6.0.185.961 Release

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.

It is finally time to release Adguard 6!

We have put a lot of time and effort into its development, and you will see this reflected in the release notes. A lot was added, even more was improved compared to Adguard 5.

New version became much more intuitive in use, functional and diverse.

• Adguard user interface was completely redesigned. It will now have modern tile design.
• Adguard was translated into many new languages. That includes UI, Adguard Assistant and filter descriptions etc.
• Window positions are now memorized and restored after program restart.
• Tray menu is reworked, improved accessibility of different options through tray.
• New versions interface is much more friendly to people with visual impairment.
• UI performance and boot speed were significantly optimized, memory consumption was greatly reduced.
• Now with the first launch of Adguard a tutorial will be shown, familiarizing user with Adguard and quickly introducing its capabilities.
• Updating to new version from Adguard 5 is now possible and will not lose any settings.
• New possibility to change update channel to 'Beta' and receive all beta updates, including Assistant and other extensions.
• A new module was added - Stealth Mode. It serves to protect your online privacy in various ways, including blocking of third-party cookies, hiding IP address and many more.
• Improved support for filtered apps. Adguard now automatically finds software installed on your computer and offers to filter its traffic, this includes modern UI applications.
• Filter editor and Filtering log were drastically changed. You will find both fresh design and improved functionality.
• You can now use new search feature to search the whole program for any keyword by entering it in the text field in the top right corner.
• Now it is possible to subscribe to any filter by URL or by choosing path to a local file, and Adguard will automatically watch for changes.
• Extensions were allocated to a separate module which can be enabled/disabled as a whole.
• Userscripts security was significantly improved.
• Plentiful additions and improvements to filtering process were made, notably introducing support for new rules modifiers and improving filtering speed.
• Many more improvements, all of which are impossible to include in these release notes.

6.0.183.953 RC3

If this RC is ok, then it will be the last RC before the actual release.

UI changes

[Fixed] Adguard no more shows wrong time of the filters update check time #796
[Fixed] App now doesn't get stuck in "Downloading update..." state and shows download progress #686
[Fixed] Removed license key length constraint #809
[Changed] TextBox with password type is now used in "Enter Password" dialog #783
[Changed] Tooltip text for "Enable Stealth Mode" in "Get Started" dialog #810

Ad Blocker

[Fixed] English filter doesn't reenable itself anymore #775
[Fixed] Requests blocked by "EasyPrivacy" are now considered as "blocked trackers" in statistics #773
[Fixed] Rules can't be imported into filters other than User filter any more #811
[Fixed] User filter rules are used even when user filter is disabled #802

Install/Update

[Fixed] An initial wizard bug with beta channel enabled #781
[Fixed] An issue with initial wizard and settings #782
[Fixed] App crash on update #778
[Fixed] Crash after install on Windows 7 x86 #787
[Fixed] Desktop icon isn't automatically created when applying manual update any more #769
[Fixed] Uninstall now correctly removes Adguard UI settings folder #377
[Fixed] Uninstall now removes Adguard's certificate from Windows cert storage #771

Languages and translations

[Fixed] Name for Armenian language in drop-down menu changed to correct one #786
[Fixed] Spanish translation visual bugs #770

Networking

[Changed] On Windows 7 TDI driver is now a default one #788

Minor

[Fixed] UI model no more gets out of sync with Service causing a weird behavior #803
[Fixed] A conflict with WOT extension #795

6.0.167.886 RC2

This is second release candidate for Adguard 6.0

Minor bugs were fixed and some improvements were made. If everything goes OK, this version will become a release one.

UI changes

[Changed] Monospaced font in the Filter Editor #736
[Changed] New Adguard icon #677, #751
[Changed] New Adguard tray icon when update is available #692
[Improved] User-agent input field #719
[Fixed] Crash when trying to save invalid https exclusion #743
[Fixed] Filter Editor crash #697
[Fixed] Maximized window (log, filter editor) is not resizable anymore #206
[Fixed] Parental Control now refreshes users list correctly #178
[Fixed] Spyware and Social filters are not enabled now if user skips "Getting Started" wizard #746
[Fixed] Update check from tray menu no more leads to UI freeze #745
Minor: #753, #729, #694, #671, #670

