HitmanPro Release History

Build 199 (2013-05-24)

FIXED: Suspicious classified items set to Quarantine were not removed after pressing Next button.

Build 197 (2013-05-23)

ADDED: Java exploit drive-by-download detection through forensic clustering.
ADDED: Bootkit Gapz removal via Kickstart.
IMPROVED: Forensic clustering.
IMPROVED: Detection of zero-day ransomware through forensic clustering.
IMPROVED: Detection and removal of malware starting via Command Processor (cmd.exe).
IMPROVED: Remnant scanner.
FIXED: On some computers keyboard was unresponsive in Kickstart BIOS Boot Menu
UPDATED: Kickstart 2.2

Build 194 (2013-04-15)

FIXED: HitmanPro driver leaked some nonpaged kernel memory when scanning in Direct Disk Access mode.
IMPROVED: Minor improvements to Compatible Disk Access mode.
IMPROVED: Detection of zero-day Urausy ransomware through forensic file clustering.
IMPROVED: File remnant scanner detects more remnants.

Build 193 (2013-04-03)

IMPROVED: Detection of zero-day Urausy ransomware through forensic file clustering.
FIXED: HitmanPro stopped working when it encountered a particular forensic cluster.
UPDATED: Embedded white lists.

Build 192 (2013-03-27)

ADDED: Removal of child pornography images dropped by Urausy ransomware.
ADDED: Detection of zero-day Urausy ransomware through forensic file clustering.
ADDED: Kickstart hardening to protect HitmanPro processes from Winwebsec malware family.
Use Kickstart against Disk Antivirus Professional, AVASoft Antivirus Professional or other rogue antiviruses.
IMPROVED: Forensic file clustering speed.
IMPROVED: Reduced memory usage during forensic file clustering.
IMPROVED: Processing of registry key values.
FIXED: On some BIOSes, when booting with Kickstart, Windows loader would hang with either frozen screen or blinking cursor.
UPDATED: Kickstart Bootstrap loader 2.1.
UPDATED: Embedded white lists.

Build 190 (2013-03-01)

IMPROVED: Kickstart blocking ransomware stealing the desktop from HitmanPro.
UPDATED: Kickstart Bootstrap loader 1.3.
ADDED: Norgwegian language.

Build 189 (2013-02-25)

ADDED: Kickstart blocks ransomware stealing the desktop from HitmanPro.
ADDED: Kickstart blocks "Image File Execution Options" hijacking.
ADDED: Kickstart lists the file that was added 'Most Recent as Startup' as suspicious.
ADDED: Kickstart keeps track of processes that are started during boot.
ADDED: VirusTotal API key is now embedded so it is no longer needed to register an account.
ADDED: /excludefile command line option to exclude files and folders from the scan.
ADDED: Text Log File now shows number of encountered files that were excluded from the scan.
ADDED: Detailed file view now shows parent process name as property.
ADDED: Detailed file view now lists both local and remote network connections
FIXED: Reveton ransomware detection caused false postives.
FIXED: Network Port enumerator now lists listening ports correctly.
FIXED: On some systems HitmanPro shuts down unexpectedly at end of scan.
IMPROVED: Force Breach process filtering.
IMPROVED: License activation retry mechanism.
UPDATED: Kickstart Bootstrap loader 1.2.
UPDATED: Embedded white lists.

Build 188 (2013-02-05)

Version 3.7.2
ADDED: NTFS Timeline Forensics to cluster malware related files and establish malware infection timeline.
With the established timeline you can trace back to where the actual infection came from and how it got on your system. In addition, the cluster can reveal zero-day malware due to which files have been created along with the unknown binary. A picture to illustrate can be seen here: http://dl.surfright.nl/NTFS-Timeline-Forensics.png
ADDED: Detection of zero-day Reveton ransomware through file clustering.
ADDED: Repair of non-existing Winlogon startup entries.
ADDED: Complete removal of ZeroAccess 'recycler variant'.
IMPROVED: Removal of malware hijacking Winmgmt service.
IMPROVED: File remnant scanner detects more remnants.
IMPROVED: Detection of malware starting through Winlogon.
IMPROVED: Proxy is set to NoProxy when Kickstart started HitmanPro at Winlogon desktop.
IMPROVED: Parsing of Run entries.
IMPROVED: Services enumerator.
IMPROVED: Raw registry parser.
FIXED: Portuguese language.
UPDATED: Embedded white lists.

Build 186 (2013-01-24)

ADDED: "Erase USB flash drive" to context menu in Kickstart dialog. This removes the Kickstart boot loader from the USB flash drive.
ADDED: Kickstart dialog now shows size of selected USB flash drive.
FIXED: White listed Master Boot Record (MBR) of RollbackRX and EAZ-FIX.
FIXED: Compatibility LaCie Wuala Cloud Storage file system driver.
UPDATED: Internal white lists.

Build 185 (2012-12-21)

FIXED: Some applications were incorrectly classified as Suspicious.
UPDATED: Embedded white lists.

Build 184 (2012-12-20)

ADDED: Upgrade version 3.6 to version 3.7.

Build 183 (2012-12-18)

FIXED: On some systems, booting from Kickstart USB flash drive resulted in blinking cursor.
UPDATED: Kickstart bootstrap loader to version 1.1.
UPDATED: Bulgarian language.

Build 182 (2012-12-13)

IMPROVED: Zero-day Zbot/Citadel detection through behavioral scan.
IMPROVED: Zero-day Reveton/Weelsof ransomware detection through behavioral scan.
IMPROVED: Error handling while creating Kickstart USB flash drive.
IMPROVED: Auto Force Breach while booting via Kickstart.
FIXED: Small USB flash drives (< 1GB) threw error 112 while creating Kickstart bootable USB flash drive on XP.

Build 181 (2012-12-11)

FIXED: On some systems a scan froze the computer.
FIXED: On some systems a scan never finished while classifying kept hovering around 99%.
FIXED: Creating Kickstart USB flash drive under XP failed most of the time causing unusable Kickstart USB flash drive. This problem did not occur under Windows 7 or 8.
FIXED: Windows showed a weird error dialog on Kickstart dialog on systems with floppy drive.
FIXED: Shell Integration was not working.
FIXED: Scheduler was not working.
IMPROVED: Removal of rootkit Necurs under 64-bit Windows.
See also: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/12/06/unexpected-reboot-necurs.aspx
IMPROVED: Messaging to the user while creating Kickstart USB flash drive. Now showing an error dialog when creation of the Kickstart USB flash drive has failed.
IMPROVED: Various minor improvements.
UPDATED: Swedish and Portugues languages.

