Changelog¶

Release notes for each stable, released version of EduSweep.

[2.6.3] - 2019-05¶

Fixed¶

Moving files into quarantine may fail with an error about a file already existing

Developer Notes¶

Fixed a few StyleCop issues

[2.6.2] - 2019-04¶

Added¶

File Inspector now shows file content analysis for known file types

“Select Group” buttons in the scan results list

Right click menu to select or clear all scan results

Check box at top left of scan results list to select or clear all scan results

Changed¶

File Inspector is using new libraries to determine MIME type and file extension

Grouping behaviour is improved in list views across the application

Slightly improved performance when loading large lists of files

Use monochrome logo on main window

Fixed¶

The main window shows incorrect scan status information when running parallel scans

Buttons on the task results tab have an incorrect state after deleting file(s)

Default documentation link points to trunk version instead of stable

Broken File Inspector images in documentation

Developer Notes¶

Added EdUtilsTests project and some basic tests

Added MIME library

Added Analyzer interface

Added MIMEAnalyzer analyzer

Added ChecksumAnalyzer analyzer

Added SizeDetector detector (not yet used)

Removed TrID library

Removed some unused code

Signatures are now part of the EduEngine project instead of EdUtils

Applications are now built with 64-bit targets

[2.6.1] - 2019-02¶

Added¶

Overview documentation for Signature Studio and File Inspector utilities

Changed¶

Automatic cleanup of reports now defaults to OFF (new installs only)

Automatic cleanup of quarantine now defaults to OFF (new installs only)

[Issue #7] List views now remember column sizes, sort order, etc across sessions * This affects the main window, Quarantine Manager and Report Manager

[Issue #10] Resizeable windows now remember their sizes across sessions

Inaccessible directory log entry is now INFO type instead of WARN

Clarified portable mode checkbox actions in installer

Minor interface improvements for Signature Studio tool

Updated and corrected Performance Tuning document

Removed¶

File Inspector quarantine button (pending review of how it integrates with main app)

File Inspector “Root Location” info (will be restored in a File Inspector overhaul)

Fixed¶

Crash when attempting to save a task, report or signature to a read-only directory

Disabling parallel scanning does not limit engine to a single thread

Task Editor “Remove” button for elements does nothing if multiple elements are selected

File Inspector “Quarantine” menu button is broken

Potential configuration file corruption due to race condition

Doubled-up warning messages if a directory is inaccessible

[Issue #2] TaskDialogs are not wrapped with the ‘using’ directive

Outdated information in installer documentation

Missing screenshots in some documentation pages

Developer Notes¶

Added VS Code Analysis rules to run on build

Pruned some dead code

Config.Net library updated to version 4.13.2

Castle.Core library updated to version 4.3.1

[2.6.0] - 2019-02¶

Added¶

Third-generation scan engine

Support for running multiple scan tasks at once

Support for virus scanning of detected files using ClamAV

Optional portable application mode

Signature Studio utility (create and manage custom signatures)

Full Windows 10 compatibility

Complete user documentation

Changed¶

File Inspector utility can now be run as a standalone application

TrID filetype database updated to 2018-12-11 version

Scan tasks can now be cloned (creating a copy with a new name)

Folders can now be dragged and dropped onto the target directories list

Lists in the UI can now be grouped and sorted

Most windows are now resizeable and snappable

Old quarantine files and reports can be cleaned up automatically, or on-demand from the settings window

Application settings are now in JSON format (instead of XML)

Improved logging of application events and scan results

Numerous performance improvements

Signatures are now included with the installer (no need for software update)

Installer changed to Inno Setup (more options during install, better cleanup)

Removed¶

Aero Glass theme support

Windows XP support

Software Update feature (due to server removal)

Detection support for embedded Flash (due to Flash slowly dying)

Fixed¶

Tasks take a very long time to start running (directory pre-scan)

Icons displayed in the File Inspector are not always high quality

File Inspector scan time is excessive on very large files

The application may hang when cancelling a task

Crash when scanning very deep directory trees

Crash when closing the File Inspector during a scan

Crash with ‘BadImageFormatException’ when starting a task

Crash when encountering invalid characters in a file extension or keyword

Resizing of list column headers renders some text unreadable

Network paths might be incorrectly marked as unavailable

Files may be missed while scanning folders containing empty subfolders

Incorrect dialog text when quarantining files

Incorrect link to FILExt extension lookup site

External links are not always pointing to HTTPS versions

Inconsistent sorting of items in lists

Developer Notes¶

Substantial code rework and refactoring (about 50-60% rewritten)

Visual Studio solution files updated for use with VS2017 Community

Added StyleCop rules

Added nClam library to interface with clamd

Added Config.NET library to handle more portable setting storage

Added NLog library to replace the old Bitfactory.Logging library

Updated TrIDLib library (1.01 -> 1.02)

Removed Mvolo.Shellicons library

Removed Ionic.Zip library

Removed SharpZipLib library

Moved to the GNU GPLv3 license

Improved license compliance for bundled libraries

Now using nuget packages where possible

Added license and copyright headers to all code files