Geo Firewall - Change Log

May 30, 2023

The new 4.6 version has been released.

• Fixed: intermittent communication interruption between UI and the service.
• Improved: stability on Windows 11.
• Improved: reduced conditions requiring restart after the installation.
• Improved: updated internal GeoDefsDB to 29-5-2023.
• Added: to display OS build number in diagnostics.
• Added: installer option to place or not to place a shortcut on the Desktop.
• Added: installer option to launch after the intallation.

May 30, 2023

The new 3.62 version has been released.

• Fixed: intermittent communication interruption between UI and the service.
• Improved: stability on Windows 11.
• Improved: reduced conditions requiring restart after the installation.
• Improved: updated internal GeoDefsDB to 29-5-2023.
• Added: to display OS build number in diagnostics.
• Added: installer option to place or not to place a shortcut on the Desktop.
• Added: installer option to launch after the intallation.

March 13, 2023

The new 4.3 version has been released.

• Fixed: "Protect Settings" (the Lock) is now persistent.
• Fixed: intermittent user interface hang upon closure of Settings dialog.
• Fixed: partial blocking that was introduced in v4.2.
• Improved: embedded GeoDefsDB updated to 2023-03-07.
• Added: menu to perform diagnostics output to notepad.exe.
• Added: diagnostics now shows all locations of installed Verigio drivers.

March 13, 2023

The new 3.60 version has been released.

• Fixed: "Protect Settings" (the Lock) is now persistent.
• Fixed: intermittent user interface hang upon closure of Settings dialog.
• Fixed: partial blocking that was introduced in v3.59.
• Improved: embedded GeoDefsDB updated to 2023-03-07.
• Added: menu to perform diagnostics output to notepad.exe.
• Added: diagnostics now shows all locations of installed Verigio drivers.

December 12, 2022

The new 4.1 version has been released.

• Fixed: notification of "unable to establish driver trust" after the upgrade.
• Improved: automatic import of settings and rules from v3.x.
• Improved: after an upgrade from the previous major version, the license now is switched to the trial mode and additional 30 days are given.

December 12, 2022

The new 3.58 version has been released.

• Fixed: notification of "unable to establish driver trust" after the upgrade.

December 1, 2022

The new 4.00 version has been released.

• It has the same functionality as v3.57
• It does not accept license keys from v3.x.
• Improved: only 64-bit releases are available from now on.

December 1, 2022

The new 3.57 version has been released.

• Fixed: installer to uninstall leftover driver INF files.
• Fixed: popup of License Expired dialog during busy UI.
• Improved: output of critical events into Event Viewer log.
• Improved: upgraded internal geo definitions database (GeoDefsDB) to 11/15/22.
• Improved: IP Geo Lookup dialog appearance.
• Added: setting to Block/Allow unknown (not within DB) subnets.
• Added: added diagnostics tracing integration with Windows Performance Monitor.

September 5, 2022

The new 3.52 version has been released.

• Improved: network traffic processing performance.
• Improved: updated internal geo-database to September 1,2022.

June 13, 2022

The new 3.51 version has been released.

• Fixed: incompatibility with Softether VPN.
• Improved: upto 20% better performance of network traffic processing.

March 22, 2022

The new 3.49 version has been released.

• Fixed: the service was not starting after Win10 1809 to Win10 21H2 update.
• Fixed: was unable to change location of the activity log.
• Improved: performance on 10Gbps networks.
• Improved: switched to show GeoDefsDB version from acquisition time to compression time.
• Improved: updated embedded GeoDefsDB to the build of Feb 22,2022.
• Added: now works with most VPNs.
• Added: CPU mask and utilization limits are configurable via registry.

December 11, 2020

The new 3.46 version has been released.

• Fixed: the uninstaller was unable to shutdown UI while UI had a message box open.
• Fixed: high CPU utilization on the system was triggering UI to report that the license has expired.
• Fixed: a flicker of GeoDefsDB date within settings dialog during the update.
• Fixed: UI crash when adding IP address to user-defined networks while the "user-defined networks" tree item is expanded.
• Improved: better responsiveness of the user interface.
• Improved: better use of all processors for traffic filtering in multi processor systems.