Build 179 (2012-12-04)

ADDED: HitmanPro.Kickstart to easily remove ransomware using USB flash drive.
For more information and video's: www.surfright.com/kickstart
ADDED: Flying Kick icon on the Welcome screen.
Click this icon to turn any existing USB flash drive into a bootable HitmanPro.Kickstart USB flash drive.
ADDED: Zero-day detection of ransomware through behavioral scan.
ADDED: Zero-day detection of Zbot infections through behavioral scan.
ADDED: Automatic creation of log files.
ADDED: Logs under Settings, History where you can view the created log files.
ADDED: /nologs command line option.
ADDED: Scan for specific recent files (part of remnant scan).
ADDED: NoViewContextMenu policy repair.
IMPROVED: Removal of ZeroAccess (Sirefef) infected services.exe on 64-bit systems.
IMPROVED: NTFS parser. On some systems HitmanPro processed too many files due to incorrectly parsing specifc NTFS records. These systems should see an improvement in scan speed.
IMPROVED: Crusader to replace infected critical system files with clean original versions.
IMPROVED: Remnant scanner.
IMPROVED: Parsing of registry keys related to the Windows Shell (XP).
FIXED: On some systems HitmanPro unnecessarily restarted explorer.exe.
UPDATED: Support driver.
UPDATED: German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and English languages.
Version 3.7.

Build 174 (2012-11-12)

IMPROVED: Detection of Symmi malware.
IMPROVED: Detection of malware that starts through Scheduled Tasks.
IMPROVED: Operations on Boot Configuration Data (BCD) are now handled by Crusader service.
FIXED: On some systems the Settings dialog was blank.
UPDATED: Internal white lists

Build 173 (2012-10-25)

FIXED: Force Breach was broken in build 171.
FIXED: HitmanPro process sometimes lingered during quiet command line scans.
FIXED: /pup command line switch was not working.
FIXED: Compatibility issue with Ashampoo firewall (32-bit only)
IMPROVED: Detection of ransomware.
IMPROVED: Bootkit detection.
IMPROVED: Scheduler.
IMPROVED: Various improvements to command line based scans.
IMPROVED: Various minor improvements.

Build 171 (2012-10-10)

FIXED: /lic command line switch was broken.
IMPROVED: PE header anomaly detection.
UPDATED: Portugues language.

Build 170 (2012-10-09)

ADDED: Windows 8 RTM support.
ADDED: Windows Server 2012 support
ADDED: Scan and clean registry of unloaded user profiles.
ADDED: Scan for Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP). Default action is Ignore.
ADDED: Settings for Potentially Unwanted Programs.
ADDED: Action to hide Potentially Unwanted Program family.
ADDED: Apply actions to items of same family or classification.
ADDED: Detection for RTLO unicode filename spoofing.
ADDED: Detection for malware hiding its source executable filename from process memory.
ADDED: Reset Settings to revert to default settings, reset reported false positives and ignored items.
ADDED: Application exits with code 7 when a license error has occured.
ADDED: XML Log now contains Cookie and PUP in attribute type.
ADDED: Command line switch /logtype=txt|xml.
ADDED: Command line switch /nopups. Note: /noremnants implies /nopups.
ADDED: Command line switch /deactivate.
FIXED: Command line swich combination /quiet /lic no longer show message box when activation has failed.
FIXED: On some systems the scan for remnants never ended due to malformed NTFS record.
IMPROVED: Detection of ransomware starting through LNK files.
IMPROVED: Scoring on executables requiring elevation.
IMPROVED: Gossip cloud classifier now uses Bing Azure.
IMPROVED: ASLR detection on Services.exe.
IMPROVED: Removal of new ZeroAccess CLSID variant.
IMPROVED: Handling of Volume Boot Record (VBR).
IMPROVED: Repair of disabled Task Manager policies.
IMPROVED: Command line switch /log=file.txt exports log in text format.
IMPROVED: Uninstall procedure.
UPDATED: Internal embedded white lists.
REMOVED: Windows 8 Release Preview embedded white list
REMOVED: Windows 8 Consumer Preview embedded white list

Build 164 (2012-08-10)

IMPROVED: Made a minor change to the Behavioral Scan, regarding the detection of executable files that do not mention their disk location in memory.
FIXED: A bug introduced in build 163 caused the reboot function not to work properly.

Build 163 (2012-07-27)

ADDED: New Text File Log export format which is useful for posting scan logs in forums.
ADDED: Save Log hyperlink is available directly after scan (before removal).
ADDED: Support for displaying huge number of items in the Scan Results view.
ADDED: HitmanPro can run in Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) so users can access Quarantine.
ADDED: WRP/WFP chevron on infected critical Windows system files. As always, these files will be replaced by clean safe versions.
FIXED: Boot Configuration Data (BCD) settings were only fixed when a Bootkit was removed. Now HitmanPro always checks BCD and offers repair when misconfiguration (by malware) was detected.
IMPROVED: Removal of the Cidox VBR Rootkit.
IMPROVED: Deployment of the temporary HitmanPro Support Driver.
IMPROVED: Greatly improved performance of the Scan Results view.
IMPROVED: Several other but minor improvements.
CHANGED: The rows in the Scan Results view can no longer be expanded/collapsed. Instead if you highlight an item in the view it will show the vendor classification (click to show classification).
CHANGED: Double click on an item in the Scan Results view will show the More Information panel (if available).
CHANGED: Removed gradients in the Scan Results view to streamline with the rest of the GUI.

Build 160 (2012-06-25)

ADDED: Detection and removal of ZeroAccess/Sirefef services.exe variant.
More info in our blog.
ADDED: Detection of ASLR stripped files (cause by malware infection).
ADDED: Detection of TLS callback on system files (caused by malware infection).
IMPROVED: Removal of ZeroAccess/Sirefef related files and folders.
IMPROVED: Remnant scan.

Build 159 (2012-06-21)

ADDED: Windows 8 Release Preview support.
ADDED: Detection and removal of XULRunner redirect scripts.
ADDED: /fb command line switch to perform Force Breach.
ADDED: HitmanPro switches the desktop to ensure visibility.
Some Ransomware use a dedicated desktop to prevent applications from popping up.
IMPROVED: Force Breach to kill more processes.
IMPROVED: Force Breach now works under SYSTEM or SERVICE account.
IMPROVED: Detection and removal of ZeroAccess/Sirefef CLSID variant.
IMPROVED: Improved removal of MaxSS bootkit.
IMPROVED: Improved Volume Boot Record (VBR) handling.
FIXED: A problem where Default scheduled scan would not scan for cookies.
FIXED: SafeBoot Minimal was not working.
FIXED: Behavioral scoring on WOW64 uninstall keys.
FIXED: Compatibility issue with Dataplex caching software from NVELO.
UPDATED: Portugues language.
UPDATED: Internal white lists.

