.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 11.0 (Jul 15, 2016)

  • Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web has updated its Dr.Web CureIt! utility to deliver state-of-the-art technologies that are already available in Dr.Web 11.0 products for Windows.
  • The update also significantly improves the utility's performance and resolves a compatibility issue between Dr.Web and the 64-bit version of Google Chrome.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 10.0 (May 12, 2015)

  • The routine for detection of threats has been improved. Also, the update boasts faster anti-rootkit scan.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 9.0 (Dec 12, 2013)

  • Features an upgraded anti-virus engine.
  • Dr.Web CureIt! no longer supports Windows 2000 and 2000 Server
  • In addition, the enhanced protection mode has been discarded because as of now this feature is unnecessary

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 8.0 (Dec 14, 2012)

  • A new scanning subsystem that can scan computer disks in a multithreaded mode to fully benefit from multi-core processors.
  • Significant increase in the scanning speed.
  • Greatly enhanced stability of the program virtually eliminates the possibility of BSOD ("blue screen of death") during the scanning.
  • Completely redesigned user interface.
  • Rootkit search subsystem.
  • Advanced custom scan features that allow to scan a computer memory, boot sectors, startup objects, etc.
  • An option to block a network connection during the scanning.
  • An option to shut down an operating system as soon as the scanning is complete.
  • Scanning a PC BIOS for "bioskits" — malicious programs infecting a PC BIOS.
  • Native quarantine manager.
  • Block low-level file operations.
  • Supported Windows 8.

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 4.44.0 (Oct 3, 2007)

  • Support of Chinese (China) and Dutch languages is added

New in Dr.WEB CureIt! 4.33 (Sep 10, 2006)

  • Check of date of the package build is implemented. If the build is more than 4 days old, a warning message is generated and fresh version is offered for download.
  • Package build time is not Moscow, but Greenwich.