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AbuseShield
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AbuseShield 2.00.0000 (28/3 2006)

Reduced the amount of times a user is prompted.
Bugfix misc. performance enhancements
Bugfix POSIX processes (i.e. not Win32) sometimes reported an empty path causing unexpected behavior.
Bugfix FileMonitor event fired an extra event which had impact on system performace
Added a search function to the file monitor window
Bugfix, the snooze function is remembered after a reboot
Bugfix if a process is both marked as allowed with an invalid checksum and suspended then the suspended process is selected when the administrator is activated.
Better information for processes that are allowed to execute but e.g. has an invalid checksum.
The shutdown time for the AbuseShield service has been reduced.

AbuseShield 1.01.0022 (16/12 2005)

Version 1.01.0022 is a pre release of version 2 that is a major upgrade to AbuseShield that will be released at the end of December this year.
Fixed file monitor issue, where file events where missed due to buffer size constraints.
Fixed file monitor issue, where file events where missed due to buffer size constraints.

AbuseShield 1.01.0021 (27/5 2005)

Added new "find" tool, which enables the user to search the process/file lists for specific text strings.
Fixed file monitor issue, where file events where missed due to buffer size constraints.
Fixed issue regarding uppgrading from a previous version of AbuseShield which was installed into a folder other than the default folder. The installer now correctly displays the folder where the previous version was installed.
Fixed issue: Help button in "Insert Program Files(s)" dialog now opens the AbuseShield help file.

AbuseShield 1.01.0020 (20/5 2005)

Setup Wizard improvements:
- New page, where the user can choose "Typical" eller "Custom", where "Typical" automatically registers all files found
- All program files on the Start menu is now automatically registered, by default.
- Most Control Panel applets are now automatically registered, by default.
Setup New improved "Insert Program File(s)" dialog:
- System volume initially expanded and selected.
- New list control showing more details about each file.
- Rekursiv search is now done before registration, so that the user can view which files were found and then insert only selected items from that list.
Setup Installer improvements:
- Removed page for selecting current/all user installation.
- Removed page for selecting client/server. Both are now automatically installed.
The "AbuseShield" menu item on the Start menu now opens the local host automatically, without showing the login dialog.
Updated big icons for the list views in the Administrator window

AbuseShield 1.01.0019 (5/5 2005)

Alert dialog is now resizable.
New "Snooze" feature: Switch to to Record mode for a specified number of minutes and then back to original mode.
Better support for Terminal Services and Windows XP Fast User Switching.
Fixed issue about using the "Insert" button within the "Disallowed process(es)" dialog box.
Better support for client-only installations.
Specifying program arguments can now be done using regular expressions.

AbuseShield 1.01.0018 (1/4 2005)

The dialog box "Disallowed process(es)" is now properly resizable.
Fixed issue regarding resume/terminate from "Disallowed process(es)" dialog.
Fixed issue with global rules.
Service alert window is now shown properly when a suspended process blocks a desktop switch, e.g. during logon/logoff.
Service alert window is now shown (instead of Administrator window) when a suspended process blocks desktop creation, after logon.
Servie alert window now includes additional information, such as file description, company and product name. The text "Insert this process…" is replaced with "Allow this process in the future".
The term "Command line" has now been replaced by the more accurate term "Arguments", where applicable.
The "Update Rules" wizard it now started automatically when the user clicks a high-lighted tray ikon and there is no blocked processes, but one or more of the currently executing processes are running with invalid checksums.
Fixed issues regarding the AbuseShield Administrator window loosing focus.
Fixed issue with program files included in multiple allow and block rules. If a process is included in a block rule, it is now always blocked/terminated.

AbuseShield 1.01.0017 (26/3 2005)

Setup wizard now properly registers the currently installed screen savers for the logged on user as well as the logon screen saver, even if located in another location than the default one.
New files registered automatically by the setup wizard: wmiprvse.exe (XP only), mstask.exe and regsvr32.exe.
AbuseShield does no longer suspend already running processes. Instead, when rules are applied, disallowed processes are shown in a dialog box and the user can then decide which processes to allow and which to terminate. This approach resolves many issues related to bad performance and system "freeze".
Fixed issue: Update Rules wizard was not started when updating checksum from the service-alert dialog box.