Build 156 (2012-05-11)

ADDED: XPAJ bootkit (MBR) detection and removal.
ADDED: Yurn bootkit (MBR) detection and removal.
ADDED: Detection and removal of Volume Boot Record (VBR) bootkits.
ADDED: Detection and removal Cidox, Mayachok, Rovnix bootkit.
ADDED: Master Boot Record details (under More Information).
ADDED: Portuguese language.
IMPROVED: Removal of Necurs rootkit.
IMPROVED: Pre-boot malware removal engine.
IMPROVED: Various minor improvements.
UPDATED: Internal white lists

Build 153 (2012-04-19)

ADDED: Behavioral scan now detects spoofed memory mapped file names.
FIXED: Solved a time zone issue when validating the license.
IMPROVED: Several minor user interface issues.
UPDATED: Internal white lists.

Build 152 (2012-04-12)

NEW: Bitdefender logo.
IMPROVED: Bootkit detection heuristic.
IMPROVED: Direct Disk Access handling.
IMPROVED: Handling of GPT disks.
IMPROVED: Scheduler starts a scan when it has missed its time window (thanks Adric).
IMPROVED: Scheduler performs Default scan when the last Default scan was at least 30 days ago.
FIXED: Solved a problem where HitmanPro would keep scanning indefinitely.
FIXED: Solved a problem where HitmanPro could not overwrite an existing activation license due to changed file attributes.
FIXED: Solved a problem handling the license files.
FIXED: Solved a problem handing the 'no proxy' setting.
Updated internal white lists.

Build 151 (2012-03-29)

IMPROVED: Detection and removal of MBR bootkits.
INFO: Hitman Pro is called HitmanPro. On Twitter use #HitmanPro.
Several other minor improvements.

Build 148 (2012-03-15)

NEW: Added detection and removal of Sinowal.knf rootkit (aka Mebroot, Torpig).
This rootkit was served through the Dutch NU.nl news site on March 14, 2012 from 11:30 till 13:42.
IMPROVED: Crusader malware removal engine to counter watchdogs.
IMPROVED: Detection and removal of 64-bit variant of ZeroAccess (aka Sirefef).
Detects and removes the Desktop.ini ZeroAccess files in the assembly folder.
INFO: Hitman Pro is called HitmanPro. On Twitter use #HitmanPro.
Several other minor improvements.

Build 146 (2012-03-01)

Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
IMPROVED: Crusader malware removal engine.
Added Crusader kernel assist to prevent malware watchdogs to redeploy.
IMPROVED: Removal of new 64-bit variant of ZeroAccess (aka Sirefef).
This new variant re-infects the SubSystems registry key on reboot using Netsvcs.
IMPROVED: Winsock LSP repair.
IMPROVED: Remnant scan.
IMPROVED: Authenticode classifier.
IMPROVED: Hosts file repair. Now detects BOM obfuscation.
More info: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/02/23/can-we-believe-our-eyes-another-story.aspx
FIXED: VirusTotal integration. Now uses Public API version 2.0.
More info: https://www.virustotal.com/documentation/public-api/
UPDATED: Tracking cookies now show browser icon (IE, Firefox, Chrome).
UPDATED: Scheduler.
UPDATED: Embedded black lists.
UPDATED: Embedded white lists.
UPDATED: Language strings.
INFO: Version 3.5 is automatically upgraded to 3.6 in the next couple of days.
INFO: Hitman Pro is called HitmanPro. On Twitter use #HitmanPro.
Several other minor improvements.

Build 138 (2011-12-28)

Hitman Pro is called HitmanPro. On Twitter use #HitmanPro.
FIXED: On Windows XP the Shell Integration caused the desktop to lock when right clicking in Start Menu or Quick Launch.
FIXED: Scan at Startup performed Quick Scan when setting was set on Default Scan.
FIXED: 'File objects scanned' incorrectly reported the number of file objects scanned.

Build 137 (2011-12-23)

Hitman Pro is now called HitmanPro. On Twitter use #HitmanPro.
NEW: Added Scanning for Malware Remnants.
This new feature scans the File System and Registry for common malware related paths (files, folders, keys). The Remnant Scan combines a multi-threaded local scan with cloud based confirmation. In 3.6.0 we are detecting only a few hundred remnants; more will be added to the cloud in the coming weeks. We are still fine tuning the tooling on the backend.
NEW: Added new Scheduler to allow scanning Daily, At Startup, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun at specific times. The scheduler is a process called hmpsched.exe.
NEW: Shell integration by using a Shell Extension which adds an icon to the context menu and also allows multiple selected files to be scanned.
NEW: Added 'Goto location' to context menu to highlight the file in Windows Explorer.
NEW: Added 'Show information' to context menu to expose more internal information to the end user. Tip: the information can be copy-pasted.
NEW: Added third opinion scan using VirusTotal.
To use this feature you enter your personal VirusTotal Public API Key on the Advanced tab under Settings.
NEW: Added detection for files signed with weak Authenticode signatures (RSA 512-bit keys).
NEW: Added chevrons to highlight items in the result list that are running [PID] or start by [Run], [Service] or [Driver].
NEW: Added detection and repair for the HOSTS file that was altered by malware.
NEW: Added /clean command line switch to automatically quarantine and remove malware.
NEW: Added the option to disable the automatic upload of suspicious files to the Scan Cloud.
IMPROVED: Cloud Assisted Miniport Hook Bypass.
IMPROVED: Detection and removal of Sinowal, Mebroot rootkit.
IMPROVED: Removal of TDL4 (and variants) on systems where Boot Configuration Data (BCD) was persistently malformed by TDL4. Removing TDL4 from those systems could cause a non-bootable system (BSOD). HitmanPro now repairs BCD before removing TDL4 (or variants).
IMPROVED: NTFS Parser to work better with heavily fragmented files.
IMPROVED: Direct Disk Access now always scans using the lowest possible level.
IMPROVED: Firefox and Chrome cookie scan.
CHANGED: For regular users Early Warning Scoring (EWS) is no longer available from the Next button. Expert users can re-enable the EWS scan mode on the Advanced tab under Settings.
INFO: 3.6.0 is currently only available in English.

Build 131 (2011-10-28)

Updated internal white lists.

Build 130 (2011-09-28)

Improved detection of RDP Worm Morto.
Improved detection of Sinowall/Mebroot.

Build 129 (2011-08-10)

Detects and removes latest ZeroAccess rootkit.
Improved detection of Sinowall rootkit.
Improved removal of 64-bit version of ZeroAccess rootkit.
Improved kernel-mode guard to block code injection attacks on Hitman Pro scan and removal process.
Improved Cloud Assisted Miniport Hook Bypass to support detection of detours.
Improved Crusader's watchdog.
Added Romanian language.

