TSplus Advanced Security Changelog

 

• TSplus Advanced Security 5.3 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• License: repair invalid hardware identifier issue from License tab
• (2021/03/04) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2021/03/15) Ransomware: enhanced detection engine
• (2021/03/22) Updated Chinese translations
• (2021/03/30) IP Addresses: added Country name column for ease of use
• (2021/03/30) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2021/05/03) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2021/05/03) License: update unified licensing
• (2021/05/03) Ransomware: advanced parameter to avoid displaying ransomware detection alert
• (2021/05/03) Ransomware: setup program must require a reboot when driver is installed
• (2021/05/03) Default data retention policy has been set to a month
• (2021/05/18) Updated chinese translations
• (2021/05/18) Bruteforce Defender: disable feature if Maximum Failed Logon Attempts setting equals zero
• (2021/05/26) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2021/07/08) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

• License: fixed no error dialog shown when migration fails
• (2020/03/04) License: fixed System.ArgumentException: license does not contain data for model
• (2021/03/15) Ransomware: fixed machine is frozen and must be rebooted
• (2021/03/15) Ransomware: fixed machine is inaccessible even from administrative user
• (2021/03/30) Fixed a new uninstall program is created at each installation
• (2021/03/30) Fixed IP address filter not filtering displayed status
• (2021/03/30) Working Hours: fixed always authorised not applying on groups when its hours are changed
• (2021/04/07) IP Addresses: fixed date column sorting regression
• (2020/04/07) Ransomware: fixed frozen application when the driver does no longer expect a reply (timeout)
• (2020/04/15) Fixed unhandled exception when displaying the list of users and groups
• (2021/05/03) Fixed IP address status and description displayed in wrong colomn after being edited
• (2021/05/03) License: fixed invalid hardware inventory for virtual machines
• (2020/06/03) License: fixed license is invalidated when scaling Amazon hosted virtual machines
• (2020/06/22) Uninstall: fixed uninstall fails when run silently
• (2020/07/08) License: fixed Cloud Id retrieval issue in edge cases
• (2020/07/08) License: fixed failed to migrate flexible licensing instances
• (2021/07/12) Bruteforce Defender: fixed prevent logging a bruteforce attack from local logon API services

• TSplus Advanced Security 5.2 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Added multi-selection for permission management
• Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2020/11/02) Added advanced view to add and manage users and groups from every accessible domains
• (2020/11/16) Added configuration of email alerts when activating Ransomware Protection
• (2020/12/22) Updated Chinese and Turkish translations
• (2020/12/22) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2020/12/22) Volume License: added command to update edition
• (2020/12/22) Added command lines to backup and restore data and settings
• (2021/01/05) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

• Permissions: fix change permissions was denied when item owner is NT SERVICETrustedInstaller
• License: fix license migration fails to generate logs
• (2020/10/16) Fixed TSplus Web portal requests were not watched by Homeland on WIndows Server 2019
• (2020/10/16) Fixed Endpoint Protection event displayed with empty username
• (2020/10/16) Fixed Homeland failed to block previously unblocked IP address
• (2020/11/16) Fixed PIN code did not accept alphanumerical characters
• (2020/11/16) License: fixed invalid hardware identifier error for cloud hosted machines

• TSplus Advanced Security 5.1 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Updated German translations
• (2020/09/03) Added Volume Licensing activate, enable and disable commands
• (2020/09/03) Ransomware Protection: added restore for quarantined programs
• (2020/09/03) Ransomware Protection: added select folder to programs allow list

• (2020/09/03) Fixed Ransomware Protection false positive detection for AWS hosted servers
• (2020/10/05) Fixed service not restarting due to database issue
• (2020/10/05) License: fixed rehost was not possible when trial period has expired
• (2020/10/05) License: fixed failed to assign computer id for recent computers
• (2020/10/06) License: fix 0 day remaining when activating trial

