What's new in Hardentools 2.6 Beta 2
Oct 30, 2023
- Updates fyne.io framework and improves UI
New in Hardentools 2.6 Beta (Jun 26, 2023)
- Adds some LibreOffice hardenings (using Registry settings):
- set MacroSecurityLevel for LibreOffice to highest level
- Ctrl-Click to follow Hyperlinks
- Block Untrusted Referer Links
- Enforce Update Checks
- Disable Updates from Links (Calc)
New in Hardentools 2.5 (Mar 13, 2023)
- Change:
- New feature: Disable OneNote attachments
- Improvement for help dialog in main screen: List all possible harden features
- Update dependencies, incl. golang security fixes
- Fixes Help Text Missing for CMD and LSA Protection #120
New in Hardentools 2.4 (Dec 29, 2022)
- Add help buttons and help texts for every harden item (on main and expert screen). Recommendations by users for improving the help texts are very welcome!
- fix splash screen (randomly only showing empty window)
- fix info dialog blocking tool
- all windows are now centered on screen
- update libs except fyne.io
- some minor code cleanups
New in Hardentools 2.2 (Jun 16, 2022)
- removed functionality in "restore" that deleted registry keys which have not been saved during harden. If you hardened your system with a (really) old version of hardentools, best first restore with an older version (<= 2.1) and then harden with this version again.
- Compiled with golang 1.18.3 to include all security fixes, even if hardentools seems not be affected (by e.g golang/go#52574)
- Activation of Microsoft Defender PUA Protection added (enabled by default)
- Improved CLI version
- UAC with password prompt now (see #46 )
- now makes sure that all other UAC registry settings are set correctly (which they are by default)
New in Hardentools 2.2 Beta 3 (Mar 21, 2022)
- Activation of Microsoft Defender PUA Protection added (enabled by default)
New in Hardentools 2.2 Beta 2 (Feb 21, 2022)
New in Hardentools 2.2 Beta (Nov 6, 2021)
- UAC with password prompt now (see #46 )
- now makes sure that all other UAC registry settings are set correctly (which they are by default)
- removed functionality in "restore" that deleted registry keys which have not been saved during harden. If you hardened your system with a (really) old version of hardentools, best first restore with an older version (<= 2.1) and then harden with this version again.
New in Hardentools 2.1 (Sep 5, 2021)
- Update of UI Framework (fyne.io 2.0.1)
- Additional command line client (hardentools-cli) for special use cases
- prevent dynamic dll sideloading attacks for fyne.io dll loads
- Fix missing file extensions hardening for unprivileged users
- Now also hardens Acrobat Reader 2020 non-DC version
New in Hardentools 2.1 RC 1 (Apr 8, 2021)
- Update of UI Framework (fyne.io 2.0.1)
- Additional command line client (hardentools-cli) for special use cases
- prevent dynamic dll sideloading attacks for fyne.io dll loads
- Fix missing file extensions hardening for unprivileged users
- Now also hardens Acrobat Reader 2020 non-DC version
New in Hardentools 2.0 (Jul 6, 2020)
New in Hardentools 2.0 RC1 (Oct 31, 2018)
- Major refactor of the codebase
- Added ability to run tool with and without administrator privileges
- Updated to new version of Go and Go Modules
- Changed icon
- Various hardening fixes
New in Hardentools 1.1 RC1 (Mar 27, 2018)
- Begin of a major refactor of the codebase to simplify the creation of hardening options.
- Added logging
New in Hardentools 1.0 (Mar 27, 2018)
- Added ability to enable/disable specific modifications.
- Added ability to disable Office DDE links.
- Added more hardening options to Adobe Reader.
- Added more file extensions to the blacklist.
- Improved code quality and style.
New in Hardentools 1.0 RC3 (Mar 2, 2017)