FAQ #055: What is new in Spybot-S&D; 1.5? (Spybot - Search & Destroy)

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What is new at Spybot-S&D; 1.5? FAQ #055

An overview of the most important changes since version 1.5 of Spybot-S&D;:

System support

  • Restored Win95 compatibility
  • Improved Wine compatibility
  • Fixed HyperThreading issues
  • Improved 64 bit immunization
  • Create Portable.ini 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)
  • New Immunization for Firefox & Mozilla
  • Improved Immunization for Opera

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
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