• TSplus Advanced Security 5.0 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Added new license management system
• Ransomware protection: canary files are no longer required
• (2020/06/18) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2020/06/19) License is refreshed when updating
• (2020/07/13) Added Ransomware Protection learning period
• (2020/07/13) Improved Ransomware Protection detection and mitigation for Sodinokibi ransomware
• (2020/07/27) Updated Chinese translations

• (2020/06/17) Fixed System.BadImageFormatException when loading driver
• (2020/06/17) Fixed UnauthorizedAccessException when activating license in Windows 10
• (2020/06/17) Fixed Ransomware Protection false positive detection
• (2020/06/17) Fixed failed to delete non empty honeypot directories
• (2020/06/17) Fixed English translations
• (2020/06/18) Fixed failed to uninstall security service
• (2020/06/18) Fixed failed to compare hardware inventory when CPU identifier is empty
• (2020/06/19) Fixed system failure when updating ransomware protection driver
• (2020/06/19) Fixed timeout when stopping security service
• (2020/06/22) Fixed legacy license was deleted when migration failed
• (2020/06/29) Fixed failed to compare hardware inventory for cloud-hosted virtual machines
• (2020/07/07) Fixed failed to compare hardware inventory
• (2020/07/13) Fixed failed to compare hardware inventory for cloud-hosted virtual machines
• (2020/07/13) Fixed endpoint protection validates device name when reconnecting
• (2020/07/27) Fixed ransomware protection was not disabled following update to v5
• (2020/07/27) Fixed computer id is not reset for cloned virtual machines
• (2020/07/27) Fixed permission event with invalid path should are displayed
• (2020/07/27) Fixed software is not registered when refreshing license

• TSplus Advanced Security 4.7 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• IP Addresses: it is now possible to add multiple IP addresses/ranges at once
• Update ActiveDirectoryObjectPicker package to v3.0.4

• Fixed support for TLS 1.2

• TSplus Advanced Security 4.6 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Added a “Read changelog” button in Home section
• Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• Homeland: Added watched ports setting in advanced settings
• (2020/02/10) Check and mitigate Bluekeep vulnerability (CVE- 2019-0708)

• Event Viewer: Fixed date filtering
• (2020/02/10) Bruteforce: Fixed failed login attempt ignored for Network logon type
• (2020/02/25) Audit rules: Fixed Windows Firewall check rule when domain profile is used
• (2020/02/25) Working hours: Fixed domain users not being logged off
• (2020/04/28) UI: Fixed update button not working properly
• (2020/04/28) Fixed bruteforce event duplication issue
• (2020/04/28) Fixed checks for Bluekeep vulnerability fail for Windows Server 2012

• TSplus Advanced Security 4.5 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Added Registry and Printers permissions management
• (2019/11/07) Updated Chinese translations
• (2019/11/13) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2019/11/20) Added data retention policy in advanced settings
• (2019/12/02) Added automatic unblock service setting in advanced settings
• (2019/12/05) Updated translations

• Fixed Homeland high CPU consumption
• (2019/11/11) Fixed Event Viewer takes a long time to display
• (2019/12/02) Fixed built-in firewall memory leak
• (2019/12/05) Fixed “Use Firewall” advanced settings moved to “Firewall” section
• (2019/12/17) Fixed huge number of windows event being created: “Service command was processed successfully.”

• TSplus Advanced Security 4.4 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Added TSplus Advanced Security built-in firewall

• Fixed trial license activation issue
• Fixed uninstall process runs multiple times
• Fixed sorting IP addresses by date produces incorrect result
• (2019/10/30) Fixed license is invalid following upgrade to version 4.4
• (2019/11/06) Fixed license activation fails with error access denied

• TSplus Advanced Security 4.3 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Added new permissions management feature
• Added database to store events, IP addresses, ransomware attacks reports and programs whitelists
• Added basic security checks in audit
• Updated Chinese translation
• (2019/09/11) Added Backup / Restore feature
• (2019/09/22) Added DBLite repository performance
• (2019/09/22) Added new IP address can be blocked from list of blocked IP addresses
• (2019/09/24) Updated German translation
• (2019/09/26) Improved Homeland performance by ignoring response packet
• (2019/09/27) Added Endpoints setting: Allow connections from Web Portal
• (2019/09/27) Updated Chinese translation
• (2019/10/04) Added support of Telnet protocol for Homeland
• (2019/10/16) Added TSplus Advanced Security brand

