Date of Release: 28 June 2008
Product Name: Blink Personal
Updated Version: 4.0.4
Superseded version: 4.0.1 - 4.0.2
Table of Contents.
1. What's New in this release
2. Known issues
3. General notes
4. Release availability
5. Current and historical issues resolved
1. What's New in 4.0.4
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No new features were added in this version
2. 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
3. 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
4. Release Availability
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- v 4.0.4 is available for download here: http://download.eeye.com/html/products/blink/personal/installer/blinkconsumersetup.exe
The MD5 checksum is: 4dc5900a20ca788603937e4acbfe0d9d
5. Issues Resolved
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4.0.4 Issues Resolved
- Fixed a severe memory leak in the IPS engine occurring on systems using TCP offloading
- Fixed an error causing Spyware to not be detected upon execution
- Fixed an issue causing UDP fragments to be dropped
- Fixed an issue causing Internet Explorer 6 and 7 to occasionally hang
- Fixed an issue in the IPS causing Windows Mobile Device Center to fail connecting to WM devices on Vista
- Fixed the problem where in certain cases Blink would not recognize that the logged in user is a local Administrator
- Fixed an issue on XP where moving folders with multiple subfolders from one disk to another would generate errors.
- On Vista, Blink will not allow installation if TrendMicro or McAfee Antivirus is detected.
4.0.2 Issues Resolved:
- Improved compatibility with other applications such as utorrent, Skype, etc.
- Fixed a System has been scanned false positive
- Fixed memory leaks when running on high traffic servers
- 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 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
4.0.1 Issues Resolved
- 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
- Lower CPU usage on desktops with high network usage when IPS engine is enabled
- 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