Ad Blocker

[Added] Some pre-installed Win10 metro apps added to the list of filtered by default #689
[Changed] Modified Content Security Policy header filtering approach #120
[Improved] Handling of the custom filters installed from local files #732
[Fixed] Adguard breaks Client Certificate Authentication no more #716
[Fixed] Error in handling Wildcard "*" modifier in a multiline text #691
[Fixed] Error while updating "English filter" #683
[Fixed] Error with incorrect displaying of filters last update time #726
[Fixed] Filtering now starts corectly even if GUI is not running #672
[Fixed] Incorrect regex rule now doesn't lead to high load CPU #660
[Fixed] $popup rules are now applied to "redirect" responses #742
[Fixed] User filter is now always loaded after all other filters #701
[Fixed] While doing HTML content filtering, Adguard doesn't lose the very last byte any more #744
Minor: #741, #739, #720, #615

Install/Update

[Fixed] Filter for useful ads is not automatically enabled after upgrade from 5.10 to 6.0 any more #667
Minor: #669

Languages and translations

[Added] Indonesian language #735
[Added] New translations for AG Assistant #760
[Changed] Update installer and program translations #752
Minor: #699, #695, #722, #680, #676

Networking

[Added] AOL Shield Browser added to the default filtered apps list #721
[Changed] Browser cache is now suppressed for a short period time after filtering starts #675
[Changed] Increased default buffer size used by Adguard for data transfer #711

6.0.146.791 RC1

This version is a first release candidate for Adguard 6.0.

There were mostly minor fixes since the latest beta. For those who didn't participate in our beta test, detailed description about release candidate can be found in our blog.

For beta testers below is the changelog since the last beta:
[Fixed] Now you can't modify custom subscriptions. #655
[Fixed] Browser security module and Adguard extensions now migrate correctly with update from 5.10 to 6 version. #663
[Fixed] Main window now doesn't pop up automatically when Adguard is locked by Parental Control password. #588
[Fixed] 'Update Success' notification is now shown after app update. #662
[Improved] Default browser is now recognized correctly and clicking on 'What's new?' button opens the correct page. #649
[Changed] Languages are now sorted by native names, not by English names. #656
[Changed] 'Português do Brasil' language renamed to 'Português'. #657

6.0.143.777 Beta

UI Changes

[Fixed] Wrong filter name alignment in Filter Editor #641
[Fixed] Recently added subscriptions are empty until they are manually (or automatically) updated #637
[Fixed] Extensions are "doubled" in the latest beta #634
[Fixed] Auto-update freezes UI #631

Ad Blocking

[Fixed] $genericblock rules are not visible in X-Adguard-Rule header #639

Install and update

[Fixed] Silent automatic update is too "automatic" #632

Languages and translations

[Added] Korean, Vietnamise, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian languages #642
[Added] Add Assistant, WOT and Popup Blocker name and description to oneskyapp #633
[Fixed] Translate download progress #635

Minor changes

[Added] Add Otter Browser to the filtered apps list #636

6.0.132.737 Beta

UI changes

[Changed] Highlight filtering log rows with responses, modified by Adguard (either with $replace rule or with HTML filtering): #628

Ad Blocking

[Added] Add $replace modifier for basic rules: #591
[Changed] Always return status=500 for blocked requests: #614

Install and update

[Fixed] Installer shows "success" window even if Adguard was not installed: #623
[Fixed] Update is randomly broken: #619
[Fixed] Adguard adds itself to Autorun on update: #608

Languages and translations

[Added] Add "Chinese Simplified" translation for Assistant and WOT extensions: #622
[Added] Add Serbian translation for WOT extension: #613

Network

[Fixed] Random ERR_INCOMPLETE_CHUNKED_ENCODING error: #624
[Fixed] "local.adguard.com" gets to the HTTPS temporary exceptions list: #615

Minor changes

[Changed] Do not check filters/extensions/browsingsecurity updates if application trial/license is expired: #621
[Fixed] Improve the way Adguard switches to "Beta" extensions: #620
[Fixed] Do not enable disabled extensions while switching them from Stable to Beta: #618
[Changed] Remove spartan executables from MS Edge item: #611
[Changed] Remove "cloudfront.net" from default HTTPS exclusions list: #629