• Fixed Homeland settings were not applied
• Fixed Working Hours restrictions settings were not reset when activating Security Essentials license
• Fixed Lockout events’ dates were displayed as UTC
• Fixed update edition’s label when activating a license
• (2019/09/18) Fixed Homeland does not detect inbound connection
• (2019/09/23) Fixed internal whitelisted processes were ignored by Ransomware Protection
• (2019/09/24) Fixed Events form crashes when loading
• (2019/09/24) Fixed IP address blocked by Bruteforce Defender instead of Homeland
• (2019/10/08) Fixed Bruteforce Defender fails to block local and private IP addresses

• TSplus Advanced Security 4.2 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Working Hours: automatic disconnection at the end of the configured work time.
• TSplus Advanced Security can now be installed on Windows Server 2008.
• (2019/05/14) Updated Chinese translation
• (2019/05/16) Added advanced setting “Computer nickname” to define a more relevant computer’s name in alerts.
• (2019/05/16) Added right-click action “Block IP address” from the security event log.
• (2019/05/16) Bruteforce Defender security events display the username when available.
• (2019/05/23) Improved timezones selection’s design in Working Hours
• (2019/05/27) Added advanced setting “Computer nickname” to define a more relevant computer’s name in alerts
• (2019/05/27) Email settings tile in ransomware tab is now disabled when ransomware protection is disabled
• (2019/05/27) Added right-click action “Block IP address” from the security event log
• (2019/05/27) Bruteforce Defender security events display the username when available.
• (2019/05/27) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
• (2019/05/27) Working Hours: replaced timezones selection listbox with a combobox dropdown list
• (2019/05/27) Working Hours: replaced default timezone label with system zone instead of user timezone
• (2019/05/30) Added new Homeland implementation (deactivated by default)
• (2019/05/30) Added system audit
• (2019/07/01) Activated new Homeland implementation by default
• (2019/07/16) Updated Chinese translation

• Replaced Republic of Lithuania with Lithuania in the list of Homeland Access Protection countries
• Replaced Republic of Moldova with Moldova in the list of Homeland Access Protection countries
• (2019/05/10) Fixed multiple application opening behaviour
• (2019/05/13) Fixed Working Hours “always block” option
• (2019/05/14) Fixed event id 4625 generation every minute
• (2019/05/23) Fixed Working hours “always authorize” option
• (2019/05/27) Fixed remove control panel option in Secure Desktops
• (2019/05/27) Fixed Working Hours automatic disconnection at the end of the configured work time
• (2019/05/27) Fixed Working Hours group settings
• (2019/07/01) Fixed Working Hours “Always authorize” option display issue
• (2019/07/01) Fixed Bruteforce when login with RDP client on Web server ports
• (2019/07/01) Fixed system audit translations
• (2019/07/12) Fixed Working Hours CPU usage
• (2019/07/19) Fixed IP addresses list is emptied when updating
• (2019/08/13) Fixed an error is displayed while filtering IP addresses list
• (2019/08/26) Fixed users and group list not sorted in Working Hours and Secure Desktop

• TSplus Advanced Security 4.1 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Add a registrar report for an IP address from the blocked IP addresses list.
• Enable DEBUG level logging from the advanced settings.
• Display the total number of blocked IP addresses from the blocked IP addresses list.
• Display the latest time for each feature status in events logs.
• Display monitored VNC ports in Bruteforce Defender, if VNC server is supported.
• Update Chinese translations
• (2019/03/27) Add log during IP addresses migration from older version.
• (2019/03/29) Updated German translation
• (2019/04/18) Add Homeland option to allow only whitelisted and private IP addresses