Build 127 (2011-07-15)

Added detection and removal of the ZeroAccess rootkit. Read our blog for more information.
Added kernel mode guard to block code injection attacks on Hitman Pro scan and removal process.
Added DACL monitor on Hitman Pro executable.
Added 'Follow us on Twitter' button on Welcome pane.
Added license information bar above the navigation buttons.
Added Proxy tab under Settings.
Fixed a bug regarding the auto activation of the free license.
Fixed several minor GUI issues.
Updated Swedish language.

Build 126 (2011-07-07)

Detects and removes Popureb rootkit.
Various stability improvements.

Build 125 (2011-06-19)

Fixed a crash while scanning miniport drivers on FAT32 filesystems.
Updated SQLite library.

Build 124 (2011-06-17)

Version 3.5.9
Added Cloud Assisted Miniport Hook Bypass feature. Read our blog for more information.
Added Mebroot/Sinowal detection and removal.
Added removal of new variant of Trojan Vundo.
Added Master Boot Record (MBR) protection when restoring infected MBR to counter rootkit watchdogs.
Added repair for BCD testsigning. Testsigning is a feature of 64-bit Windows that, when enabled, allows loading of non-signed drivers on 64-bit Windows. Testsigning is typically abused by 64-bit bootkits.
Added Registration on Setup dialog.
Improved corrupted/damaged file handling.
Improved removal of malware files that change their file security.
Hitman Pro won't check for a program update when the last check was less than 2 hours ago.
Fixed a crash that was caused by a bug introduced in build 121 (64-bit only).
Fixed a crash when Compatible Disk Mode was selected and the cloud uploader failed to get access to the file.
Fixed a displaying problem when a filename was too long causing visual overlap.
Fixed a problem during activation of a new key when the license files were read-only.
Close button is now disabled during malware removal process.
Product Activation is now performed on a separate thread.
Several minor user interface improvements.
Updated Brazilian-Portuguese language (thanks Bruno).
Updated internal embedded whitelist.

Build 121 (2011-05-04)

Added detection and removal of latest TDL4 bootkit.
Improved behavioral scan.
Improved removal engine.
Added Indonesian language.
Updated Czech language.

Build 119 (2011-02-02)

Added support for Windows 7 and 2008 Service Pack 1.
Improved method of replacing infected system files.
Updated internal embedded white list.
Added Bulgarian language.
Updated Swedish language.

Build 118 (2010-12-16)

Added ability to change values in raw registry hives (bypassing Windows APIs).
Improved the removal of rootkit drivers that are set to start at boot.
Improved scan speed (5-15% on traditional hard disks).
Added ability to repair an invalid security zone. An invalid zone prohibits running ActiveX controls on for example the Microsoft Management Console.
Added ability to repair the NoFolderOptions policy.
Changed the default "Delete" action label on infected critical system files into "Replace". The old text confused some users. Please note that Hitman Pro never deletes critical system files or the master boot record. By design, Hitman Pro replaces (when available) infected files or code with verified clean safe versions and data.
Changed the "Do not delete" label into "Ignore".
Fixed a bug where the command line arguments did not propagate after an update. This could result in the Hitman Pro window to appear while scanning silently.
Removed the AV Ballot window.
Added Buy Now button on Free/Trial license.
Updated End-User License Agreement (EULA): The "Free License" permits you to use one copy of the Software solely for personal, noncommercial purposes.

Build 117 (2010-11-09)

Fixed the check box under Settings related to the LNK exploit protection (thanks CloneRanger).
Updated German language (thanks Adric).
Updated Polish language.
Updated internal embedded whitelist.

Build 116 (2010-10-12)

Version 3.5.7.
Added support for Alternate Data Streams (ADS).
Added new Setup dialog that is displayed after the EULA.
Users using Hitman Pro from an USB stick no longer have to use the /noinstall switch.
Improved Early Warning Scoring related to gossip classifier which improves detection of 0-day rogues.
Add new command line switches for corporate environments:
/nostartboot - does not copy the 'Scan at startup' component
/nostartmenushortcut - does not create start menu shortcuts
/nodesktopshortcut - does not create desktop shortcut
Fixed occasional product activation problems.
Fixed a problem where the Scan at startup would not honor the Default scan mode.
Updated Botan crypto library.
Updated libpng library.
Updated SQLite library.
Updated several translations.
Several minor improvements.

Build 115 (2010-09-11)

Contains complete removal of 'Here You Have' worm.
Added process hardening to Hitman Pro's malware removal service (Crusader).
Improved detection and removal of malware related registry keys.
Improved detection and removal of malware starting through Autorun.inf.
Improved cloud communication so that it reverts to fixed IPs when DNS queries are compromised by malware.
Fixed a problem resetting the ACL on malware files.
Fixed 'Scan at startup' setting so that 'Scan method' is now remembered.
Added /lic=PRODUCTKEY command line switch which is useful in corporate environments.
Several minor improvements.
Fixed a Windows Vista related problem (build 114).

Build 112 (2010-08-31)

Added support to remove the latest TDL3 rootkit from the Master Boot Record (sector 0) on 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.

Build 111 (2010-08-26)

Improved Force Breach (thanks Sky69).
Several other minor improvements.

Build 110 (2010-08-21)

Removes new variant of Bamital/Drooptroop trojan that is infecting explorer.exe and winlogon.exe or wininit.exe.
Improved detection of infected system files protected by Windows File Protection.
Improved replacement of infected system files with clean original versions.
Improved handling of 16-bit MS-DOS files.
Improved detection and removal of specific malware starting as library (DLL).
Improved Early Warning Scoring (EWS) regarding malware faking file dates.
Fixed a problem updating uninstall information (date and version).

Build 109 (2010-08-03)

Added universal detection of the LNK vulnerability.
Added automatic disabling of the Hitman Pro LNK Exploit Protection when Windows is not vulnerable for attacks abusing the LNK vulnerability. Ex. when Security Update KB2286198 (MS10-046) is installed.
Note: Since Microsoft no longer supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM, SP1 and SP2, the Hitman Pro LNK Exploit Protection remains available for these operating systems.

Build 108 (2010-07-30)

Added option to protect the computer against Windows shortcut vulnerability. Read more about our solution against this high risk vulnerability here: Protection against LNK vulnerability
Added Chinese (Traditional) language.
Updated Polish language.

Build 107 (2010-07-20)

Added detection and removal of the Stuxnet malware.
Added MS-DOS COM file format support.
Added /nocookies command line switch.
Fixed a problem with the 64-bit updater.
Fixed support for Sophos SafeGuard.
Fixed French language.
Added Chinese (Simplified) language.

