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Version 8.0.1.229 has been released!

 

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Version 8.0.1.229 (Released August 18th, 2012)

Improved

  • Compatibility with:
    • Avast
    • XChat
    • UltraMon
    • ConstantGuard ID Vault
    • Watchdog
    • Synaptics PS2 keyboard drivers
  • Multiple performance enhancements, including:
    • Reduced CPU load with numerous instances of Chrome
    • Reduced background CPU usage during scan
    • Uninstall process and performance enhancement
    • CPU usage when on the status screen
    • Reduced overhead of background threads while idle
    • Keyboard responsiveness with Identity Shield
    • (Business edition only) Increased server process shutdown speed
  • Significant threat detection and remediation enhancements, including:
    • CLSID cleanup
    • Kernel rootkit removal
    • Heuristic blocking of files with appended data
  • Context menu scans now support a significantly larger number of files
  • Windows 8 kernel support
  • Change journal support on 64-bit OS's
  • Exception tracking logic
  • Web Threat Shield blocking behavior
  • Updating from a previous version
  • Updated install and update process to prevent invalid paths
  • Reliability of status screen updates
Added

  • New language support for:
    • Traditional Chinese
  • System Cleaner cleanup for Chrome
  • Scheduling for System Cleaner
  • System cleanup of Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 most recently used files list
  • New threat detections:
    • M0rpheus
    • Zeus Trojan
    • General malicious services
  • Enhanced zero-day threat prevention and warnings
  • Cleanup of .exe subkeys
  • Additional logging of active processes
  • Help and Support link in tray options
  • Desktop shortcut after install
  • (Business edition only) Logging when agent command scans are run
Fixed

  • Simultaneous initial scans
  • Caps Lock unexpected behavior on secure sites
  • Last scan display discrepancies
  • Context menu scans failure
  • Scheduled scan on boot up
  • (Business edition only) Handling of Account Management Website activation
  • Correct completion of active scans
  • Duplicate uninstall links
  • Identifying host file modifications
  • Scanning of some corrupt files
  • Duplicate prompts for untrusted program execution
  • Premature scan completion
  • Not scanning on battery power

Other changes


  • Major UI enhancements
  • Changed international product names to prevent language confusion
  • Help question mark in upper-right corner of UI now opens support web page
  • (Business edition only) User response option removed for firewall prompts in centrally managed environment

 

Enjoy the new build everyone!

 

TH
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