• Fix uninstall program hungs.
• Fix ransomware protection initialization failure is shown in events.
• (2019/03/27) Fix homeland activation when log level is not debug.
• (2019/03/29) Fix IP addresses migration to the new TSplus Advanced Security v4 format
• (2019/04/03) Fix “Add existing to Whitelist” button in “IP Addresses” tab
• (2019/04/11) Fix Homeland whitelist refresh
• (2019/04/16) Fix action buttons in “IP Addresses” tab

• TSplus Advanced Security 4.0 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
• Refreshed and modernized user interface.
• Homepage displays the five last security events and allows administrators to update TSplus Advanced Security to the latest version directly from the Version tile.
• Unified IP addresses management to manage both blocked and whitelisted IP addresses. Add full text search capabilities and one click actions.
• When adding a country in Homeland protection whitelist, administrators are now able to unblock all blocked IP addresses associated to the selected countries.
• Security events logs trace up to 2500 events. Add full text search capabilities and right click actions.
• Displays TSplus Lockout events in security event logs when a failed login attempt is detected on TSplus Web portal.
• Updated IP to Countries list.

• Complete list of available countries in Homeland Access Protection.
• Fix issue Homeland and Bruteforce features do not block offending IP address when permanent license is activated.
• (2019/03/12) Fix minor issues for Ransomware Protection report display.

• TSplus Advanced Security 3.7 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.

• (2019/02/12) Added Bruteforce Defender’s CheckFailedLogonNetwork setting to allow searching IP addresses of failed login attempts for Network logon
• (2019/03/05) Added Macau in country list

• Add FIPS compliant cryptography support

• Refresh IP whitelist for Homeland Access Protection when adding or removing a whitelisted IP address
• Unblock all blocked IP Addresses when uninstalling TSplus Advanced Security
• Bruteforce Defender is unable to check network security requirements
• Ransomware protection files were not deleted when ransomware protection was disabled
• (2019/01/10) Improved display on very high DPI
• (2019/01/10) Added Greenland in country list
• (2019/01/16) Prevent service configuration file from being reset when updating
• (2019/01/16) Fix unable to display Bruteforce Attack Defender’s list of blocked IP addresses
• (2019/01/31) Added French Polynesia in country list
• (2019/02/01) Fixed cannot start program/service at all on some specific servers
• (2019/02/05) Added Turkish translation
• (2019/02/08) Added Bruteforce Defender’s RDPLogSearchPeriod setting to increase the search period when searching IP addresses of failed login attempts from Web portal

• TSplus Advanced Security is now available as rebranded for vendors

• Blocked IP addresses can be filtered by IP address, date and country (supported country name in English)
• Blocked IP addresses by Bruteforce Attack Defender records the country of the attack
• Add SSL support for SMTP settings
• SMTP validation email’s subject displays machine name

• Fix SMTP settings validation (when an invalid credential is provided, an error message is displayed accordingly)
• Fix ransomware processes whitelist by using case insensitive string comparer
• (2018/12/05) Fixed blocked IP addresses disappeared from Brute Force Attacks Defender GUI after updating to version 3.4

• Validate Email settings when saving SMTP settings
• Add setting to ignore local and private IP addresses for Bruteforce Attack Defender feature
• Show / hide events on TSplus Advanced Security Events Viewer if associated IP address is a loopback address

• Fix issue with Homeland Access Protection blocking legit connections (introduced with v3.2)
• Update translations

• Homeland Access Protection and Bruteforce Attack Defender features allow blocked IP addresses list to be filtered
• Add Bruteforce Defender support for UltraVNC and TightVNC
• Add Homeland Access Protection support for TightVNC, UltraVNC, TigerVNC and RealVNC (standard ports only for RealVNC)
• Improve Homeland Access Protection performance by adding a caching mechanism
• Add timezone selection for users and groups in Working Hours Restrictions feature
• Update translations
• Change target .NET Framework to 3.5 to improve TSplus Advanced Security overall performance, security and maintenability
• Allow TSplus Advanced Security to collect and send anonymous data to improve future releases

