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abylon EXIF-CLEANER Changelog

What's new in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2024.1

Feb 5, 2024
  • When registering the software under a user with restricted user rights, admin rights can be requested via the new Run as admin button.
  • From this version onwards, the software supports sound files. A corresponding sound is emitted for certain actions (e.g. chip card events).
  • Problems with the simultaneous execution of our software in several user contexts have been resolved.

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2023.6 (Jun 6, 2023)

  • Problems with critical sections fixed.

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2023.4 (Apr 11, 2023)

  • All software products run more smoothly due to the revision of error handling (Critical Sections).
  • The function for reading out registy values has been revised so that foreign keys can also be determined.
  • The SubGauge progress bar did not show changes for large files.
  • The trace log functionality has been expanded.

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2023.2 (Mar 5, 2023)

  • In the new version, the speed in all applications could be increased through optimization. The program abylon APP-BLOCKER has also received many new features, such as Windows update and Windows Defender permanently disable.
  • For animated images a .NET component is needed. This is now initialized correctly, so that possible call problems are excluded.
  • By clicking on a column, all tables can be sorted chronologically.
  • By optimizing the function call, the performance of all apps could be increased significantly.
  • Problems in service connection and registry access were fixed.
  • The waiting dialog when starting the software is automatically closed after 5 seconds in case of a problem.

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2022.9 (Nov 30, 2022)

  • To avoid protection violations, the general startup dialog of our programs has been revised. This can be disabled in the registry under HKCUSoftwareabylon by changing the value FWUSEWAITDLG from YES to NO.
  • The start dialog of the programs was further optimized and can be deactivated via the registry in case of problems (HKCU -> REG_SZ -> "FWUSEWAITDLG" = "NO")

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2022.5 (May 25, 2022)

  • Administration rights are no longer required to check whether a new update is available

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2022.2 (Mar 25, 2022)

  • Performance issues in the wait/start dialogs have been fixed and an animated wait squiggle has been implemented.
  • The automatic window adjustment under Windows 7 has been optimized.

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2022.1 (Jan 21, 2022)

  • The major update of all products includes various optimizations regarding stability and speed. Especially in the area of smart card support some innovations were implemented.

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2021.2 (Feb 16, 2021)

  • Corona keeps us far under its spell and stops daily life in many areas. But the software from abylonsoft is constantly being developed further and is now also receiving a major update in 2021. The following is just a selection of the improvements:
  • CRYPTDRIVE: Open cryptdrives can now be closed again via the desktop icon.
  • PASSWORD DIALOGUE: New icons for on-screen keyboard and password obfuscation.
  • TRAY-ICON: The software intercepts the double start of the tray icon.
  • SHREDDER: Problems leading to a question dialogue are now collected and displayed at the end of the shredding process.
  • SYNC-COPY: The synchronization process has been speedup considerably, as renamed files and directories are no longer copied.
  • KEYSAFE: The cache system has been revised.
  • LOGON: The selection dialogue for multiple valid hardware keys is now intelligent and selects the last used key as default.
  • In addition, numerous bugs and problems were fixed and the functionality under restricted Windows rights was tested and optimized.

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2018.12 17.60.04.01 (Mar 2, 2019)