Build 106 (2010-07-09)

Added compatibility with TrueCrypt full disk encrytion (thanks BoerenkoolMetWorst).
Fixed a problem in the driver that caused a BSOD on some systems.
Fixed a problem with the right-click scan on non-NTFS drives (thanks Avinash).
Fixed a problem with the right-click scan under Compatible Disk Access.
Fixed a problem with the activation on Korean or Japanese systems (thanks Jun).
Updated internal white lists.
Updated several languages.

Build 105 (2010-06-22)

Fixed a problem related to the removal of specific versions of the TDL3 rootkit.

Build 104 (2010-06-21)

Latest TDL3 (aka Alureon) Rootkit detection and removal. Also works in Early Warning Scoring mode (ex. when the computer does not have an Internet connection to consult the Scan Cloud).
Added a sticky TDL3 Rootkit detection message. This message appears when the hard disk stack contains a reference to a hidden driver, typical TDL3 behavior.
Improved removal of Trojans and Rootkits that are protected by a Kernel thread.
Added removal of adware and adult related Tracking Cookies in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. Removal of these Tracking Cookies is of course free, does NOT require a license.
Improved Internet connection detection. I.e., when the connection is ex. hijacked by a local proxy, Hitman Pro will now attempt to bypass it.
Authenticode certificates are now handled on a separate thread.
Small improvement in the hash classifier when performing a right-click scan.
Improved handling of files that contain resources with specially crafted data to make Anti-Virus software crash.
New Anti-Virus Ballot Screen which appears when the computer is not protected by an Anti-Virus program, or when the computer is using an AV program that is not compatible with the Windows Security Center. This screen does not appear when you purchased a Hitman Pro license.
Return of the AV Scan Cloud vendor icons on the Welcome page.
Improved the Intelligent removal of malware related remnants.
Updated the French language strings.
Updated graphics. More color and detail.
Updated internal Whitelists.
Several other minor improvements.

Build 98 (2010-04-27)

Added WinHTTP prerequisite check.
A message is displayed on computers running Windows 2000 pre-SP3 and Windows XP RTM.
Fixed a problem on computers receiving the message:
"The procedure entry point EncodePointer could not be located in the dynamic link library kernel32.dll"
Added Czech language
Added Swedish language

Build 97 (2010-04-24)

Version 3.5.5
Added Quick scan which only scans load point locations and in memory objects.
You typically use the Quick scan when you just want to check whether malware is active on the computer.
You can choose Quick scan from the split button on the Welcome dialog or specify the /quick command line switch.
Improved the overall scan performance on systems protected by an active on-access AV scanner.
Fixed a memory leak reducing memory consumption by 20-40MB compared to previous versions.
Replaced WinInet by WinHTTP network stack for internet communication. This allows more proxy options and also allows Hitman Pro to run under different accounts like SYSTEM. This is particularly useful in corporate situations.
Improved the Scan-at-startup by postponing the scan until the computer has started up (hard disk activity is near idle).
Postponing the startup scan improves the overall computer startup speed. Hitman Pro monitors the "Avg. Disks Queue Length" Performance Counter to determine whether the computer finished starting applications. Hitman Pro postpones the startup scan up to a maximum of 5 minutes. After that, the scan is started, despite hard disk activity.
Changed the Scan-at-startup from default normal scan to Quick Scan.
Fixed a problem with the Winsock repair functionality on 64-bit platforms. Thanks Rein.
Added Advanced tab under Settings allowing proxy configurations:
- Use Internet Explorer settings (default)
- Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD)
- Proxy Automatic Configuration URL (PAC)
- Manual proxy configuration
- Proxy authentication
Added Compatible Disk Access mode.
This mode uses the Windows API for accessing the disk. This makes Hitman Pro compatible with hard disk snapshoting tools like Rollback RX and AyRecovery. Note that this mode reduces the chance of finding complex rootkits. You can change the Disk Access mode on the Advanced tab under Settings.
Added License tab under Settings.
Added Apply to all to the drop down action menu of a detected item.
Added hyperlink to the finish page allowing the scan log to be exported as XML.
Added /ews command line switch.
Added /noupload command line switch.
Added /quick command line switch.
Added /debug and /debug:full command line switch. Use this switch to generate a mini dump if the program crashes.
Updated internal white lists.
Lots of minor internal changes.
Added Arabic language
Added Polish language
Built using Visual Studio 2010.

Build 92 (2010-03-05)

Detects and removes TDL3 rootkit version 3.273
Added detection and repair for rogues changing .exe file assignment
Updated language strings

Build 91 (2010-02-27)

Detects and removes TDL3 rootkit version 3.27 (actively spreading since Feb. 23).
TDL3.27 rootkit authors solved a bug that allowed disk access through SPTI. TDL3.27 (or newer) now monitors SPTI and serves the uninfected bytes when trying to read the hard disk driver from disk. Hitman Pro now uses different methods to detect this highly advanced rootkit.
The rootkit's authors are actively watching the security industry, monitoring which tools can detect and remove their creation. Each update shakes off a few tools making this rootkit one of the most resilient malware to date.
Improved removal on files with specific permissions.
Added XML logging.
Watch our Blog as a post on Logging will appear shortly.
Added command line switches:
/log=C:\Folder\ (make sure the path ends with a backslash)
/log=C:\File.xml
/noinstall
Added registry value LogPath which behaves the same as the /log= command line switch.
Added Hungarian strings.
Updated Russian, Estonian, and Greek strings.

Build 90 (2010-02-16)

Fixed removal of malware related jobs configured in the Windows Task Scheduler.
Updated Italian, French and Portuguese-Brazilian language strings.

Build 89 (2010-02-12)

Added Force Breach. When holding the left Ctrl-key while starting Hitman Pro (hold until its window appears) will terminate all non-essential processes that run in the user's context. This is particularly useful when a fake/rogue anti-malware application is killing every process you want to start. See movie.
Added resolution changer. In Safe Mode scenario's where the computer boots in 640x480 the resolution is automatically increased by Hitman Pro to 800x600.
Added browser history crawler to correlate possible malware to visited (black listed) sites. The crawler currently supports Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Added ability to restore Desktop Wallpaper when repairing the Desktop Wallpaper policy.
Improved Early Warning Scoring.
Improved detection of remnants.
Several minor bug fixes.

Build 87 (2010-02-03)

Updated removal technology to handle TDL rootkit version 3.24 (updated variant of the Google Redirect Virus).
Added initial support for keyboard commands.
Some minor fixes.
Updated internal whitelists.

Build 86 (2010-01-18)

Ability to fix the Google Redirect Virus (TDL)
Some minor fixes.

