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TaskExplorer Changelog

What's new in TaskExplorer 1.5.5c

May 4, 2024
  • updated PHlib to version 3.0.7579
  • and fixed issues introduced in 1.5.5

New in TaskExplorer 1.5.5 (May 3, 2024)

  • Updated PHlib to version 3.0.7579.

New in TaskExplorer 1.5.3 (Oct 20, 2023)

  • Updated PHlib to version 3.0.7270.

New in TaskExplorer 1.5.2 (May 2, 2023)

  • This build fixes a BSOD bug on windows 10 LTSC 2019

New in TaskExplorer 1.5.1 (Dec 19, 2022)

  • Added:
  • Re added kernel debug log dumping
  • Added more handle information
  • Added option to block processes from starting using the driver
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue with opening job objects

New in TaskExplorer 1.5.0 (Dec 12, 2022)

  • Changed:
  • Made Qt6 Compatible
  • Updated QWT library to v6.2
  • Updated PHlib to version 3.0.5553
  • Updated DotNET counter code
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issues with GPU usage not being displayed proeprly
  • Fixed memory leak in RPC Endpoint View
  • Removed:
  • Removed aility to unprotect protected processes
  • Removed kernel debug log dumping (will be re added later)

New in TaskExplorer 1.4.1 (Mar 27, 2022)

  • Fixed:
  • fixed singleapp not working
  • the xprocesshacker.sys driver is now signed with a new certificate and shoudl load on win 11
  • Changed:
  • updated PHlib to version 3.0.4706

New in TaskExplorer 1.4.0 (Oct 5, 2021)

  • Added:
  • added sandboxie tab with a lot of sandboxie related details
  • added option to freeze and unfreeze entire jobs
  • added "Original Impersonation Token" menu command to inspect the impersonation token of sandboxed thread
  • added rpc view listing all rpc endpoints on the system
  • added windows 11 detection
  • Changed:
  • replaced all icons
  • updated PHlib to version 3.0.4365
  • Fixed:
  • fixed issue resolving kernel symbols introduced with 1.3

New in TaskExplorer 1.3.0 (Apr 12, 2021)

  • Changed:
  • changed memory search window layout
  • on debug log start stop the lists are now reset
  • updated MiscHelpers
  • updated PHlib to version 3.0.3972
  • updated QWT to version 6.1.6
  • updated to use Visual studio 2019
  • Fixed:
  • fixed issues with hex string memory search
  • fixed issue with updating token privileges
  • fixed issues with disabled items in dark mode
  • fixed race condition in etw initialization

New in TaskExplorer 1.2.9 (Oct 11, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Added highest thread CPU percentage to the CPU column
  • Changed:
  • Tree graph background in dark mode is also dark now
  • Updated PHlib to version 3.0.3476
  • Merged ASLR, DEP, CFG, CET columns into a joined mitigations column

New in TaskExplorer 1.2.8 (Jul 4, 2020)

  • Added:
  • "Original Token" button to inspect the original process token of sandboxed processes
  • -- SbieDrv driver 5.42 or higher required
  • Added command line option to start multiple instances
  • Added driver file obfuscation and driver installation dialog
  • Changed:
  • Reorganized settings pages
  • Improved sandboxie support implementation
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed excessive CPU usage in new process filter
  • Fixed outdated data shown in token panel when no token could be obtained

New in TaskExplorer 1.2.7 (Jun 14, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Custom run dialog with the ability to inject a DLL when starting process
  • Added process filter to process tree to improve usability
  • Changed:
  • description in the process column now shows for svchost.exe instances a list of hosted services
  • esc key now closes the finder bar in lists
  • app id column now displays the container id if its an app
  • Fixed:
  • run dialogs now execute on return press
  • error with comctl32
  • user connect/login window now hides the password
  • fixed pid in process info window
  • modern apps are now properly attributed to the their users

New in TaskExplorer 1.2.6 Pre-release (Jun 2, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Support for translations using the QtLinguist tool

New in TaskExplorer 1.2.5 (Jun 1, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Added debug view tab to see the debug output of individual process, when debug monitor is enabled
  • Added kernel debug log option to xprocesshacker3 driver
  • Changed:
  • Sandboxie support needs to be enabled in the settings, as having it always on interfears with updating sandboxie
  • Moved services tab to the general tab as a sub tab
  • Moved environment tab to the general tab as a sub tab
  • Merged system info tab kernel objects and main system tab
  • Moved a lot of usefull generic code to MiscHelpers.dll
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed tab menu checks
  • Fixed issue with system and task info window tabs
  • Fixed issue process name label forcing panel size
  • Fixed soem more minor ui glitches

New in TaskExplorer 1.2.1 (Apr 27, 2020)

