Spybot-S&D v1.5.1.13 (July 11th) BETA
Changes since v1.4:
System support
Restored Win95 compatibility
Improved Wine compatibility
Fixed HyperThreading issues
Improved 64 bit immunization
Create Portable.txt in main folder to use app folder as data folder as well
New warnings about missing admin rights on Windows Vista
Support for multi-line bookmarks (IE 7 / Vista)
Reports
Added version info to bug report
Include Errors.log now includes timestamps
Improved Windows version display
Misc
"Single excludes" now include filenames to be more unique
Improved settings retrieval from registry (mixed installations)
Fixed .reg import bugs
Added support for automated removal of F/Ps from host lists
Changed update UserAgent and Referrer
Improved (Vista-compatible) support for fast user switching
Updater now in separate executable file
Vista manifests for assigning required rights to each application
Deactivated list of active ports per process for Vista (incompatible)
Fixed support for handle list on 64 bit systems
Improved disabling/enabling BHOs
New special error reporting for beta versions
Support for Windows Error Reporting for public versions
Fixed update-related crashes on Vista
Fixed memory leaks (replaced Indy with Synapse)
Vista-compatible MSI installer for those who like/need that
Support for alpha tests on services and domains lists
Added hundreds of new automated tests of internal functionality for prerelease QA
Added TeaTimer hide icon (disabled) registry value in installer
Detection and removal of threats
Improved PE detection all over the place
New 64 bit detection all over the place
Improved file removal methods
Added optional custom RecoveryDir setting in Default.ini
Automatic guessing of "Download Dir" folders
Added support for renaming services before stopping/killing/deleting them
Improved plugin support (example: current TCP/IP Plugin)
Support for regular expressions nearly all over the SBI interface
Much improved logic connections between files, registry and API detections (others would invent a new TLA for that *g*)
Speed-ups through improved caches
File version checking
Authenticode checking
Improved archives checking
Faster fulltext checking
Improved Sys Internals file location algo
Improved hosts file location algo
Added some more Opera 9 detection schemes
User interface changes
Fixed "show more information" panels
Implemented workarounds for misarranged buttons (including TeaTimer)
Improved support for /allhives in tools section (inactive installation support)
Fixed flag shown on shortcut bar after changes
Fixed IE proxy import in wizard
Changed "use proxy" button to checkbox
Improved localization on simple dialogs
Added option to add a proxy inside app if running on Win PE
Improved localization of list of updates
Added Firefox icon on Cookie exclude page
Fixed bad keyboard handling on some exclude lists
Fixed cookie removal selection problems
New confirmation dialog for system restore points
Changed default font to Tahoma
Red cross (trademarked) replaced with green cross
Made "Check" option unavailable during fix
Process list now is a bit less eager on tooltips
Improved "delay start" dialogs
Now displays checksum for each result for better trackback of results
Fixed "Ignore Products" column width problems on Vista
Improved localization of product descriptions
Adjusted wizard for new situation (external updater etc.)
Fixed Tools snapshot comparison highlighting
Made display of registry changes in results list less confusing
Improved SDHelper dialogs and block/allow choices
Update date format on info page now localized
Displayed app version is now four digits (e.g. 1.5.1.12)
(De+)Select all in list of old reports
Improved Warning/Confirmation dialog IE plugin
Configuration & Information dialog in IE plugin
BETA overview:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsdbeta/index.htmlChanges:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybots...ta_changes.htmlFAQ:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybots...sdbeta_qna.htmlProgress of previous beta versions:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybots...dbeta_prog.htmlDiscussion and announcement:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=15907