[AdGuard for Windows] v6.2.432 RC

[Boo Berry]

Disappointed with the release. :-(

What, why? There's some good things in this release. Using a strong key exchange is definitely noteworthy.

 

[The Commissioner]

What, why?

[Added] "Adguard service" description #422
[Changed] Program logo and "About" screen have been updated #1812
[Changed] The EULA has been updated #1824
[Changed] Graying out the disabled modules has been uniformed across the app #1827
[Fixed] Complete exit functionality bugs #1826
[Fixed] Typos #1825

These all have some or the other issue.
@avatar has suggested that he will ask the Quality analysis to retest it. Let's see if they find it.

 

[Boo Berry]

Ahh, hopefully a hotfix beta is issued then.

 

[Rik]

@vasily_bagirov

Hi Vasily , just translated more than 500 words in DUTCH/Nederlands for the Adguard Android App.... a lot about DNS, servers, proxy's and so on ... looking forward to the 3.0-version.
Best to you
Rik (Belgium)

 

[aegis]

@The Commissioner

#422
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17472907/29121452-3ca18d6c-7d17-11e7-9af7-83587ac6b34b.png
We might need to change "counters" for "trackers", otherwise it's all good, very neat description if you ask me.

#1824
No issues with EULA except the underline that we need to delete (in the website URL) and we also need to make this URL actually work

#1827
I guess you are talking about the network tab. This logic is not applied to "HTTPS exclusions" and "reinstall certificate" options atm

#1825
Unfortunately was not updated in the current release, will be in the next one

And nothing I could call an issue noticed in #1826 and #1812 so far

Let us know if we are missing the point,

Thanks

 

[The Commissioner]

Yeah it's all perfect, there is no bug. This release is ready to be a stable release.
Won't bother you again.

 

[Boo Berry]

Personally, I haven't noticed any bugs or issues with the latest beta. Close to the RC stage now!

 

[pegas]

Personally, I haven't noticed any bugs or issues with the latest beta. Close to the RC stage now!

I second it!

 

[The Commissioner]

Looks like nobody here have heard of Satire.

 

[Blaz]

Bug in Filter editor:
1. enter a rule and check if it is working
2. Copy that rule into a new line, change it a bit and test it on the same site as for #1 -> rule #1 not working anymore

 

[monstertruckpa]

adguard works excelent, beta release did not gave me problems. im so happy with adguard.

 

[aegis]

@Blaz could you please give an example?

 

[Blaz]

@Blaz could you please give an example?

Sure, visit http://www.faz.net/aktuell/

Add the following rule to User filter and check the site -> hidden:
faz.net##.RessortNavi

Now copy the same rule and manually change the last class to "Last" (not pasting) in the new copied rule and refresh. The previously hidden class RessortNavi is unhidden now.

 

[Mike20161107]

I was given a link to this page by support and told to download and install the beta.

Sorry I can not find the download link on this page. Where is the download link for the beta?
Do I need to activate a beta testers license to fully activate the beta?
If so where do i get the beta testers license?

Thanks

 

[The Commissioner]

I was given a link to this page by support and told to download and install the beta.

Sorry I can not find the download link on this page. Where is the download link for the beta?
Do I need to activate a beta testers license to fully activate the beta?
If so where do i get the beta testers license?

Thanks

http://static.adguard.com/windows/beta/setup.exe
or
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForWindows/releases/download/v6.2.390.2018-beta/Setup.exe

Your regular license(or even a trial) should work.

 

[Blaz]

Button "Import filter" should be renamed to "Add custom url filter", it can be considered the rules in the selected file gets imported into user filter rather than just adding a link to that file, so it gets used.

 

[pegas]

A big leap with the improved GUI. Splendid! Well done!

 

[Blaz]

Bug in Filter editor:
1. enter a rule and check if it is working
2. Copy that rule into a new line, change it a bit and test it on the same site as for #1 -> rule #1 not working anymore

Update;
1. Search for an existing rule in User filter
2. Copy that rule and remove the search value with highlighting and then pressing Del
3. Paste into a new line and change it
Sometimes AdGuard overwrites the existing rule in User filter

 

[Blaz]

Just found this error in my Event viewer:

Spoiler

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Adguard" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">0</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-09-26T22:00:03.004875800Z" />
<EventRecordID>18332</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer></Computer>
<Security />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data>Switching logger to invalid state because of System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt. Source: Microsoft.VisualBasic Stack trace: bei Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging.FileLogTraceListener.ResourcesAvailable(Int64 newEntrySize) bei Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging.FileLogTraceListener.WriteLine(String message) bei Adguard.Commons.Utils.Logger.TraceLine(TraceLevel level, String message)</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

 

[Purple Tentacle]

Given that nobody else seems to be having these issues, some consider it close to RC and that there hasn't been any development on this in months, there appears to be a serious conflict with something on my machine.

This version of AdGuard almost completely freezes my system, UWP apps can no longer access the Internet and the filtered browsers completely lock up. Chrome.exe freezes instantly and can't even be closed in the task manager with elevated rights, unkillable.

Killing the AdGuard service returns the system back to normal, restarting it wreaks havoc again immediately.

This happens on an upgrade install and on a clean install of the recent beta.

It happens on both the latest final version of Windows 10 64Bit (Creator's Update) and the recent, as close to RTM as can be, Insider Preview Build 16299 (16300 is very, very likely going to be the final build).

I'm not using any real time security solutions beyond Windows Defender and the only thing I can imagine interfering here is http://www.cfos.de/en-us/download/download.htm which I never had any issues with before.

I'm, going to take a hard look at the services running in the background and see if I can find any other culprits (I just noticed a Cyberghost service running, even though I haven't used the program in ages and completely forgot that it was still installed).

I'm hoping that now, that the final version of the Android build is out, the Windows build will receive some more attention again and that development resumes.

AdGuard 6.1 continues to work fine on this system and that's what I went back to. Once there is a new build out I'm willing to give it another shot.