6.0.123.698 Beta

Major changes

[Fixed] Optimized memory usage, fixed many memory leaks #570

UI improvements

[Added] "Download X of Y MB" phrase when downloading an update #538
[Added] "Trial/License is expiring" notification #585
[Fixed] Window recognition issue after clicking on "New filter subcription" window #583
[Fixed] "Add subscription by URL" window is now closed correctly by clicking "X" button #582
[Fixed] Redundant separator in the userscript editor context menu #565
[Fixed] Issue with inserting a text via copy & paste into user filter, the cursor now correctly jumps to the end of the line #564
[Fixed] UI crashes no more when user tries to switch from User Filter #559
[Fixed] Browsing Security sound is not played any more if it is disabled in settings #544
[Fixed] App window is now brought to front by tray commands when it is not minimized #540
[Fixed] Issue with dragging main window #537
[Fixed] Main window is not shown any more upon clicking on "add subscription by URL" button in filter editor #536
[Fixed] Set up focusable UI elements #499
[Fixed] "Nothing found" is now displayed correctly in Filtered Apps section #596
[Changed] Improved browsing security notification #551
[Changed] Improved "License expired" screen #546

Languages and translations

[Fixed] "Invalid userscript" phrase is now localized #563
[Fixed] Changed text for "Check update" notification #556
[Fixed] Polish declensions #511
[Changed] Context menu is now translated #545

Install and Update

[Fixed] Issue with showing two Adguard.exe processes after applying an update #539
[Fixed] uTorrent executables issue #543

Extensions

[Added] Beta version of Adguard now uses "Beta" extensions (popup, wot, assistant) #503
[Fixed] Userscripts now work on bing.com search page #566

Ad blocking

[Added] BitTorrent to filtered apps #569
[Fixed] Document-level rules ($popup,$elemhide,etc) priority issue #568
[Fixed] WindowsStoreApp.exe is no more included into "Modern UI hosted apps" #567
[Changed] Improved $popup rules #507

Bugs fixed

[Fixed] "Wrong X-Request-Key" error #589
[Fixed] Bluestacks application is now detected #558
[Fixed] String .tradedoubler.com can now be converted to punycode #553

6.0.107.609 Beta

UI improvements

• [Added] Add "Copy" command to the Filter Editor context menu #528
• [Added] Set up focusable UI elements #499
• [Added] "Check filter updates" from tray should not open main GUI window #456
• [Added] Add "Nothing found" placeholder when nothing is found in the settings #497
• [Changed] Remove "License check success" dialog, lead to "License" view immediately #533
• [Changed] Even if Ad Blocker or Extensions module is disabled - show the list of filters/extensions in update check result dialog #506
• [Changed] Remove tray menu icons panel #500
• [Changed] Change "Open filter editor" button text #524
• [Fixed] It is possible to "stuck" Adguard main window when you maximize it from the task manager #527
• [Fixed] "Do not block useful ads" checkbox is not unchecked when you disable "Filter for useful ads" #510
• [Fixed] Tooltip blinks and "disappears" when you move mouse from one "help" icon to another #498
• [Fixed] When trying to resize maximized log or editor window, it blinks #485
• [Fixed] Error message is not translated #431
• [Fixed] Language confirmation window shows up in background #262

Languages and translations

• [Added] Add Slovak and Turkish language #501
• [Added] Localize html pages from Adguard.Filter #282
• [Fixed] Polish declensions #511
• [Added] Add translations to Adguard extensions (Wot, Assitant) #504

Install and Update

• [Fixed] Update error: old Adguard is in the programs list #514
• [Fixed] Adguard crash right after update #496
• [Fixed] InvalidOperationException while updating Adguard #495
• [Fixed] Error on Adguard update #494
• [Fixed] Update does not remove obsolete v5 files #312
• [Changed] Improve auto-update algorithm, make it failproof #133

Extensions

• [Changed] Beta version of Adguard should use "Beta" extensions (popup, wot, assistant) #503
• [Changed] Greasyfork returns invalid encoded href's #522
• [Fixed] Integration mode is broken: cannot enable protection back on the website #502

Parental Control

• [Fixed] Newly added user account does not appear in Parental Control settings #531