  • Abylon CRYPTDRIVE: The USB installation is not possible due to technical reasons and is no longer shown in the settings.
  • Abylon KEYSAFE, abylon BASIC, abylon CRYPTDRIVE, abylon ENTERPRISE: The accidental display in the settings for the CT32 DLL and the Administration Server has been solved.
  • Abylon BACKUP-TUBE: The unwanted dialog for opening a file on the log page is no longer displayed.
  • Abylon BACKUP-TUBE: An unwanted memory increase has been fixed.
  • Abylon LOGON Business: Administration in networks would be optimized so that the workstation mode is now generally active. This means that in the workstation and domain environment, the administration server can be freely selected by specifying the computer name. - abylon BASIC, abylon ENTERPRISE, abylon UAC-GRABBER: improved icon view in Treeview view.
  • Abylon CRYPT in the BOX: Now all GUI elements are displayed correctly with large fonts.
  • Abylon BASIC: Internal evaluation of the UserConfig.XML is correct again.
  • Abylon KEYSAFE: Keysafe usernames still do not accept changes from uppercase to lowercase and vice versa. To make this change, an additional character must be temporarily added to the username, which can be removed again in step 2.
  • Abylon BASIC, abylon SHREDDER, abylon CRYPTDRIVE, abylon CRYPTMAIL, abylon SHAREDDRIVE, abylon LOGON, abylon LOGON SSO Pro, abylon READER, abylon LOGON Business, abylon ENTERPRISE, abylon KEYSAFE: In the settings under the tab Administrative Settings there is now the option Allow settings dialog only for administrators. With activated function the settings dialog can only be opened if the user is in the group of administrators. - abylon FREEHASH: In the application abylon FREEHASH some display problems would be solved.
  • Cross-program: The waiting dialog when starting the application is now displayed as a simple hexagon with program name.
  • Abylon KEYSAFE, abylon LOGON SSO Pro: The automatic monitoring of application windows for autopmatic training was removed for performance reasons. New logon dialogs can now be taught-in via the tray icon and the menu entry Teach-in new application window.
  • Cross-program: Negative window coordinates are now intercepted programatically. In addition, the unpredictable jumping of the window while slicing would be prevented.abylon BASIC, abylon SHREDDER, abylon CRYPTDRIVE, abylon CRYPTMAIL, abylon SHAREDDRIVE, abylon LOGON, abylon LOGON SSO Pro, abylon READER, abylon LOGON Business, abylon ENTERPRISE, abylon KEYSAFE: The functionality RemoteAdmin has been removed from all modules because the registry access is over the network has not worked reliably since Windows Vista. With the abylon LOGON Business software, the settings defined on the server are distributed to the clients via a restricted user profile. - Cross-program: Drag-and-drop operations via windows with different rights are now displayed with the No entry icon. For example, files from the File Explorer (user context) can not be dragged into our dialogs if they have been started with administrator rights. This is also displayed at the top of the dialog.

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2015.5 (Jun 24, 2015)

  • Windows 10 Support

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2014.12 (Jun 24, 2015)

