Version 6 (current) Version 5 Version 4 Version 3

Current version: released on May 31, 2006

Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP




New Features

1. New Panda 5 AV engine with ASW features supported
2. BC Web Filtering now uses caching in memory to reduce memory footprint while retaining speed (addresses problem of ever-larger BC Web Filtering database using ever-more system memory)

Modified

1. New easier-to-use Interface for Application Filters (under Firewall settings)
2. added blacklist.dat file to installer. This file contains the login addresses of common IM programs. [will only be seen on new installations or when user has not defined any blacklist sites - existing file is not overwritten].
3. added msn.com to HTML antiphishing exclusions list [will only be seen on new installations - existing file is not overwritten].
4. modified antispyware exclusions list to also include these domains as Allowed. These changes will only show up on new installations; the installer will not overwrite a previous instance of this file.
   • download.windowsupdate.com
   • v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
   • v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
   • update.microsoft.com
   • windowsupdate.microsoft.com
5. File "CacheExceptions.pxy" added to installer. It includes three entries set to "don't cache". These entries will only show up on new installations; the installer will not overwrite a previous instance of this file.
   • download.windowsupdate.com
   • update.microsoft.com
   • windowsupdate.microsoft.com
6. newer connlogXP now overwrites older version during installation
7. sort for antispam domain and IP black/white lists
8. user notified of NETBIOS name limits in user restrictions
9. additional user messages when adding IP addresses to antispyware exceptions list
10. copyright messages updated to 2006

Fixed

1. default setting of HTML AntiPhishing on new installations now set to OFF [will not affect existing installations]
2. enabling whitelist now does not restrict access to html interface
3. could not authorize user via ftp cern proxy
4. crash in some conditions when webfiltering ran out of memory
5. IE sometimes showed error when hitting F1 key for help from Windows GUI.
6. fixed errant message "CProtocol::Cprotocol --> failed to allocated memory"
7. limited immediately sequential downloads when updates arrive corrupted
8. some MSN / bannerblocker issues
9. Email Content-Filtering
   • body now prefixed or replaced properly on very short messages
   • 'contains text' option now accepts all words entered as a single phrase
10. now has good return page when clearing cache in web interface

Known problems

1. errant message on some uninstalls, 'error installing firewall' when there is no problem.

New Features

1. HTML AntiPhishing (available as a function in the base WinProxy)
2. Kaspersky AntiVirus Supported (for NT/W2K/XP, not available on W98/Me OS)
3. Single Help file (whole help file is now browser-based)
4. Ability to change all User-Agent headers (available as a function of AntiSpyware)
5. Sorting added to AntiSpyware exceptions list
6. WPAdvisor module added to catch common system problems (runs at beginning of install)
7. WPAdvisor module added to catch common WinProxy misconfigurations (runs at end of install wizard)
8. Editable 'scanned by' message for outgoing emails
9. added template and profile directories
10. WPService (for 'running as a service') can now auto-restart WinProxy

Modified

1. 'minimize' click goes to system tray when running as a service
2. outdated user manual removed from installer
3. additional incoming ports blocked by default
4. "pending" for unregistered services changed to 'expired'

Fixed

1. Fixed: telnet DoS vulnerability [IDEF1257]
2. Fixed: internal html DoS vulnerability [IDEF 1209]
3. Fixed: host buffer vulnerability [IDEF 1290]
4. Fixed: sometimes failed to carry reg info forward on upgrade
5. Fixed: statistics pane resize on main window resize

Known issues

1. sometimes see box from gcasAlertService on shutdown/reboot (this is Microsoft's desktop antispyware program)
2. some help pages are unfinished

