Blink 4.0.1 has been released

lnicula — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:42:27 GMT

We are proud to announce the release of Blink 4.0.1 with support for Vista SP1 (32 bit and 64 bit). We all thank you very much for your help during the Beta program.

Blink 4.0.1 Release Notes
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Date of Release:     28 May 2008
Product Name:        Blink Personal
Updated Version:     4.0.1
Superseded version: Blink 3.0.0 - 4.0.0

Table of Contents.

1. What's New in this release
2. Issues Resolved
3. Known issues
4. General notes
5. Release availability

1. What's New in 4.0.1
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- Added support for Windows Vista SP1 (x86 and x64)
- Malware actions (restore, trust) can be performed from the Log Viewer by right clicking the malware events
- When Blink starts for the first time after installation, it will not disconnect the network
- Vulnerability Scan report has been improved
- Optimized AntiVirus exclusion processing
- Blink will avoid creating duplicate Application Firewall rules. If another disabled rule is found, it will be enabled instead of creating a new rule

2. Issues Resolved
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- Improved compatibility with other applications such as utorrent, Skype, etc.
- Fixed a System has been scanned false positive
- Fixed a number of Malware false positives
- Fixed memory leaks in the SMB/RPC Analyzer module
- Fixed MSN Analyzer module false positives
- Fixed a bug causing certain applications (e.g. Winamp) to not terminate properly when IPS was enabled
- Fixed an issue where signed emails would not verify the signature due to extra spaces being removed by Blink.
- Fixed a broadcast ICMP false positive
- Fixed a land attack false positive
- Identity Theft rules can be disabled now
- Fixed an issue where after uninstalling Blink some files were left locked.
- Fixed wrong error message when trying to open Blink GUI at system start in safe mode
- Fixed an issue where the IPS signature wizard could not save the IP options
- Fixed an issue where a virus would not be quarantined if the first action was set to Repair
- Fixed an issue where scanning a folder using a list of file extensions didn't scan the subfolders
- Fixed various crashes while editing IPS rules

3. Known Issues
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- Windows Defender lists Blink as Unclassified software
- "Restore and add to the trust list" is not restoring the quarantined malware if the AV engine is disabled
- Right Click on Demand AV Scanning will not work in some cases for CDROM/DVDROM discs

4. General Notes
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- Blink Personal Only Supports Microsoft Windows Workstation Class Products.
- Blink Professional Supports Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, and 2008 Server Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 is no longer supported by Blink Professional 4.0

5. Release Availability
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   - v 4.0.1 can be downloaded here: http://download.eeye.com/html/products/blink/personal/installer/blinkconsumersetup.exe

     The MD5 signature is: 9be7962dca832f99d0d420f3324c64f8

Note: Blink 4.0.1 will be released on the Update Server at a later time.

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