October 15, 2020

The new 3.42 version has been released.

• Fixed: geo exceptions for TCP/UDP ports were not taking effect for blocked territories.

October 1, 2020

The new 3.41 version has been released.

• Fixed: the geo lookup dialog was not accepting non-standard IPv6 addresses.
• Fixed: DNS whitelist names were applied only at startup of UI.
• Fixed: port exceptions checking/unchecking of user-deined networks were reflected/linked to geo rules window.
• Fixed: expired subscriptions should be ignored when an unexpired one is present.
• Improved: faster detection when UI disconnects from the service.
• Improved: a catch-up download of geo-definitions database is performed after wake up from the sleep.
• Improved: updated internal geo-definitions database.
• Added: compatibility with Microsoft Hyper-V.

May 1, 2020

The new 3.35 version has been released.

• Important: upgrade to this release resets white listed networks
• Fixed: the reset of GeoDefsDB to build-in GeoDefsDB was clearning the rules.
• Fixed: the unchecking a whole territorial region was locked.
• Fixed: user-defined networks did not get visual selection during opening of the context menu.
• Fixed: the autoscroll did not scroll to the end when logging in and the list was already populated.
• Fixed: the visual association of some countries to respective regions was incorrect.
• Fixed: was unable to add the same serial key for a subscription as for the active product.
• Fixed: the activation dialog did not prevent the same subscription key adding multiple times during the product activation.
• Fixed: now preventing rollback of GeoDefsDB upon cancellation of Settings dialog.
• Fixed: now preventing loss of selection of a subscription within Activations dialog during refresh/re-validation.
• Fixed: the activation dialog was not reflecting success/failure response from server for some time.
• Improved: avoid displaying expiration of the subscription lincense that is not actually used in online communications.
• Added: a context menu to allow/block a region/country.
• Added: import/export of program-wide settings into an XML file.
• Added: support for optimized geo database GeoDefsDB v2.0
• Added: the progress animation within Activation dialog for product and subscription activations.
• Added: the notification about new releases and the setting for frequency of update checks.

February 3, 2020

The new 3.32 version has been released.

• Fixed: recovery after unexpected shutdown corrupted user.config.
• Fixed: incompatibility with 'Windows Network Data Usage Monitoring Driver' was resulting in a memory leak.
• Fixed: sometimes DHCPv4 packets were discarded when on mixed IPv4-IPv6 network.
• Fixed: license status refresh during activation.
• Added: support for Windows 10 1909.
• Added: whitelist can now contain DNS names and subnets based on DNS names.
• Added: overlay image when UI is disconnected from the service.
• Added: subscriptions management within Activation dialog.

June 14, 2019

The new 3.26 version has been released.

• Fixed: failure to detect network adapters on Windows 10 1903.
• Added: support for Windows 10 1903.

June 3, 2019

The new 3.24 version has been released.

• Added: displaying last 5 characters of the license key within activation dialog.
• Added: detection and recovery mechanism for corrupt user.config file that was preventing UI from starting.
• Added: diagnostics utility to display .NET Framework version and proper Windows version.
• Improved: upon uninstall shutdown of all programs that use the driver.
• Updated: end-user license agreement.
• Fixed: "Process unauthorized..." event was written into event log upon UI and service startup.
• Fixed: sometimes incomplete load of rules upon service startup.
• Fixed: timeout of the sevice upon startup during OS startup.

January 16, 2019

The new 3.18 version has been released.

• Fixed: geo-database was not updating on Windows 10 (1809).

January 14, 2019

The new 3.16 version has been released.

• Added support for Windows Server 2019.
• Fixed: geo-rules territory tree was not properly populated.

January 11, 2019

The new 3.15 version has been released.

