AdguardTeam/AdguardForWindows v7.16.0-beta-1

7.16 beta 1

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Disclaimer AdGuard for Windows is not an open-source project. We use Github as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.

What number is the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything? Frankly, no clue, but this beta version of AdGuard for Windows is all about 64. We’re excited to announce that our app is now compatible with 64-bit systems.

What does it mean?

Well, most Windows computers nowadays are 64-bit, they have more resources such as processing power and memory than their 32-bit predecessors. AdGuard has been loyal to the 32-bit version, but progress marches on. It’s time to embrace 64-bit compatibility, which we hope will lead to a more efficient and responsive experience for our users.

But AdGuard still works on 32-bit computers, right?

The trusty 32-bit machines will not be forgotten. You won’t need to download a separate installer; our system will automatically detect your computer’s bitness, allowing you to install the appropriate version.

Anything new with ad blocking?

Another big change in this version is that we have improved HTML filtering. We added support for selectors in HTML filtering rules, which helps block ads more effectively.

OK, what else you’ve got?

Those who use the DNS-over-HTTPS protocol also benefit from the features of the HTTP protocol. For instance, when using DoH, you have an authorization option that standard DNS servers simply do not have. With the new DnsLibs v2.4, AdGuard now offers HTTP authorization when setting up a DNS server.
Why is this important? Imagine you have a custom DNS server and you want to restrict access to it. You could restrict access by IP address, but what if you have a mobile device and frequently change networks?
This is where HTTP authorization support comes in. Currently, there are not many DNS servers that offer this feature. Even AdGuard Home and AdGuard DNS do not have it yet. However, it will be available soon, and you will be the first to know!

Surely that’s it, right?

As you can see from the changelog, we haven’t been idle since the last release. What has been done:

• Updated our beloved libraries: CoreLibs, DnsLibs, Scriptlets, — you name it — to ensure effective ad blocking and provide an even better user experience
• Didn’t leave behind the WFP and TDI drivers: they’ve also been freshly updated
  However, thorough testing is crucial, and we’d appreciate it if you’d take a look at this beta version and share your feedback.

Changelog

Improvements

• Indicate the HTTPS filtering state and the original certificate in the Filtering log #4812
• Enhanced uninstallation process #4428
• Improved buttons text color in installer for Active state #4887
• Removed app shortcut to the folder in Start Menu #4834
• Adapted the onboarding screen to the dark theme #4583
• Packed backup files have .bak extension #540
• Removed the second mention of the build number in the About section #4836
• Updated the Finnish translations on the updater screen #4761

Fixes

• Enable all option in the Filter editor can crash the app #4857
• AdGuard doesn’t run due to an invalid signature #4864
• The app doesn't start automatically after clean installation and reboot on Windows 7 #4760
• Blocklist and allowlist do not work properly in Parental control #4189
• Browser Assistant keeps working in the app excluded by full path #4723
• DNS exclusions are not working if Fallback servers mode isn’t system default #4822
• Long start if some domains/ports are blocked #4894
• Multiple separators appear after the app crash #327
• Since v7.15, the service can’t start normally if it fails to connect to 20.189.79.72:123 via UDP #4868
• Chinese Traditional words in the Chinese Simplified description of Web of Trust #4739
• Missing strings from the Filtering log in Crowdin #4825
• Lost selection of multiple rules when editing filters #4474
• A rule that has been cut cannot be inserted back into the field from which it was cut from #4859

CoreLibs (Filtering engine)

• Updated CoreLibs to v1.13.88
• Added support anti-DPI feature for Korea Telecom #1789
• Improved usage of ECH retry_configs #1793
• Removed an option to move a certificate #277
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Improvements

• Added !#else preprocessor directive support #1806
• Adopted new rule priority scheme #1768
• Changed sec-ch-ua headers to match user-agent when Stealth Mode is active #1764
• Improved HTML filtering performance #1772

Fixes

• Close active QUIC/H3 connections on protection start-up on Windows #1815
• Images are not displayed in Edge Bing Chat #1744
• The 网盘直链下载助手 user script is not working with AdGuard #1780
• Websites using SXG have no cosmetic filtering when opened from Google search #1812
• The filtering on the macperformanceguide.com website doesn’t work #1810
• UDP timeout is too small in TcpIpStack #1796

DnsLibs (DNS filtering engine)

• Updated DnsLibs to v2.4.17
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Improvements

• Added basic auth for DoH endpoints #189
• Allowed sharp comment in exact domain name rules #196

Fixes

• Possible DoS attack against the local DNS proxy when it's using a plain DNS upstream #202
• 127.0.0.1 local is incorrectly interpreted as being for all .local address, breaking mDNS #207
• DoH is trying to use stale connection for too long #200
• Made so that type=HTTPS requests are now filtered properly #199

Important for filter maintainers

• Added User rules option to the filtering log #4560
• Removed the unnecessary period in the pattern when creating a DNS rule from “Unblock” #4872
• Filter editor: rule state shouldn’t change while editing/typing #4910
• Incorrect behavior after exiting inline editing mode #4850
• Incorrect behavior of the first rule in the User Rules filter #4885
• Detect website locale based on HTML "lang" attribute and language request HTTP headers #1736
• Increased limit for $replace rules #1802
• Added $extension modifier disabling specific userscript #1706
• Added support for cap_html_filtering condition #1758
• $denyallow does not allow blocking documents #1809
• $stealth exceptions do not work on the TCP stack level where we block STUN/TURN #1737
• Content script is not injected into elements loaded in object tag #1769
• Improved HTML filtering rules $$ and allowed CSS-like selectors #94

Scriptlets (JavaScript enhancement for filtering rules)

• Updated Scriptlets to v1.9.96

Improvements

• Handle uBO's syntax $redirect priorities #59
• Improved xml-prune — support xpath for text content matching #325
• Improved json-prune — stack #348
• Improved prevent-xhr — multiple requests #347
• Added API method to convert redirects based on their name #346
• Added new trusted scriptlet trusted-prune-inbound-object #372
• Added more supported values for set-cookie #375
• Improved set-local-storage-item, set-session-storage-item — added support “on” and “off” #366
• Improved storage item scriptlets — added regexp support for items removing #256

Fixes

• set-constant scriptlet breaks vimeo.com #380
• Fixed set-constant scriptlet when maximum call stack size is exceeded #373
  ​* Fixed set-constant — no value override #330
• Fixed trusted-replace-xhr-response — breakage on music.youtube.com #359
• Improved m3u-prune — content is not pruned if contains carriage return #354
• Improved trusted-replace-fetch-response — do not replace content if URL is set by Object.defineProperty #367
• Escaped commas in the params during conversion to uBO rules #343
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UserscriptsWrapper

• Updated UserscriptsWrapper to v1.2.21
• The 网盘直链下载助手 userscript is not working with AdGuard #1780

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