  • APP-BLOCKER: The partial access violation occurs when you select main entries are corrected.
  • APP-BLOCKER: Advanced display information about each process, such as path, program, manufacturer, description and more.
  • APP-BLOCKER: Changes in the process list are bold for a Day.
  • APP-BLOCKER: All processes are marked with the date on which they are new.
  • APP-BLOCKER: Running processes will now be displayed in color.
  • APP-BLOCKER: The program list will be output with a file extension. This is advantageous because, for example, processes can also have the extension TMP.
  • LOGON: Disabling the screen saver, the logon window is brought back to the foreground.
  • LOGON: The selection dialog when pulling the card can now be activated again using the icon on the Settings page "General".
  • LOGON: After locking the screen saver, the password prompt does not appear twice.
  • UAC-GRABBER, MANAGER: The cross-icon has been replaced with a folder icon.
  • WLAN-LIVE-SCANNER, EXIF CLEANER, LOGON WALLPAPER CHANGER, APP-BLOCKER, BACKUP TUBE: The surface-window get a new color-schema.
  • BACKUP TUBE: The display speed for network drives could be increased.
  • BASIC ENTERPRISE: The copy destination is now shown longer.
  • BASIC, ENTERPRISE, UAC GRABBER: The Tray Menu has been added the points "Auto Start" and "Favorites". In the manager-dialog can be added custom shortcuts. The entries in the "Favorites" can be accessed faster. The entries in the "Auto Start" will be started with the program.
  • SHAREDDRIVE: The program can be installed as a mobile version. Access to the encrypted data is done via the new program window.
  • SHAREDDRIVE: The internal search function has been optimized.
  • CRYPT in the BOX, KEYSAFE, CRYPTDRIVE, SHAREDDRIVE: The backup management of key files for CRPYT objects has been optimized. When changing the passwords the backup key files are previously shredded and a new key file with the current password are created. Also a key request will automatically create a backup of the IMK-file in "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\apm\backup". In addition, for each successful opening of the CRYPT-object every day a backup of the key file is created in the same directory as the CRYPT-object.
  • ENTERPRISE: The new program window of abylon SHAREDDRIVE was supplemented in Manager-module and can also be accessed via the tray icon.
  • CRYPT in the BOX: The encrypted messages are now displayed in alphabetical order.
  • CRYPT in the BOX: Existing files in the Windows clipboard can be added directly in the encrypted CryptBox now.
  • CRYPT in the BOX: From the program window encrypted image files can be opened. For this purpose, a progress dialog is displayed.
  • CRYPT in the BOX: The interface and menu navigation is optimized. For example, a lock or unlock is now without closing the window possible.
  • EXIF CLEANER: In addition to the EXIF format now also meta-data in the XMP and IPTC format be cleaned.
  • EXIF CLEANER: Selected Images can now be sent directly via the MAPI interface to the default e-mail program without taking a detour via the file explorer.
  • EXIF CLEANER: Images can be reduced before the mail delivery. The reduction is given in percent of the file size of the original file.
  • EXIF CLEANER: During the test phase of the software a company text was inserted in the sending email with the images. After registering the software of the company text is is no longer inserted.
  • BASIC, ENTERPRISE, UAC-GRABBER: Drag and drop operations now work in the manager.
  • BASIC, ENTERPRISE, UAC-GRABBER: For quick access program shortcuts can be placed in the new folder "Favorites". These are started by users with admin rights in the Admin context and at all other users with normal privileges.
  • BASIC, ENTERPRISE, UAC-GRABBER: Shortcuts can be added to the new folder "Startup". Stored there, programs will be started automatically. If the user has admin rights, the links are also started with admin rights. For normal users, the programs are launched without admin rights.
  • SHREDDER, ENTERPRISE: A free list of files and directories can be specified, which are automatically processed in the erase routine. For this "batch process" the software abylon SHREDDER deliver a predefined list. These can be adapted for individual requirements, but should be used with caution. Not available files or directories are displayed, but indicated with an icon (Red Cross).
  • SHREDDER: The reading the files has been improved during the cleanup of the Cluster-Tips and Drive-Erase. Because of this, the deletion process could be accelerated.
  • SHREDDER: The detection of the Google Chrome browser is now error free
  • SHREDDER: The Shredder program unlocks locked files faster to allow the deletion. For example, it is possible to shred the ThumbCache files in the directory "% USERPROFILE% \ AppData \ Local \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Explorer"! In particular, under Windows 8.1 is now much safer and more than ever delete the shredder. Access to locked files will be used or shared successfully in many cases. To get the files are deleted real, log off or restart the system is sometimes necessary from Windows 8.
  • CAUTION These advanced features are only erase until Level 3 and without using fast mode!
  • SHREDDER: During shredding of complete drives the PC shuts down no longer automatically. Only exception is for system partitions, as this is not otherwise possible.
  • SHREDDER: The hard drive destruction in Windows 8 are optimized. For the OS disk, first all data files (no program files) are captured and destroyed. Thereafter, the remaining data and program files are detected and destroyed until the machine hangs logically. At this time all important data has already been destroyed and the PC can be easily turned off. After that the operating system needs to be reinstalled.
  • For normal drives (not system partition), the hard disk shredded directly complete. Following a format is still running. The user will be asked to restart the PC. In this case a reinstall of the operating system is not necessary.
  • UAC-GRABBER, BACKUP-TUBE, CRYPT in the BOX, APP-BLOCKER, BASIC, ENTERPRISE, KEYSAFE: When changing the dialog to the Admin mode, the dialog reappears and not reduced to the tray.
  • UAC-GRABBER, BACKUP-TUBE, CRYPT in the BOX, APP-BLOCKER, BASIC, ENTERPRISE, KEYSAFE, LOGON: The Hint of the tray icon indicates if the process was started with or without admin rights.
  • UAC-GRABBER, BASIC, ENTERPRISE: The feature "Run Explorer as Admin" is now also on Windows 8 available. Unlike Windows 7, however, the desktop is not fully displayed because it is the administrative desktop. This allows the user to customize and set up according to their needs.
  • KEYSAFE: Memory problems are fixed in case of storing the Keysafe-file in the network.
  • KEYSAFE: The USB version will not boot with admin rights and the Single Sign-On is not generally active.
  • LOGON: For the card monitoring a tray icon was introduced. This indicates the card status and provides the functions "Stop Card-Monitoring", "Invoking the Settings Dialog", "New Logon Account" and "Log-off, "Shut down" or "Lock PC".
  • KEYSAFE: The Keysafe dialog can be minimized to the tray icon.
  • BASIC, SHREDDER, BACKUP-TUBE, ENTERPRISE: The progress bar will show the current file correctly.
  • READER, BASIC, ENTERPRISE, EXIF CLEANER, UAC-GRABBER, WLAN-LIVE-SCANNER, KEYSAFE, SHREDDER, SELFCERT, CRYPT in the BOX, SHAREDDRIVE: During installation an USB-stick can select as installation directory (mobile-installation). In this case some features of the software can may be disabled.
  • Cross-program: Because of the overloaded windows 8 Start Menu only important icons are displayed now.
  • Cross-program: Problems with the integrated progress bar were corrected.
  • Cross-program: A Win 8.1 - update problem is resolved
  • Cross-program: After the MS patch KB3000850 the operating system return an incorrect return value when loading a DLL that does not exist. Our software compensate this OS error now.
  • Cross-program: The expiry time of the test phase is indicated in the header in the "About" dialog

