Version Number Change for Macintosh Users
To address an issue affecting Homebrew users on Macintosh who were "stuck" due to a versioning error, a significant version number increment has been implemented.
This should resolve the issue for those users.
If you see version 62.3 instead of 61.7, know that it’s for a good cause.
Internal Changes to Reduce False Positives in Kaspersky and Other Antivirus Software
Various program analysis systems use heuristics to detect viruses.
After reverse-engineering Kaspersky’s detection methods, which flagged false positives for some versions of zpaqfranz, I introduced source code fixes.
Unfortunately, due to known reasons, Kaspersky is no longer installed on any of my machines, so I hadn’t noticed this earlier.
Autotest Command: Default Quick Hash Check for Moderate File Sizes
The autotest command now performs a quick hash check by default, even for moderately sized files.
This should help detect errors like hexadecimal conversion issues.
Autotest Command: Additional Information with -all Switch
The autotest command now displays additional details when using the -all switch, particularly the execution time of operations.
This is useful for performance comparisons.
Info Command (i): File Size Display for Encrypted Files
The i (info) command now shows the file size (or sizes for multipart archives) including the additional 32 bytes for encrypted versions.
For example, if an archive is 10,000 bytes but encrypted, the actual size is 10,032 bytes, and this is now displayed.
SFTP Command: Support for Key-Based Authentication
The sftp command now supports the -key option to use keys for connecting to an SFTP server.
Significant changes to the SFTP interface are ongoing, with plans to make it the primary interface for ransomware-resistant systems in the future.
SFTP Command: Bandwidth Limiting for Uploads
The sftp command now allows limiting the total upload bandwidth using the -bandwidth switch.
Note that this limit is divided by the number of threads if using -ssd. For example, setting a 100K limit with 10 threads results in a 10K limit per thread.
Use -tX to cap to X threads (with -ssd)
Fixed a Specific Case in the t Command for CRC32 Block Recalculation
A particular issue with the t command for recalculating CRC32 blocks has been addressed.
This should resolve the issue permanently.
Who knows.
In the future, a multithreaded checker might be developed.
Refactoring from Static Analysis
Static analysis refactoring has been performed.
While I hope it hasn’t introduced too many bugs, issues are possible.
Compilation tests were limited to two environments (Windows and Debian).
Full certification across all platforms will wait until the SFTP module is further developed.