Adblocking

• [Changed] Do not check filter updates when Ad Blocker module is disabled #505
• [Changed] There should be a way to use Adguard without UI at all #265

Bugs fixed

• [Fixed] Cannot get base url: System.IO.PathTooLongException: The specified path, file name, or both are too long #529
• [Fixed] Filtering stops when you "Close without stopping filtering" #513
• [Fixed] Error while resolving host name #489
• [Fixed] Error while getting ascii domain for ruleText ||/*playtv: #486
• [Fixed] Change the way InjectionServer starts up - we should pick up first free port #417
• [Added] Adguard doesn't block ads in uTorrent anymore #327

Minor

#487
#525
#488

6.0.103.580 Beta

UI improvements

[Added] Added "About" link to the main window #484
[Added] Too many filters warning #390
[Added] Validate syntax of the rule user enters in the User Filter #460
[Changed] Change notification balloons styles. Now it looks like native Windows 10 notifications (but in fact notifications are custom) #383
[Changed] Disable autoscroll in filtering log if it is not in the top position #438
[Changed] Expand Tile when checkbox is focused #468
[Changed] Main window Tiles: replace "Status" with module name #467
[Fixed] "Test Proxy" button should be disabled when host is empty #432
[Fixed] "Use WFP network driver" setting must not be visible on Windows Vista and XP #414
[Fixed] Add Title to wizard/tutorial window #434
[Fixed] Enabling/disabling a big group of rules works very slow #343
[Fixed] Filter Editor: Ctrl+V does not work while editing the rule #471
[Fixed] Filtering log is above taskbar while maximized #429
[Fixed] Fixed an issue with scrolling of the filters list on touch devices #443
[Fixed] Remove a secret way to maximize Adguard UI #363

Languages and translations

[Added] Add Armenian language #420
[Added] Add Chinese Simplified localization to Adguard 6 #410
[Added] Add Serbian language #430
[Changed] Detect proper language-specific filters from user's keyboard layouts #401
[Fixed] Fixed an issue with Adguard font supporting Latin Extended letters (the issue with Polish letters) #466

Ad blocking

[Added] Add $genericblock modifier support #321
[Added] Add $generichide modifier support #322
[Fixed] $elemhide modifier should be applied to "Documents" only. It should not unblock other requests. #278
[Fixed] An issue with empty Filtering Log #305

Stealth Mode improvements

[Added] Along with "User-Agent" header we should override "navigator.userAgent" javascript object #465
[Added] We should override "document.referrer" property in case if "Hide Referrer" is enabled #483

Browsing Security

[Fixed] Cannot pass through Browsing Security "Access Denied" page if domain is cyrillic #463
[Fixed] Do not check browsing security updates if module is disabled #455
[Fixed] Error while resolving host name. This should improve the speed of browsing security check. #489
[Fixed] No sound for browsing security alerts #419

Parental Control

[Changed] Changed the way how we decide which user is protected. Should help with using "parental control" with Sandboxie #408
[Fixed] Narrator allows to disable parental control without entering the password #389

Extensions

[Fixed] Check updates for both enabled and disabled userscripts #373
[Fixed] Error when Userscript contains ' symbol in the @name #386
[Fixed] YouTube+ userscript doesn't save settings anymore #458

Install and Update

[Fixed] Adguard should not be added to autorun on update #126
[Fixed] Do not check extensions updates if module is disabled #454
[Fixed] Uninstall does not remove Adguard UI settings folder #377

Bugs fixed

[Fixed] Crash on closing Adguard #475
[Fixed] Error loading users list #407
[Fixed] Fixed an issue with Adguard composing wrong element URL if local path is used #421
[Fixed] No need in recreating Adguard certificate on driver type change #449
[Fixed] Sometimes new "User Filter" rules do not work #470
[Fixed] UI agent crash while exiting #428
[Fixed] When auto updating filters, sometimes recently edited rules removed from the "User Filter" #376

Minor improvements and bugfixes

#87
#295
#353
#368
#369
#370
#379
#380
#385
#387
#392
#399
#403
#418
#425
#426
#436
#447
#450
#451
#486
#487
#488

6.0.84.487 Beta

Fixed:
#396
#400
#398
#392
#409
#404
#403
#397
#395
#394