• Added context/popup menu to clear log and statistics.
• Added context/popup menu to edit user-defined networks.
• Fixed: setting log timzezone is not switching between GMT and local.
• Fixed: import/export of rules does not add the file to MRU list.
• Fixed: geo codes for custom and reserved networks are displayed as IP addresses.
• Fixed: click within settings on 'Set Current GeoDefsDB' is clearing all geo rules.

December 10, 2018

The new 3.11 version has been released.

• Added start of service upon UI startup.
• Added flag for Mayotte territory.
• Added setting to add the full country name to persistent log.
• Added setting to display country code next to each rule.
• Added context menu for geo log to navigate to asociated geo rule.
• Text search of rules now searches among geo-codes as well.
• Fixed trial key was not accepted by activation dialog.
• Fixed online activation was blocked by some firewalls.

November 26, 2018

The new 3.10 version has been released.

• Transitioned program to work as a Windows service.
• Transitioned away from file-based startup towards import/export of rules, removed UI toolbar buttons from loading and saving files.
• Added Ultimate edition.
• Fixed statistics chart was not immediately refreshed with latest data upon becoming visible.
• Fixed the About dialog showing embedded geo definitions database version instead of the current one.
• Added logging into the file.
• Added option to use GMT or local time when logging into the file.
• Added for each direction settings to select the action for blocking packets: silent drop or packet drop with 'destination unreachable' reply.

October 17, 2018

The new 2.40 version has been released.

• added: settings for selection of traffic directions to where blocking rules will apply
• fixed: hang upon termination
• fixed: downloaded geo definitions database update was not applied upon start until next pull from the server
• updated internal geo definitions database

January 22, 2018

The new 2.37 version has been released.

• fixed: blocking of countries due to added user-defined subnet with odd number of digits
• fixed: rules auto-apply interval is not changeable
• added: statistical charts for total and blocked packets
• added: a white-list of networks not to be blocked by rules
• added: an option to load last used file upon normal program start
• removed: "Toggle Select All" menu

November 26, 2017

The new 2.36 version has been released.

• Unlocked auto-update of geographical definitions database for all product editions.

June 14, 2017

The new 2.35 version has been released.

• Added open geo-ports page for exceptions from geo rules for port ranges.
• Added geo statistics page.
• Added Geo IP Lookup dialog.
• Added toolbar button to lock/unlock rule modification.
• Fixed rules file not loading on startup in build release 2.34.
• Fixed crash when more than 30 user-defined networks are added.
• Upgraded driver version to 6.43 for compatibility with other released products.

April 25, 2017

The new 2.22 version has been released.

• Email-based product activation was replaced with Offline activation and manual license request upload to the website. Online activation is unchanged.
• Improved license dialog with periodic automatic license request approval checking when the dialog is open.
• Switched licensing to automatically use shared on the same computer licenses. Licenses are now stored within the local application data directory of a user profile.
• Added product edition and build date information to About dialog.
• Closing the main window now places the program on system tray notification area.
• Added settings for auto-start-on-user-login to load last used file.
• Improved centering of message boxes.
• Added capability to cancel saving a file on exit.
• Added a Close button to filter-bar.
• Updated geographical definitions.
• Increased geo rules limits for Basic version.
• Incresed the maximum number of user-defined networks for Ultimate edition.
• Added Settings option to stretch the background to fit the window.
• Fixed: crash on Windows 10 during uninstall.

December 24, 2016

The new 2.10 version has been released.

• This is a maintenance release for compatibility with our products.

December 2, 2016

The new 2.7 version has been released.

• Added capability for a user to add user-defined networks. User-defined networks or IP addresses can serve as exceptions to other rules. User-defined networks are saved in a data file together with other rules.
• Changed data file format to XML-based. The old format files can still be loaded.
• Added settings allowing to start the program on system tray upon user login.

November 20, 2016

The new 2.6 version has been released.

• This is a maintenance release for compatibility with our new products.

September 17, 2016

The new 2.5 version has been released.

• Fixed incompatibility with Windows 10 Anniversary update.
• Updated geographical definitions.
• Simplified activation user interface.

September 6, 2016

The new 2.4 version has been released.