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2014.9 (Jun 24, 2015)

  • MANAGER, UAC-GRABBER: Problem with the partially disabled "Run-button" fixed.
  • MANAGER: About the abylon MANAGER all abylonsoft modules are open without administration privileges in the user mode. The entries in the Start menu can still be opened with administrator rights.
  • SHREDDER: Complete deletion of EverCookies in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Opera.
  • SHREDDER: Optimize the erasing of Internet-Tracks for the current browser (September 2014).
  • SHREDDER: App- and Operating-System-Traces have been updated and included the deletion of "forensic evidence".
  • SHREDDER: Delete the "prefetch folder".
  • SHREDDER: Delete History of JoJo Screensaver and Endless-Screensaver.
  • SHREDDER: The display problem with the drive selection on the total deletion page was corrected.
  • SHREDDER: The background cleanup can now be started from the main menu. In addition, a warning dialog informs about the launch of the background cleanup.
  • SHREDDER: Locked directories with content can now be shredded. Directories and files used from application are disconnected.
  • WLAN-LIVE-SCANNER: The Online status indicator has been optimized, with "red" for "no connection and no internet", "yellow" for "connection without internet" and "green" for "network and internet".
  • WLAN-LIVE-SCANNER: In pure "Scan mode" the software searched continuously for wireless networks. In the mode "Scan and Connect", the search is performed so long until the computer has established a connection to the Internet via the WLAN.
  • WLAN-LIVE-SCANNER: The setting of the option "Only open Wi-Fi networks scan" will be saved when you close the program window.
  • SHAREDDRIVE: When importing or creating a new Shareddrive the selection dialog now offers the complete root directory with "My Computer" and "Network".
  • SSO, KEYSAFE: The functionality Single Sign-On (SSO) can now be started manually.
  • LOGON: Special characters are now allowed in the user name, for example the @ sign of emails using for an online account.
  • LOGON: The incorrect display of the Registration dialog at the Windows 7/32-bit Login-Screen was prevented.
  • CRYPTDRIVE: In case of creating and opening the progress-bar will not be displayed over the password dialog.
  • CRYTPDRIVE: The software test apparently available network drives under Windows 7 intensively and do not declare erroneously.<
  • CERTMANAGER: In the certificate manager the "hanging" is resolved when inserting certificates.
  • READER, BASIC, ENTERPRISE, EXIF CLEANER, UAC GRABBER, WLAN-LIVE-SCANNER, KEYSAFE, SHREDDER, SELFCERT, CRYPT in the BOX: During installation, mobile versions of the software on USB sticks (etc.) can create directly. In some cases functionality is somewhat limited.
  • Cross-program: An error while accessing the local settings file was corrected.
  • Cross-program: Problems with the error output (2250) "This network connection does not exist" has been fixed

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2014 (Nov 27, 2013)

  • Windows 8 and 8.1 Support

New in abylon EXIF-CLEANER 2013 (May 2, 2013)

  • NEW Pure 64-bit mode / adapted for Windows 8
  • NEW User friendly through clearer and more comprehensible dialogue
  • NEW Shortcuts be displayed to executable EXE file
  • NEW Optimized performance and start times