What's new in NoVirusThanks Registry Guard 1.9.0.0

Apr 11, 2023
  • Improved installer and uninstaller scripts
  • Updated NoVirusThanks License Manager to latest version
  • Fixed deletion of logs after N days
  • Minor fixes and optimizations
  • Updated internal libraries

New in NoVirusThanks Registry Guard 1.8.0.0 (Jun 21, 2022)

  • Improved support for Windows 11
  • Created a simple Configurator GUI application
  • Fixed an incompatibility with Intel 11th Gen processors
  • Support UTF8 encoding in Config.ini file
  • Support UTF8 encoding in Exclusions.db file
  • Improved deletion of log files older than N days
  • By default the program runs in 30-days trial mode
  • Automate product activation via setup.exe command-line /LICENSEKEY=
  • Integrated NoVirusThanks License Manager
  • Created installer/uninstaller scripts
  • Changed End User License Agreement (EULA)
  • Minor fixes and optimizations

New in NoVirusThanks Registry Guard 1.5.0.0 (Feb 12, 2018)

  • Both 32-bit and 64-bit drivers are now co-signed by Microsoft
  • Executable files are digitally signed with both SHA1 and SHA256 code sign
  • Now the program works fine when Secure Boot is enabled
  • Updated Rules.db with new rules to prevent UACDeviceGuardAppLocker bypasses
  • Updated Rules.db with a new rule to protect LowRiskFileTypes value
  • Bring the application to front if the Desktop icon is clicked and the program is running
  • Fixed display of main window on multi-monitors
  • Ask a confirmation when the program is closed via Tray Icon -> Exit
  • For wildcard rules you can use the asterisk * and the ? character
  • Updated Exclusions.db with new exclusion rules
  • Show "New Value Data" in logged events
  • Fixed parsing of exclusion rules
  • Minor fixes and improvements

New in NoVirusThanks Registry Guard 1.4.0.0 (May 21, 2017)

  • Fixed multi-line comments in certain situations when they were executed instead of stripped
  • Log the new value to Logs (when performing a write operation on a value's contents)
  • Added [%OPR%: RENAME_KEY] option to prevent processes from renaming a registry key
  • Updated the Rules.db to include rules to block the "Double Agent" PoC

New in NoVirusThanks Registry Guard 1.3.0.0 (Feb 21, 2016)

  • Added DEP and ASLR to main exe
  • Added option to disable protection from tray icon menu
  • Now it is possible to write exclusion rules same as block-rules
  • Improved default rules to protect registry startup locations
  • Added more rules to protect commonly hijacked registry locations
  • Fixed handling of fully qualified file path for %EXE% alias
  • Fixed handling of fully qualified file path for exclusions
  • A bug was fixed involving the Windows API
  • Improved kernel-mode driver protection
  • Minor fixes and optimizations

New in NoVirusThanks Registry Guard 1.2.0.0 (Feb 21, 2016)

  • Improved main interface
  • Rules and exclusions are updated in real-time
  • Minor fixes and optimizations

New in NoVirusThanks Registry Guard 1.1.0.0 (Dec 4, 2015)

  • Added support for exclusions rules
  • Fixed handling of the comment character
  • Improved default rules to block *\Wow6432Node\* startup keys
  • Improved kernel-mode driver to identify processes
  • Improved main interface