• Added filter bar for easy search of countries.
• Added Basic(Free) edition.

August 4, 2016

The new 2.3 version has been released.

• Fixed rules are not automatically applied from the loaded file when the program is started with "/systray" switch.

June 10, 2016

The new 2.2 version has been released.

• Fixed loss of connectivity after install on Win2008R2/Win7 when certain network cards are connected to the system.

May 27, 2016

The new 2.1 version has been released.

• Fixed the application crash on CPUs not supporting AVX instruction set (binaries are now built with SSE2 instead of AVX instruction set).

May 5, 2016

The new 2.0 version has been released.

• Changed the meaning of the visual selection: selected - blocked, unselected - allowed.
• Added support for: Windows 10.
• Removed support for: XP/2003/Vista/2008.

September 26, 2015

The new 1.21 version has been released.

• Improved merging of consecutive records related to the same territory within the log.
• This is the last version supporting Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008.

August 10, 2015

The new 1.20 version has been released.

• Split reserved networks on IPv4 and IPv6 ranges.
• Added a virtual log of allowed and blocked territories.
• Added log refresh rate settings to Options dialog.

June 27, 2015

The new 1.19 version has been released.

• Added system tray menu.
• Added back Apply button with progress indicator.
• Updated geographical definitions.
• Added online activation.

April 27, 2015

The new 1.18 version has been released.

• Added system tray icon. Changed rules to apply instantly, removed Apply button.
• Windows XP users need to have SP3, KB942288, and KB931125 installed.
• License expiration date is July 1, 2015.

March 3, 2015

The new 1.17 version has been released.

• Windows XP users need to have SP3, KB942288, and KB931125 installed.
• Downgraded digital signature algorithm from SHA-2 to SHA-1 to resolve a connectivity issue on Windows 7 x64.
• License expiration date is May 1, 2015.

March 1, 2015

The new 1.16 version has been released.

• Windows XP users need to have SP3, KB942288, and KB931125 installed.
• Added diagnostic utility to Help menu.
• License expiration date is May 1, 2015.

February 27, 2015

The new 1.15 version has been released.

• Windows XP users need to have SP3, KB942288, and KB931125 installed.
• Updated geographical territory network definitions.
• License expiration date is May 1, 2015.

December 1, 2014

The new 1.10 version has been released.

• Windows XP users need to have SP3, KB942288, and KB931125 installed.
• Added IPv6 support.
• Improved performance on multi-core CPUs.
• Improved installation experience.
• Updated geographical territory network definitions.
• License expiration date is March 1, 2015.

September 29, 2014

The new 1.8 version has been released.

• Extended license expiration date.
• License expiration date is March 1, 2015.

April 28, 2014

The new 1.7 version has been released.

• Fixed condition that treated "reboot required" after driver install as an error.
• Extended license expiration date.
• License expiration date is October 1, 2014.

January 30, 2014

The new 1.6 version has been released.

• Added support for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2.
• License expiration date is May 2014.

January 27, 2014

The new 1.5 version has been released.

• The digital signature was updated from 1024-bit to 2048-bit (see Microsoft advisory (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661254). Added access-related security features.
• Important: Requires hot fix KB942288 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288), when installed on Windows XP SP3.
• License expiration date is May 2014.

September 5, 2013

The new 1.3.1 version has been released.

• It resolves the delay issue when enabling or disabling a network adapter.
• Added changes to display error codes during installation whenever the driver cannot be installed.
• License expiration date is March 2014.
• Important: To install on Windows XP SP3, the hot fix KB942288 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288) needed to be installed first.

August 26, 2013

The new 1.3 version has been released.

• It includes updates for geographical definitions of country networks that are current as of August 23, 2013.
• Added compatibility with 3rd party PeerBlock software.
• License expiration date is March 2014.

October 24, 2012

The new 1.2 version has been released.

• It includes [Reserved Networks] as a separate region.
• Added acquisition of rules currently in effect.
• The geographical definitions of country networks are current as of October 22.
• License expiration date is October 2013.

The previous versions are archived and no longer available for download.