Build 85 (2010-01-15)

Added removal of TDL3 rootkit version 3.2 (aka TDL3+).
This rootkit infects the hard disk driver (usually atapi.sys or iaStor.sys) and redirects Google search results.
Improved detection and removal of fake/rogue anti-malwares (scareware).
Fixed a occasional crash while scanning on Windows 7.
Fixed a crash related to DEP/NX.
Fixed a rare crash when user closes the window.
Added a reminder panel when the removal license has expired.
Remembers Do Not Repair actions.
Added Desktop Wallpaper policy repair.
Added Portuguese-Brazilian language.
Updated several language strings.
Several minor bug fixes.

Build 84 (2009-12-23)

Added caching to the Gossip classifier.
Fixed a problem relating the Winlogon Shell registry value to a threat. The Shell value is reset upon removal of the threat.
Fixed the empty result view which is related to the 'Report this file as Safe' functionality.

Build 83 (2009-12-22)

Fixed a problem in detecting active Internet Connection.
Fixed the empty result view which is related to the 'Report this file as Safe' functionality.

Build 82 (2009-12-21)

Fixed a problem reading data from encrypted hard drives.
Early Warning Scoring (EWS) is no longer on the Settings screen. Also, it is no longer remembered as a default scan. It now needs to be selected manually from the new split button "Next" on the Welcome screen. Note that EWS is not meant to run on a daily basis. It is intended for experts only as it potentially lists non-malware files. EWS can also be used when the Internet connection is disabled or unavailable.

Build 81 (2009-12-18)

Added Quarantine and History functionality under Settings.
Changed the default action to Quarantine on malware items that are recognized by just one AV partner.
Malware items are excluded from the scan result list when the item was reported by the user as safe and the item was recognized as malware by just one AV partner. The reported as safe item will reappear when the item is classified as malware by two or more AV partners.
Fixed a problem handling ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad items.
Vista laptop computers running Intel(R) Turbo Memory Driver iaNvStor.sys cannot use the new disk access mode to detect and remove TDL3 rootkit. This is due to iaNvStor.sys incorrect implementation of specific I/O control codes. Users who suspect a TDL3 infection should disable this specific Intel driver (the iaNvStor.sys is non-essential) and run Hitman Pro again.
Hitman Pro build 79 and 80 stopped working when this driver was present.
Removed the Windows 7 Task Bar integration as it causes random program stops. The issue is still under investigation.
Updated internal whitelists.

Build 80 (2009-12-01)

Fixed a problem removing TDL3 rootkit infection from systems with specific third party drivers.
As of build 79, Hitman Pro is digitally signed with a new Microsoft Authenticode certificate.

Build 79 (2009-11-30)

Detects AND removes the TDL3 rootkit.
Hitman Pro 3.5 is one of the first applications that can remove the TDL3 rootkit.
Detailed information about TDL3 can be read here.
Improved alternate disk access mode.
Improved removal engine.
Improved behavioral scan engine.
Fixed a problem with 'Scan with Hitman Pro' checkbox under Settings.
Updated internal whitelists.
Added Turkisch language.

Build 78 (2009-11-02)

Version 3.5.3
Added the Compatible with Windows 7 logo. Hitman Pro 3.5 successfully completed Microsoft's testing regime to prove it can be readily installed and run reliably on Windows 7.
Fixed a problem in handling the $MFT bitmaps.
Added alternate disk access mode when the default mode (kernel driver) is blocked by a rootkit (some variants of TDSS/Alureon).
Added detection and removal of malicious autorun files on removable drives.
Improved scan speed on files that have an authenticode certificate.
Improved detection and removal of fake/rogue anti-malwares (scareware).
Improved removal of fake/rogue anti-malware collaterals.
Used a different counter to determine the total scan time (more accurate).
Added a timer on the scan window that indicates the scan time.
Small improvements in screen updates.
Fixed several translation typos.
Added Catalan language.

Build 76 (2009-10-05)

Version 3.5.2
Added Winsock repair functionality.
When Hitman Pro deleted a malicious Winsock LSP protocol driver it now repairs the LSP chain.
With previous versions, this problem resulted in having Internet connection problems.
Fixed a problem where specifc directories where not scanned due to non-resident $I30 NTFS-indexes (index fragmentation).
Improved detection of malicious Mozilla Firefox extensions and plugins.
Improved detection of malware that starts through a scheduled task (Windows Task Scheduler).
Fixed a problem with the network enumerator (port scan).
Added Windows 7 taskbar integration. The progress bar is now also displayed in the Taskbar button.
This feature works for Windows 7 build 7600 (RTM) or newer only.

Build 75 (2009-09-24)

Added the "Show 'Scan with Hitman Pro' on files and folders in Windows Explorer" option under Settings.
This feature is also known as the much requested 'right-click scan'.
Note: Scanning a folder does not scan recursively due to volume reasons.
Updated the internal whitelist.

Build 74 (2009-09-22)

Fixed a problem where files are not correctly uploaded to the scan cloud. Thanks to simisg.
This problem first occurred in build 72.

Build 73 (2009-09-19)

Added Macedonian language texts to the user interface.

Build 72 (2009-09-17)

Fixed a problem reading a specific fragmented $MFT table which caused a scan to complete under 10 seconds.
Fixed the inability to disable daily scanning on certain computers in Settings. Thanks to firzen771.
Fixed determining the initial state of the 'Create restore point' checkbox in Settings.
Fixed handling high DPI font sizes.
Added Greek language texts to the user interface. Thanks to Ippokratis.

Build 70 (2009-08-28)

Improved detection of zero-day malware.
Improved detection of auto starting malware.
Fixed a problem in handling authenticode certificates when malware infected a code signed PE-file.
64-bit: Updated the internal whitelist.

Build 69 (2009-08-14)

Fixed a problem when scanning during boot.

Build 68 (2009-07-24)

Changed Crusader removal tactics to handle specific new rootkits.
Updated the internal whitelist.

Build 67 (2009-07-17)

Added option to report a file as safe. This will also set the default action on that file to "Do not delete" (locally).
Improved dynamic detection and removal of fake/rogue anti-malware traces.
Fixed a potential issue which could cause the removal engine not to timeout when removing a particular malicious driver.
Updated the internal whitelist.

Build 66 (2009-07-10)

Fixed a problem in handling cloud responses resulting in files not being uploaded.
Improved detection and removal of fake/rogue anti-malwares (scareware).
Fixed a typo in the Estonian language file.
Added Spanish language to the user interface.

Build 65 (2009-06-30)

Improved intelligent cleanup of registry, file and folder references.
Improved detection and removal of fake/rogue anti-malwares (scareware).
Improved Scan Cloud scanning capacity.
Added more rules to Early Warning Scoring (EWS) to help experienced users with zero-day malware.
Updated the internal whitelist.
Added Italian language texts to the user interface.
Updated the user interface with a red banner when malicious software is detected.

Build 59 (2009-06-04)

Finetuned timeouts concerning Scan Cloud (fixes "Upload failed").
Added Estonian language texts to the user interface. Thanks to Lauri SC.