  • Added:
  • the TCP/IP traffic graph now show additional plots with LAN traffic based on ETW data
  • services can now be stoped from the process tree contect menu
  • Changed:
  • statis column now sorts not alphabetically but by list color
  • reorganized the tool bar a bit and added a few shortcuts
  • switched back to the custom installer due to "compatybility" issues
  • Fixed:
  • cpu affinity was not properly loaded from file
  • fixed more tray opening issues
  • fixed issue displaying .NET assembly informations
  • fixed issues with list coloring when not allcolors were enabled

New in TaskExplorer 1.2 (Apr 20, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Option to configure process name display
  • Pressing the refresh toolbar button now also clears the persistence when in hold mode
  • Persistent Process Presets
  • -- CPU, IO, Memory Priorities and CPU Affinity can be set persitence actoss process starts
  • -- Processes are identifyed by path wildcard paths can be used
  • -- The mechanism can also kill undesired processes swiftly
  • add pe file viewer
  • Sandboxie support, sandboxed prosesses are marked in yellow and the box thay belong to is provided in the tooltip
  • Changed:
  • more options on main window close
  • -- Exit confirmation dialog can now be disabled
  • by default symbols are not auto downloaded, upon selecting a thread the user will be prompted whether to download them of the internet
  • updated PHlib to version 3.0.3014
  • updated some default collors
  • switched to Inno Setup as instller
  • Fixed:
  • fixed when opening from tray window sometimes being empty

New in TaskExplorer 1.1 (Jan 23, 2020)

  • Added:
  • added Dark Theme Support
  • added ETW monitoring of the processProvider
  • allows to capture all process cration events henc elisting of very short lived processes
  • using ETW data to set image path and command line when the process closed before we could inspect it
  • added option to keep processes listed indefinetly as long as thay have still running children.
  • added functionality to find some types of hidden processes, also usefull to find some already terminated processes
  • added tool bar button to switch between the tree view and a list view more convinient as the last choose list sort column is remembered
  • Changed:
  • the handle tab is now present twice once as it was and once providing only an open file list
  • Fixed:
  • handle types are now sorted properly i.e. "[All]" is first
  • fixed bug where in the unifyed list view switching to tree view was not possible
  • fixed issue with some values not being initialized in CWinMainModule
  • fixed High DPI scaling issues

New in TaskExplorer 1.0.2 (Dec 24, 2019)

  • Added:
  • Setting for reverse DNS to disable it when desired
  • When flushing dns cache the dns cache retention is reset as well
  • Handle types are now sorted alphabetically
  • Changed:
  • Most "unknown" values now shows teh numeric value encountered
  • Updated PHlib to version 3.0.2812
  • Fixed:
  • An issue with the DNS cache monitoring
  • Fixed issue with etw event tracking for UDP traffic
  • Fixed issue with thread service tag not being resolved properly

New in TaskExplorer 1.0.1 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • Changed:
  • Improved file handle info retrival
  • Ewt monitoring button is now disabled when running without admin rights
  • Fixed:
  • Memory leak occuring when updating per process handle list
  • Fixed issue with service to process association

New in TaskExplorer 0.9.75 (Sep 30, 2019)

  • Added:
  • priority columns now show text instead of numbers (except base priority)
  • added cert display to process security sub tab
  • ctrl+e now expands all process tree items
  • added driver config window
  • added verbose error's dialog
  • added more status information
  • Changed:
  • reduced cpu usage of models
  • reduced cpu usage of rate counters
  • moved firewall status resolution to separate threa
  • reworked thread enumeration to save cpu usage
  • service and socket tabs are not longer updated when thay are not visible
  • gpu per process stat update is now performed on a as needed basis
  • massively reduced treeview cpu usage by adapting configuration
  • Fixed:
  • fixed an issue when on successfully changing priority still an error was reported
  • when starting using UAC bypass the process ended up with lower priority; -- fixed by now always setting higher priority on startup
  • fixed bug with gpu usage column display
  • fixed issue "bring in front" was always disable din the process tree
  • fixed issue where thread start addresses were resolved multiple times unnecessarily
  • fixed crash issue when logging out users
  • fixed service window not closing when ok was pressed
  • fixed issue with service to process association
  • fixed crash bug in reverse dns lookups on win 7

New in TaskExplorer 0.9.50 (Sep 26, 2019)

  • Added:
  • Critical status added to processes state string
  • Critical processes / threads have an own list color
  • Trying to terminate a critical process or thread wil now display an additional confirmation mesage
  • Ctrl+c now copys the selected rows
  • Formating for copying panels can be set in settings
  • Added additional mitigation informations
  • Added additional informations to geneal process info
  • Details sub tab
  • Security sub tab
  • App subtab
  • Added job id to job tab
  • Added app infos to process general tab
  • Changed:
  • Resolving symbols for pool limits is only triggered once the kernel objects tab gets opened
  • All priority settings have now an own groupe in the process tree
  • No longer keeping a handle open to all threads when thay were not used recently
  • Mitigation informtions are not more verbose
  • Fixed:
  • All unselected tabs are no longer unnececerly updated at startup
  • Issue with private bytes displaying the wrong value
  • Fixed crash bug in task menu action handling
  • Fixed a minor issue with sid resolving