Version Updates

Version 4.04

This is a minor version which includes few bug fixes and minor enhancements.

Enhanced Safe URL browser control

It is now possible to control the way Internet Explorer behaves after a zone switch
Improved performance and compatibility with Internet Explorer
If the home page or URL link are on the list of Safe URLs -- Internet Explorer will try to open automatically outside of BufferZone

Prevent BufferZone Services from being stopped

It is now possible to prevent unauthorized users from stopping BufferZone services

Bug Fixes (partial list)

Several rare situations which might result in an Operating System instability
Occasional hang of Windows Media player on Windows XP when running inside BufferZone
Improved compatibility with Flash and FireFox running inside BufferZone
Improved compatibility with Symantec Endpoint Security
Improved compatibility with McAfee SaaS and McAfee Total Protection
Occasional removal of "Send to mail recipient" option from the right-click menu
Improved performance when copying large number of files from network drives
Red border was not always shown when using Windows Aero
Open folder for downloaded file on Internet Explorer did not always show the new folder

Version 4.02

This is a minor version which includes few bug fixes and minor enhanements

Confidential Files Exclusion

It is now possible to define files and folders to be exluded from Confidential files defintion, while they reside under a confidential folder.

Bug Fixes (partial list)

Several rare situations which might result in an Operating System instability
Snaptshot restore sometimes failed
Error message when accessing CD/DVD which does not contain a media
BufferZone overlay icons were sometimes not shown correctly

Version 4.01

This is a minor version which includes few bug fixes and minor enhanements.

Network Access Control (BufferZone Firewall)

Improved compatibility with commercial Firewalls
Added the option to enable or disable the Firewall

System Status Monitor

BufferZone periodically checks the status of its different components and reports their status

Bug Fixes (partial list)

Several rare situations which might result in an Operating System instability
Improved support for multiple monitor displays
A situation where BufferZone related files remained after uninstalling BufferZone
Several situations where accessing network resources did not function properly

Version 4.00

This is a major version which includes Windows 7 and Vista 64 bit support, as well as several performance and stability improvements.

Also includes:

Enhanced removable devices protection capabilities
Enhanced support for Enterprise Deployment

Version 3.42

This is a minor version which includes a small number of bug fixes.

Bug fixes (partial List)

Several situations where keyboard input was scrambled in Firefox running inside BufferZone.
Improved handling of Office ® 2007/2010 documents which contain macros.

Version 3.41

This is a minor version which includes a small number of bug fixes.

Bug fixes (partial List)

Several situations where UAC prompt was minimized when running applications inside BufferZone.
Improved compatibility with Windows Live Messenger 2011.
Improved compatibility with Check Point ZoneAlarm ®.

Version 3.40

This version includes new features as well as bug fixes and minor enhancements.

New features

Trusted Installers
- Using this feature the user can allow selected installers and updates to run outside of BufferZone.
- This allows Trusted applications to be installed or updated properly outside of BufferZone, even if they usually run inside BufferZone.
Improved Anti-Keylogging capabilities
BufferZone now provides better protection against key logging.

Bug fixes (partial List)

Several situations where Java ® installations inside BufferZone failed
Situations where the list of programs running inside BufferZone was incorrect
Rare cases where incorrect paths were created when installing applications inside BufferZone
Improved compatibility with Office ® 2010 applications

Version 3.31

This version includes a BufferZone Free Version as well as several bug fixes.

Bug Fixes (partial list)

Several rare situations which might result in an Operating System instability.
A situation where automatic emptying of BufferZone was not performed as scheduled.
A situation where sometimes installations of applications outside of BufferZone were not performed correctly.
An occasional corruption of email attachments only when using Outlook® connected to an Exchange® server.
An occasional failure to restore a BufferZone snapshot.

Version 3.30

This version includes Windows 7 32 bit support as well as several bug fixes.

Bug Fixes (partial list)

Random hang situation when using BufferZone in conjunction with Spyware Doctor®.
A situation where copy operations of virtual shortcuts on Windows Vista sometimes failed.
Several GUI bug fixes.