Build 58 (2009-06-03)

Initial public release of Hitman Pro 3.5.

Wat is er nieuw in Hitman Pro 3.5

Hitman Pro versie 3.0 is de eerste Hitman Pro gemaakt door SurfRight B.V. Technisch gezien is het ook de eerste (en nog steeds enige) anti-malware met een Gedragsscan en een Scanwolk, waar meerdere beveiligers dankzij cloud computing, zorgen voor up-to-the-minute virusdetectie en identificatie. Hierdoor is Hitman Pro 3 zonder twijfel nog steeds ongeëvenaard in het snel vinden en verwijderen van actuele bedreigingen.

Met versie 3.5 leggen we de lat nog hoger. Het hele programma is volledig opnieuw gebouwd. Dit hebben we gedaan om eigenlijk maar 1 reden: andere antivirussoftware maakten doorlopend zogenaamde false positives op de Hitman Pro 3 software. Hierdoor werd het regelmatig onterecht als virus gemarkeerd. Keer op keer werden de fouten door de andere beveiligers natuurlijk wel hersteld, maar dergelijke ongelukkige situaties scheppen geen vertrouwen bij eindgebruikers. Om dit probleem op te lossen hebben we besloten niet langer het door beveiligers ogenschijnlijk gevreesde programmeertaal AutoIt Script in (delen van) Hitman Pro te gebruiken. Onzorgvuldigheid bij beveiligers was telkens de oorzaak dat een complete programmeertaal als AutoIt Script per abuis werd geblokkeerd.

In een recordtijd heeft een nieuw ontwikkelteam daarom een volledig nieuw programma in het vertrouwde C++ gebouwd: Hitman Pro versie 3.5. En natuurlijk heeft het nieuwe team tijdens de ontwikkeling ervan naar mogelijk technische, functionele en esthetische verbeteringen gekeken.

Gedragsscan

De unieke Gedragsscan is de basis van Hitman Pro 3. Het weet razendsnel schadelijke en legitieme software te onderscheiden, zonder hierbij gebruik te maken van traditionele virusdefinities.

Directe disktoegang

Hitman Pro 3.5 leest bestanden en registerinformatie nu rechtstreeks van de harde schijf. Normaal gesproken worden hier gangbare Windows Application Programming Interfaces (API's) voor gebruikt.

Geavanceerde malware filtert Windows API's en voorkomt dat antivirussoftware de infecties überhaupt kan vinden. Er gaat malware rond (zoals TDS rootkit en varianten) die zelfs nog niet door de aankomende (jaar 2010) versies van de gerenommeerde fabrikanten wordt gezien. De aankomende producten die je in de winkel vindt zijn allemaal afhankelijk van Windows API's. Hitman Pro 3.5 maakt hier nauwelijks gebruik van en zoekt o.a. naar verschillen tussen de ruwe data op de schijf en wat de Windows API's teruggeven.

Omdat Hitman Pro 3.5 nu - buiten gangbare Windows API's om - direct van de harde schijf leest, wordt het ook niet meer door traditionele antivirussoftware op de computer gehinderd.

Multithreading

De Gedragsscan is nu volledig multithreaded. Dit betekent dat Hitman Pro 3.5 de vele classificatietaken efficiënt over de beschikbare systeembronnen verdeeld. Zo verloopt o.a. het raadplegen en uploaden van bestanden naar de Scanwolk nu ook gelijktijdig met andere classificatietaken. De voortgang van deze activiteiten worden live in het scanoverzicht weergegeven. Verdachte bestanden zullen dankzij multithreading nu ook veel eerder worden getoond.

Hitman Pro 3.5 is op vlotte computersystemen nu binnen 1 minuut klaar. De gebruiker weet dan precies of het systeem besmet is. Nog nooit eerder was antivirussoftware zo snel.

Bestandscompressie

Versie 3.0 voorkwam dat er onnodig grote bestanden naar de Scanwolk werden gestuurd. In Hitman Pro 3.5 is deze beperking opgeheven want verdachte bestanden worden eerst gecomprimeerd alvorens ze naar de Scanwolk te sturen. Hierdoor worden nep-scanners van ruim 20 MB nu ook snel geïdentificeerd.

Beveiligde verbinding (SSL)

Het is nu mogelijk om onbekende verdachte bestanden via een veilige versleutelde verbinding (SSL) naar de Scanwolk te versturen. Hierdoor kan de communicatiestroom niet meer door eventuele hackers worden bekeken. Deze functie staat natuurlijk standaard ingeschakeld.

Verbeterde PE heuristiek

De Gedragsscan is o.a. gespecialiseerd in het analyseren van uitvoerbare computerbestanden, zogenaamde Portable Executables (PE). Dit zijn doorgaans EXE, DLL en SYS bestanden. In Hitman Pro 3.5 wordt van deze bestanden niet alleen de gegevensdichtheid (entropy) bepaald (een indicatie dat een bestand expres tegen virusonderzoek is versleuteld) maar worden ook de import-tabellen geanalyseerd en veel in malware voorkomende afwijkingen ontdekt. In versie 3.5 analyseert het nu ook de afzonderlijke data directories en kent het debug-informatie. Verder herkent Hitman Pro 3.5 ook zogenaamde Microsoft .NET bestanden.

Gossip Rating

Elke week verspreiden cybercriminelen nieuwe nep-antivirussoftware. Deze zogenaamde 'rogues' worden door de criminelen gemaakt om computergebruikers te overtuigen dat de computer geïnfecteerd is. Om het vertrouwen van de gebruiker te winnen zien ze er vaak erg professioneel uit. Om deze nep-infecties te verwijderen wordt van de gebruiker natuurlijk betaling verwacht, het liefst met credit card.

Antivirussoftware van de vele virusbestrijders doen hun uiterste best om dergelijke frauduleuze nep-software te herkennen. Maar omdat er zo vaak nieuwe varianten verschijnen duurt het dagen voordat de professionals ze opmerken en een oplossing hebben gemaakt. In de tussentijd debatteren verschillende websites en forums over computerbeveiliging echter al direct over de nieuwste nep-antivirus en nep-antispyware.

In versie 3.0 van Hitman Pro introduceerden we naast de Gedragsscan ook het Security Gossip systeem. Hiermee raadpleegde Hitman Pro naast de Scanwolk ook verschillende zoekmachines op internet, om te kijken of er over de aangetroffen software op beveiligingswebsites en forums wordt gedebatteerd. Hitman Pro 3.0 deed dat autonoom maar vanaf versie 3.5 wordt dit centraal gedaan, waar we de techniek hebben verfijnd en een stuk efficiënter hebben gemaakt. Deze nieuwe centrale functie hebben we Gossip Rating genoemd en de ontvangen waarderingen worden o.a. ook aan het nieuwe Early Warning Scoring systeem teruggekoppeld, zodat Hitman Pro 3.5 de nieuwste nep-scanners kan verwijderen.