New Features

1. now scans seven protocols [for AntiVirus]
   • NNTP (news) protocol added
   • IMAP4 (mail) protocol added (note: antispam for IMAP4 is not supported)
2. recognizes .msi (Microsoft Installer) files [for AntiSpyWare]
3. recognizes .chm (Windows Help) files [for AntiSpyWare]
4. Connection Limiting added; can limit simultaneous connections for
   • max external connections
   • max external connection queue
   • max connections per client
5. added "continue" option for Winproxy AntiSpyware URL exception list
6. Sophos AntiSpam 2.0 support [upgrade from 1.6]
7. NAT upgraded from 4.0.176.0 to 4.0.181.0
8. "Help" menu item added to left column of html interface
9. Registry folder changed from "Ositis" to "Blue Coat Systems". This completes the major parts of the branding change from "Ositis Software" to "Blue Coat Systems".
10. new functionality to allow "net send" for alerts
11. Alert autotext includes additional AV info

Fixed following problems

1. "do not enforce site restrictions" still enforces
2. incoming NAT-mapped port doesn't work if port count > 1
3. AV extension info lost on upgrade
4. user sometimes gets 'spyware' info page instead of 'restricted' info page
5. broken HTTP access when AV engine files missed and ASW enabled
6. WP6 on start copies old version of Alerts.xml from WP5
7. failing tests from http://www.webmail.us/testvirus
8. Just-installed WinProxy shows all plugins expired

Known Problems

1. WPUninstall does not restore "Run as a Service" on downgrade
2. Autotext portion of Email Content Filtering has broken
3. Complains when user chooses not to install transparent proxy drivers
4. Alert edit rights are not consistent across categories

1. Change default installation company folder from "C:\Program Files\Ositis Software" to "C:\Program Files\Blue Coat Systems".
2. Change default installation directory from "WinProxy 5" to "WinProxy 6".
3. Preload ASW exceptions file with URLs of
   1. sites related to WinProxy operation [allowed]
   2. sites of common active-site updaters, like windowsupdate [allowed]
   3. sites of online AntiVirus and AntiSpyWare scanners [allowed]
   4. sites of known good antispyware under OEM names [allowed]
   5. sites of known spyware that pretends to be antispyware [restricted]
4. add Alert category for ASW, prepopulate Alert formats for ASW
5. add manual update option for ASW to menu
6. do not start DHCP service on 127.0.0.1 interface
7. fix crash related to null-stringlength http headers
8. add "why didn't you buy" query page on winproxy uninstall
9. raise "minimum requirements" for RAM to cover memory required for ASW and larger Web Filtering
10. modified email header parsing to fix problem affecting combo of XP-SP2 and Outlook 6.
11. fixed bug causing reports of 'internal error # 39' on WinProxy admin alerts.
12. implemented code-signing certification for winproxy self-extracting executable
13. change 'content filtering' to 'email filtering'. (partially implemented)
14. change static references of 'smartfilter' to 'Web Filter'
15. fixed problem with 'XPortIO driver failed to start' showing in Event Log by removing Watchdog functionality.
16. fixed problem with reported runtime error on WinProxy close
17. fixed bug in 'test' button on proxy cascading page (windows GUI).
18. update 'web filter download' warning message to include new higher size
19. fixed bug 'stats view disappears after crash'
20. fixed bug in quoted-printable decoding lower case chars
21. fixed bug in https connections through proxy cascading
22. fixed bug in disabling a protocol via GUI right-click
23. fixed bug where some old connections remain partially visible in ConnectionView screen
24. added test to avoid (loop) query of dns server that matches internal IP addresses
25. removed coded dns query for mail.winproxy.com
26. installer and uninstaller modified to allow case where WP6 is used without removing WP5
27. fixed bug where some new installs incorrectly report 'unable to connect to internet'
28. remove option to uninstall winproxy 5 while winproxy 6 is in use [to avoid inadvertant breaking WP6 operation]
29. fixed bug where some new installs show that WinProxy does not register.
30. set default values for DNS cache times in DNS protocol dialog box
31. updated connlogXP file in images folder
32. added proxylog file to images folder
33. add user message to indicate that web filter files are being loaded
34. add "AM" to the enabled features bar to indicate AntiSpyware [AM = AntiMalware; AS already used for AntiSpam]
35. Add info dialog box for install period after 'creating icons'
36. Add link for user feedback to html page indicating restricted status for Blue Coat Web Filtered URLs.
37. Change interface and html help files to refer to "email filtering" rather than "content filtering"
38. additional protections against corrupted Web Filter downloads