Version History
Oct 2019 (2)
Oct 2019
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Main Program 6.9.5.2966, Updater
1.4.5.1137.
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NEW: added Utility to remove an Internet Proxy Server if
one is established.
Aug 2019
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Main Program 6.9.5.2965, FastScan 6.9.5.1364, Updater
1.4.5.1136.
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FIX: a Windows Update on Aug 13 2019 meant Trojan Remover
was not correctly verifying certain Windows dlls resulting in a false
positive alert.
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FIX: Build 1135 of the Updater was inadvertently writing
to a debug logfile as well as the normal logfile.
Jun 2019
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Main Program 6.9.5.2964, FastScan 6.9.5.1363.
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MOD: updates for Windows 10 May 2019 release (version
1903).
Mar 2019 (2)
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Main Program 6.9.5.2963. Improved scan and repair of
HOSTS files.
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Fixed a registration key issue where the FastScan was not
being re-registered when a renewal key was entered.
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Updater
1.4.5.1134. Added better handling of update file extraction when Windows
Defender is scanning the files after they are downloaded.
Mar 2019
Nov 2018
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Main Program 6.9.5.2962, FastScan 6.9.5.1362, Updater
1.4.5.1132.
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NEW: Updater (when run manually) now only requests
Administrator privileges if absolutely needed, most operations should
not need to make such a request.
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NEW: TRElevationHelper component, used by the Updater if
Administrator privileges are needed.
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NEW: 64bit Shell Extension to provide the Windows
Explorer context menu entry.
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MOD: updated heuristic scans.
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MOD: added new icon for Windows Explorer context menu
entry.
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FIX: Windows 10 version 1803 Pro and above incorrectly
logged as Enterprise.
Sep 2018
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Main Program 6.9.5.2961, FastScan 6.9.5.1361, Updater
1.4.4.1131.
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NEW: program updates can now be downloaded and installed
automatically during scheduled updates, in the same way as database
updates are handled. This option can be controlled from the Update
Settings menu of the main Trojan Remover program.
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FIX: certain dialogs which contained options checkboxes
were not showing these checkboxes correctly.
Aug 2018
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Main Program 6.9.5.2960, FastScan 6.9.5.1360, Updater
1.4.3.1129.
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NEW: added options for the Logon and Daily FastScans to
Run Silent, i.e invisible, but if an alert or dialog needs to be shown
then the FastScan will automatically become visible. Running Silent
becomes the default for new installations.
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UPDATE: changes to the licence key entry screen to
provide better indication of possible typing errors when entering the
key.
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FIX: when running silent the Updater would detect minor
program component updates were available but would not install them
automatically, nor show itself to allow a manual update to be completed.
Jul 2018
Jul 2018
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FastScan 6.9.5.1359, Updater 1.4.3.1127.
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Added more error checking to the Updater when program
updates are installed to avoid a situation where, if an update was
blocked by an external program, Trojan Remover could be left in an
unworkable state and require a re-install.
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Fix: on Windows 10 systems the FastScan's Cancel Scan
button would sporadically fail to end the scan.
Jun 2018
May 2018
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2958, FastScan to 6.9.5.1358.
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New: added scanning routine to check for browsers
launched via Scheduled Tasks to open either malicious, or
adware-dependent, web pages.
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Fix: the update to version 6.9.5.2957 broke updates on
Windows Vista due to the way that system checks digital signatures. This
update resolves the issue, but users on Windows Vista will need to
download and install a new copy of the program from the
Downloads
page (no need to uninstall the current version first).
May 2018
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Updater Program updated to 1.4.3.1125.
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New: Updater now displays a link to this page if any
program update is available, so the user can view what changes have been
made.
May 2018
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2957, FastScan to 6.9.5.1357.
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New: added detection for malware launched via Command
Processor AutoRun entries.
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New: added scanning of programs launched via the Program
Compatibility Assistant.
Mar 2018
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2956, FastScan to 6.9.5.1356.
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New: added detection for malware using Explorer.exe to
automatically launch web pages.
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Fix: if a Scheduled Task was detected loading malware,
the Scheduled Task was not being correctly deleted (although the loading
malware would still have been disabled correctly).
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Helpfile updates.
Feb 2018
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2955, FastScan to 6.9.5.1355.