Version 3.21

This version includes general performance and stability improvements as well as several bug fixes.

Bug Fixes (partial list)

Several hang situations related to FireFox 3.0.x and Internet Explorer 7.0.
A situation where moving between networks causes inability to browse the Internet inside BufferZone.
A situation where some installations performed inside BufferZone are considerably slower.
Minor GUI issues.
Updated Remote troubleshooting module.

Version 3.20

This version includes full Windows Vista 32 bit support as well as several bug fixes.

New features

Localized version of BufferZone
This version is now localized for French, Italian and English.
Windows Vista 32 bit - General Availability
This version is now fully compatible with Windows Vista 32 bit.

Bug fixes (partial List)

Applications running inside BufferZone might see the names of forbidden files
Incompatibility issue with TrendMicro Internet Security Pro
Some registry keys are not updated properly while running Windows Vista with UAC on
Web Privacy sometimes caused Internet Explorer to shutdown unexpectedly
Several bugs related to Internet Explorer 8 running inside BufferZone
Several GUI changes regarding product activation
Rare Operating system crash related to Windows Drivers installation
A situation where JAVA do not initializes properly inside BufferZone
Error when trying to open PNG files inside BufferZone
An occasional error when trying to install new services inside BufferZone on Windows Vista
An error when trying to open a Microsoft Excel file from a web browser inside BufferZone
On Windows Vista, some elevated processes were not seen as running inside BufferZone even when they run inside
Excessive UAC warnings for applications running inside BufferZone

Version 3.10

This version includes several performance, stability and compatibility improvements as well as several bug fixes.

New features

Remote Technical Assistance
This version includes a remote session tool which improves our ability to troubleshoot issues on customers' machines.
Windows Vista 32 bit - Release Candidate
BufferZone version 3.10 works with Windows Vista 32 bit. This current version of BufferZone includes better compatibility with Windows Vista and is considered a Release Candidate version.

Bug fixes (partial List)

A situation where Windows startup process is excessively slow
A compatibility issue with Spyware Doctor
Improper data migration when upgrading from BufferZone 2.7
A situation where an application running inside BufferZone can cause an Operating System restart
A freeze situation caused when installing BufferZone on a computer with many eMule temporary files
Possible instability after Emptying BufferZone without a restart afterwards on Windows Vista
Sometimes applications running inside BufferZone do not show a complete list of folders
A hang situation when browsing a network path from Microsoft Outlook
A situation where Windows offline files did not synchronize well
A situation where Thunderbird mailer could not send email if run inside BufferZone
Improved anti key logging capabilities
Improved Microsoft Windows Update compatibility
Improved support for Microsoft Office 2007 documents

Version 3.01

This is a minor version which includes Windows Vista 32 bit UAC support and a small number of bug fixes.

New feature

Windows Vista 32 bit UAC support - Beta
BufferZone version 3.0 Beta works with Windows Vista 32bit. This current version of BufferZone is compatible with the User Account Control (UAC) feature of Windows Vista.

Version 3.0

This is a major version which includes Windows Vista 32 bit support, few bug fixes and some new features.

New features

Windows Vista 32 bit support - Beta
BufferZone version 3.0 Beta works with Windows Vista 32bit. This current version of BufferZone is incompatible with the User Account Control (UAC) feature of Windows Vista.
Web Privacy
Web privacy features allows the user to define a list of addresses that, by default, run outside of BufferZone (i.e. without protection). This allows the user to create a white-list of addresses (such as eBanking, internal corporate resources etc.) that will be browsed outside of BufferZone therefore separated from the untrusted environment inside BufferZone. The features works only with Internet Explorer (6 or higher).
Icons of protected applications
Icons of protected applications and files inside BufferZone will no longer show a red border around them. They will be marked as protected by the BufferZone icon at their bottom-left corner.

Version 2.70

This is a maintenance version which includes few bug fixes and improves performances and product security.

New feature

Create and restore BufferZone snapshot
This function allows the user to create a backup of all contents of the virtual repository and restore them in a future time. The backup contains all applications installed inside the BufferZone, all registry information and all files saved inside the Virtual repository.