Met de Gossip Rating neemt Hitman Pro 3.5 automatisch de discussies van de duizenden mensen achter beveiligingswebsites en forums mee in de bestrijding van malware op uw computer.

Early Warning Scoring

Het Early Warning Scoring systeem vervangt de Virusanalist-functie in Hitman Pro 3. Met Early Warning Scoring (EWS) wordt automatisch (nog) onbekende maar verdachte software getoond dat direct een bedreiging kan zijn. Het doel van EWS is om ervaren computergebruikers een bruikbaar middel te geven om actuele (maar bij virusbestrijders nog onbekende) bedreigingen direct te kunnen verwijderen.

EWS is mogelijk dankzij de innovatietechnologie achter de Gedragsscan. Om EWS te gebruiken moet de functie handmatig worden ingeschakeld (bij Instellingen). Hierdoor kunnen de allernieuwste bedreigingen worden gedetecteerd die de vele virusscanners in de Scanwolk nog niet kennen. EWS toont naast de gevarenscore ook de reden waarom een bestand potentieel gevaarlijk is.

Repareren onveilige DNS-instellingen

In versie 3.5 hebben we een universele controle voor de DNS-instellingen toegevoegd. Een onveilige DNS-server kan ervoor zorgen dat websites over computerbeveiliging niet meer bereikbaar zijn. Ook kan het de gebruiker tijdens het online bankieren ongemerkt naar een namaakpagina van zijn bank doorsluizen. Om een onveilig DNS-serveradres te ontdekken raadpleegt Hitman Pro publieke zwarte lijsten.

Als één van de netwerkverbindingen een DNS-serveradres gebruikt dat op de zwarte lijst staat dan zal Hitman Pro voorstellen de onveilige gegevens te herstellen naar veilige adressen: DHCP indien de computer automatisch een IP-adres ontvangt, of bij een statisch adres de DNS-servergegevens van het vertrouwde OpenDNS.

Repareren onveilige proxy-instellingen

Diverse Trojaanse paarden installeren lokale proxyservers en bij het verwijderen van deze schadelijke software blijft de proxyserver-instelling achter, met als gevolg dat Internet Explorer en andere programma's niet meer met internet kunnen communiceren. Hitman Pro 3.5 merkt automatisch als de computer een lokale proxyserver gebruikt die niet meer aanwezig is en zal de verbinding met het internet herstellen.

Crusader

De Crusader is de interne naam van het onderdeel dat verantwoordelijk is voor het verwijderen van schadelijke software. In opdracht van Hitman Pro verwijderd het schadelijke bestanden, registersleutels en snelkoppelingen. In versie 3.5 is de verwijdermodule uitgebreid met een aantal nieuwe innovatieve technieken.

Fysieke uitschakeling

Alle schadelijk software wordt nu ook direct (op sectorniveau) op de harde schijf uitgeschakeld, zodat deze bestanden onmogelijk opnieuw actief kunnen worden.

Boot-time Service

Versie 3.5 heeft een extra service gekregen die - in aanvulling op de 'native NT' Bootdeleter - ook malware gerelateerde registersleutels en snelkoppelingen verwijderd. Hierdoor wordt resistente schadelijke software - na het opnieuw starten van de computer - direct vollediger verwijderd.

Herstellen van kritieke systeembestanden (WPF)

Om de stabiliteit van Windows te waarborgen worden geïnfecteerde maar kritieke systeembestanden natuurlijk niet zomaar verwijderd. Hitman Pro 3.5 gaat op zoek naar een veilig exemplaar en vervangt hiermee de geïnfecteerde versie. Als er geen veilig exemplaar op de lokale harde schijf wordt gevonden dan krijgt de gebruiker de mogelijkheid om een veilig origineel systeembestand van de Windows installatie cd-rom te gebruiken. In het geval het kritieke systeembestand niet kan worden hersteld blijft het systeem werkend, al blijft het geïnfecteerd. Deze methode voorkomt 'operatie geslaagd, patiënt overleden'.

Bijgewerkte ingebouwde whitelist

Met Hitman Pro 3.5 willen we internationaal gezien veel meer gebruikers gaan helpen. Om buitenlandse systemen ook razendsnel te kunnen controleren hebben we de ingebouwde witte lijst uitgebreid met talen als Duits, Italiaans, Frans, Turks, Russisch, etc. En het bevat nu ook gegevens over de 64-bit (x64) versies van Windows XP, Vista en 2008 als ook al gegevens over Windows 7. Naast dat de witte lijst het scanproces aanzienlijk versneld, is het hierdoor ook onmogelijk dat er ooit veilige Windows-bestanden door Hitman Pro worden verwijderd.

Bedienoppervlak

Hitman Pro 3.5 heeft een nieuwe GUI gekregen (Graphical User Interface). Omdat het nieuwe ontwikkelteam niet aan de beperkingen van AutoIt Script was gebonden is er gekeken om een inzichtelijker en eenvoudiger bedienoppervlak te creëren. Het nieuwe bedienoppervlak maakt de gegevens inzichtelijker, eenvoudiger en voelt sneller.

Meer controle

Op sommige beveiligingsfora werd kritiek geuit op de bediening van Hitman Pro 3. Zo kon de gebruiker niet makkelijk zelf kiezen welke (door professionele virusbestrijders als schadelijk geïdentificeerde) bestanden op de computer mochten blijven en was het onduidelijk welke verdachte bestanden naar de Scanwolk werden gestuurd.

Zonder in te boeten aan de bijzonder eenvoudige bediening van Hitman Pro, kan elke gebruiker nu zelf aangeven welke schadelijke software wordt verwijderd en welke onveilige instellingen worden hersteld. Ook is het inzichtelijker welke verdachte bestanden naar de Scanwolk gaan en kan het verzenden individueel worden afgebroken.

Zichtbaarheid beveiligingspartners

In het scanoverzicht worden nu de afzonderlijke virusnamen van de verschillende vertrouwde beveiligers getoond. Zo is inzichtelijk welke virusbestrijder in de Scanwolk een bestand als schadelijk heeft geïdentificeerd.

Command-Line opties

Er zijn diverse command-line opties aan Hitman Pro 3.5 toegevoegd. Zo kunnen professionals Hitman Pro 3.5 als losse command-line tool gebruiken om handmatig ongewenste bestanden fysiek op de disk te overschrijven. Hierdoor kunnen moeilijk verwijderbare bedreigingen eenvoudig worden uitgeschakeld.
Op een nieuwe supportpagina wordt binnenkort een overzicht beschikbaar gesteld.