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New: added scanning for rogue Firefox browser extensions.
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New: added routine to check for Python scripts loaded at
boot-time.
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New: added settings to create and modify daily updates
scheduling.
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Updater updated to 1.4.3.1124: speedier database
updating, and now identifies which download servers are in the EU and
which are in the US.
Nov 2017
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2954, FastScan to 6.9.5.1354.
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New: added scanning of applications loaded as services
using proxy service loaders.
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New: added routine to schedule daily FastScans, to
complement the FastScan that runs when the system starts, or a new user
logs on.
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Mod: re-categorised the Settings menu (previously the
"Options" menu) to make sub-groups for Scan, FastScan and Update
settings.
Aug 2017
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2953, FastScan to 6.9.5.1353.
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Improved scanning of Scheduled Tasks launched from Task
sub-folders.
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Improved parsing of Script commands.
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Bug fix: attempting to exclude a registry entry from
future scanning would fail if an exclusions file did not already exist.
June 2017
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2952, FastScan to 6.9.5.1352.
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The installer now downloads the databases separately to
ensure the latest are always installed (an offline installer is
provided for use on systems not connected to the Internet).
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Bug fix: a conflict with Norton's Internet Security has
been identified and resolved.
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Bug fix: a heuristic scan module was raising a false
alert when run on an XP system, if the scan was "Run As" a different
user to the logged on user.
April 2017
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2950, FastScan to 6.9.5.1351.
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Added detection and fixing of hijacked browser and
program shortcuts in order to deal with redirects created by the likes
of launchpage.org, amisites.com, and others.
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Modified file exclusion routines so they are only applied
to the local machine, not to any roaming profile.
Mar 2017
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2949, FastScan to 6.9.5.1350.
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Added new heuristics to detect file-less malware spawned
using PowerShell.
Jan 2017
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Main Program updated to 6.9.5.2948, FastScan to 6.9.5.1349, Updater
to 1.4.1.1118.
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Improved scan speed times.
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Minor fixes.
Oct 16, 2016
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Main Program updated to 6.9.4.2947, FastScan to 6.9.4.1348, Updater
to 1.4.0.1115.
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Fixed false positive on the Microsoft Windows
userinit.exe file, which was being shown on 32bit versions of Windows 10
(Version 1607).
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Modified the Updater logfile truncation routine to
correctly truncate from the earliest entries first.
Sep 2016
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Main Program 6.9.4.2946, FastScan 6.9.4.1347, Updater
1.4.0.1113.
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Added whitelisting for Norton's Security service entries
to prevent false alerts that such services were "missing".
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Expanded digital signature scanning.
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Updater: added "Auto Select" Download Server option. This will
cycle randomly through the Download Servers to find the first available
server automatically.
6.9.4.2945, 1st July 2016
May 2016
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Main program 6.9.4.2944, FastScan 6.9.4.1345, Updater
1.4.0.1111.
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Added improved detection routines for malicious scripts
loaded via the Windows PowerShell.
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Added exclusion routines for Scheduled Tasks and Registry
Entries where the entries are loading legitimate files, but may be
calling malware scripts.
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The on-boot FastScan (if not disabled) will now
automatically check for program updates periodically.
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If the main Trojan Remover program is active when the
Updater updates the databases the main program is notified, and the new
databases are active for the next scan to be run.
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If the Updater program is launched from either the main
Trojan Remover program or the FastScan, it will offer the option to
restart the calling program on closing.
Feb 2016 (2)
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Main Program updated to version 6.9.4 build 2943.
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FastScan updated to version 6.9.4 build 1344.
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This update adds improved detection for malware loading
from malformed registry entries.
Feb 2016
Jan 2016
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Main Program updated to version 6.9.3 build 2942.
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FastScan updated to version 6.9.3 build 1342.
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Updater updated to version 1.3.9.1109.
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Added new 64bit rootkit detection routine.
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Button sizes changed to improve touchscreen access (you
may need to resize forms to see the larger buttons properly).
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Suppressed evaluation information warnings so they are
less intrusive.
Oct 2015
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Main Program updated to version 6.9.3 build 2940.
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FastScan updated to version 6.9.3 build 1340.
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This update adds detection for malware files loaded via a
Shell32 call.
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