• Prevent Ransomware Protection activation if Windows Controlled Folder Access is enabled
• Prevent Ransomware Protection’s quarantined files collision by settings a unique file name

• Ransomware Protection must be enabled from TSplus Advanced Security settings
• Add support for the following overseas territories of France: Mayotte, French Guiana, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe and Martinique

• Add legitimate processes to ransomware process whitelist
• Fix error when logging events with asian locales

• Ransomware Protection
• Homeland Access Protection and Bruteforce attacks defender support for VNC (standard ports)
• Homeland Access Protection performance improvements

• (2018/10/03) Fixed SHA2 driver signature support for not-up-to-date Windows 7 systems and greatly reduced setup file size

• Fix whitelisted IP blocked by Homeland Access Protection
• Fix One Click to Secure Desktop settings not applied for least-privileged user accounts
• Fix TSplus Advanced Security-Session crash at session logon
• Updated French localized labels
• Updated IP to Countries list

• A global IPs whitelist is available in Settigns and License section

• Updated translations
• Fix issue when blocking IPV6 address from Bruteforce Attacks Defender feature

• Display detailled information regarding events, such as blocked connections and configured user sessions

• HTML5 Portal logon failures are monitored by feature bruteforce attacks defender
• IPV6 support for homeland protection and bruteforce attacks defender

• Fix impossible to add domain user to users whitelist
• Fix license activation failure when hardware is modified
• Prevent setup failure while the application is running

• Improve brute-force attacks detection for every Windows version
• Better protection against unintended blocking of IPs
• Complete RDP-Defender integration

• Now available on 32 bits Windows

• Updated IP to Countries list

• Setup: the Windows “Security” tab is not hidden anymore for whitelisted users and users in “Windows” security level

• Homeland Access Protection: in some culture/languages configurations, IP addresses blocked by Homeland Access Protection were not displayed correctly
• Updated IP to Countries list

• Working Hours Restrictions: settings are now saved for this feature in Security Essentials edition
• Brute-Force Attacks Defender: fixed special case when Windows decided to re-submit all existing failed logon attempt audit logs to the program, thus erroneously blocking IP addresses
• Updated IP to Countries list
• Updated translations

• Users whitelist: users in the whitelist will be ignored by TSplus Advanced Security and their settings will not be applied
  Please note: Administrators and Console sessions will not be ignored anymore by TSplus Advanced Security ; only users in the whitelist will be ignored by TSplus Advanced Security.
  The user running Setup (or updating from an older version without whitelist) will be automatically added to the whitelist.
  Administrator can add/remove users from the whitelist in TSplus Advanced Security > Settings and License > Users Whitelist
• Brute-Force Attacks Defender: user interface is now fully integrated
• Brute-Force Attacks Defender: updated to its latest version
• New “Security Essentials” edition: lower pricing, no One click to Secure Desktop, no users/groups selection (settings apply to all users)

• Homeland Access Protection: countries are now sorted alphabetically
• Homeland Access Protection: Myanmar flag has been fixed
• Uninstallation: all TSplus Advanced Security files are now removed when uninstalling the product (and users settings are reset)
• Updated IP to Countries list
• Updated translations

• Homeland Access Protection: new setting to watch connections of additional processes (for instance a Web Server when users connect from a Web Portal)

• Fixed error message after uninstalling the product
• Updated IP to Countries list

• Device Control: multiple devices
• Pin Code protection for TSplus Advanced Security Administration tool
• Show AD users/groups by default and save the Administrator choice between AD and local users/groups
• Dutch, Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese translations

• Fixed Working Hours Restrictions bug (end time hours were also used as end time minutes)
• Updated IP to Countries list

• Automatic saving of settings when modified in the GUI
• Security Levels customization
• Active Directory users/groups compatibility
• Chinese, German and French translations

• Initial Release
• Homeland Access Protection
• Working Hours Restrictions
• Brute-Force Attacks Defender
• One click to Secure Desktop
• Endpoint Protection and Device Control