AbuseShield 1.01.0016 (14/3 2005)

Time added is now shown for all rule bindings, in a program file's property dialog, on the "Rules" page.
Fixed incorrect sort order when sorting on Time added in the Quarantine list.
Logged process list is loaded only when needed, i.e. when opened by the user. Thus, the main window opens faster.
Notification Center is not closed automatically if opened explicitly from the tray menu.
Tooltips in service-alert popup window was incorrect and has been updated.
Renaming a rule now works much better. In previous version, this required that the AbuseShield service was restarted.
New Wizards menu. From this menu, the user can select "Configuration Setup" to re-run the setup wizard that was opened when the product was installed.
The command "Check Program Files" has been renamed to "Update Rules" and moved from the Tools menu to the new Wizards menu.
Insert dialog now includes a new check-box: "Allow child processes".
Service-alert dialog now includes a new check-box "Resume child processes".

AbuseShield 1.01.0015 (15/2 2005)

Fixed issue where the AbuseShield service consumed lots of CPU when resuming installation/upgrade.
Fixed memory leak in the Administrator window, when Recorded list was open during a long period of time.
Selection count is now shown at the bottom of the Administrator window, when the user selects more than one item from the process list.
Fixed issue about failed login, without any error message. An example of a situations where this problem would occurr, is during installation on a maching having an invalid license.
Process log increased in size, to 1024 items.

AbuseShield 1.01.0014 (9/2 2005)

Fixed issue when AbuseShield Administrator loosed focus after starting the local AbuseShield service.
Current process list is now the default selection when opening AbuseShield.
Fixed issue involving blocked processes with empty path.
If the user updates the checksum of more than one file in a certain period of time, AbuseShield suggests that the "Update Rules" wizard be run.

AbuseShield 1.01.0013 (5/2 2005)

Service-alert popup window does no longer open the Administrator main window, if not already open. Only insert dialog is shown.
Service-alert popup window now includes keyboard accelerators for inserting into a rule (Ctrl+I) and inserting into Quarantine (Ctrl+Q)
Quarantine time is now displayed using local time rather than UCT.
If the user repeatedly presses the Resume button on processes that originate from the same top-level window, then AbuseShield suggests to resume all child processes.

AbuseShield 1.01.0012 (31/1 2005)

Fixed bug: When switching from one host to another from within the same AbuseShield window (using the toolbar combo-box), a new Quarantine icon was added to the list for each reconnect.
Better support for Copy/Paste commands. When you Copy a number of rows from a list in AbuseShield, you can now paste them into Excel (for example) and they will appear in the same way as in the AbuseShield window.
Fixed issues about starting programs from a network drive. The UNC path format is now supported.
Fixed issue involving invalid file image format.
Service-alert popup window is now activated properly, thus enabling keyboard accelerators to be used directly, without using Alt+Tab first.
Icon added to the taskbar for the service-alert popup window.

AbuseShield 1.01.0010 (20/1 2005)

Fixed memory and event handle leak in Notification Center
Fixed Notification Center alert bug. When using Terminal Services. neither the service alert popup window, nor the tray icon balloon appeared when a process was blocked on the ""local"" host
The tray icon now detects whether it is running on a remote desktop and, if it is, shows the balloon
The About dialog now displays the licens type
Only disallowed processes are added to the Recorded list and the list is now also sortable
Multiple processes in the recorded list, having the same path and commandlines are filtered out and list items can now also be deleted by using the Delete command on the Edit menu
Fixed bug that prevented a new command line from being registered properly when draged from the Recorded list
Fixed bug that left items in the Notification Center list, with the text "Invalid checksum", even after the "Update Checksum" command had been issued
Fixed buffer overflow that occationally after right-clicking on a process and choosing "Show File Activities..."caused the AbuseShield Administrator program to crash

AbuseShield 1.01.0007 (23/12 2004)

Proactive malware (virus etc.) Shield
Fast lightweight Realtime blocking
Script blocking
Remote administration
Push messages
File & Process analysis info.
On-line process information repository
Configuration wizards (windowsupdate)
Advanced configuration support
Comprehensive help file
On-line information about processes
Quarantine for suspicious processes
  
 
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