PE File Browser x86 Change History

Version 2.24, 20 December 2024
Version 2.24 includes the following functionality:

• Addition information displayed when a software update fails to query the website for software update information.

Version 2.23, 06 December 2024
Version 2.23 includes the following functionality:

• GUI fonts are now anti-aliased.

Version 2.22, 14 November 2024
Version 2.22 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.

Version 2.21, 05 November 2024
Version 2.21 includes the following functionality:

• Addition of context menu on Memory Lists to allow you to view the memory inside the PE file as BYTEs, WORDs, DWORDs, QWORDs and disassembly.
• New Inspect menu to allow you to view arbitrary memory content and search for memory inside the PE file.
• Bug fix for displaying Thread Local Storage information.

Version 2.20, 17 October 2024
Version 2.20 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Misc bug fixes.

Version 2.19, 01 October 2024
Version 2.19 includes the following functionality:

• Improved software update dialog.

Version 2.18, 19 September 2024
Version 2.18 includes the following functionality:

• Debug Information now displays the DWARF debug information version number.

Version 2.17, 13 September 2024
Version 2.17 includes the following functionality:

• Static analysis improvements.

Version 2.16, 30 August 2024
Version 2.16 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 2.15, 01 August 2024
Version 2.15 includes the following functionality:

• Addition of detection of Cygwin.

Version 2.14, 21 July 2024
Version 2.14 includes the following functionality:

• Misc static code analysis bug fixes.

Version 2.13, 10 June 2024
Version 2.13 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.

Version 2.12, 01 May 2024
Version 2.12 includes the following functionality:

• Updated .Net Information section to include information about .Net Core (Self Contained and Framework Dependent).

Version 2.11, 20 March 2024
Version 2.11 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for exported functions display.
• Bug fix for dependency checking.
• Minor bug fixes and continued improvement of secure data handling.

Version 2.10, 09 March 2024
Version 2.10 includes the following functionality:

• Minor bug fixes and continued improvement of secure data handling.

Version 2.09, 08 February 2024
Version 2.09 includes the following functionality:

• Changes to security attributes/descriptors placed on files and pipes etc. We no longer use default settings (Everyone all access), but restrict access to Admin/System/Interactive Users and Deny Guest.
• Improvements to security issues in various places in the codebase.
• Improved handling of low memory conditions in string handling.

Version 2.08, 01 February 2024
Version 2.08 includes the following functionality:

• Software improvements due to static analysis with VisualLint and Gimpel PC-Lint.
• Bug fix for exported functions tab.
• Bug fix for imported functions tab.
• Bug fixes for PE file reader.
• Memory leak fixes for PE file reader, found with Memory Validator.
• Bug fix for potential crash if NULL passed to Software Verify internal heap allocator.

Version 2.07, 11 December 2023
Version 2.07 includes the following functionality:

• Graphics update for 4K screens.

Version 2.06, 04 December 2023
Version 2.06 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for drawing tree controls on 4K displays. The release a couple of weeks ago worked for some DPI levels, but failed for higher levels. Now working correctly.

Version 2.05, 28 November 2023
Version 2.05 includes the following functionality:

• All threading synchronization primitives moved to the svlSupport.dll library, rather than included in each library. This has had the useful side effect of improving callstacks.

Version 2.04, 21 November 2023
Version 2.04 includes the following functionality:

• UX improvement - tree expand/collapse buttons are now easier to use because they are better sized on high DPI screens.

Version 2.03, 07 November 2023
Version 2.03 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Misc bug fixes.

Version 2.02, 19 October 2023
Version 2.02 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Misc bug fixes.

Version 2.01, 06 October 2023
Version 2.01 includes the following functionality:

• All Dependent Modules display updated to include the functions imported from each module.
• Updated command line arguments to be more explicit about the behaviour expected.

Version 2.00, 27 September 2023
Version 2.00 includes the following functionality:

• Update to handle DLL function importing by API Set rather than DLL name.

Version 1.99, 31 August 2023
Version 1.99 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.98, 25 August 2023
Version 1.98 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for help file downloading.

Version 1.97, 16 August 2023
Version 1.97 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.96, 27 July 2023
Version 1.96 includes the following functionality:

• Updated svlUXTheme.

Version 1.95, 10 July 2023
Version 1.95 includes the following functionality:

• Addition of debugging data to display a CV record indicating GUID, age and PDB filename.
• Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.94, 23 May 2023
Version 1.94 includes the following functionality:

• Improved detection of .Net execution engine for .Net and .Net Core.
• Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.93, 21 May 2023
Version 1.93 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.92, 11 May 2023
Version 1.92 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.91, 25 April 2023
Version 1.91 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.
• Bug fixes and additional safety measures added to SVL Admin Service.

Version 1.90, 04 April 2023
Version 1.90 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.89, 17 March 2023
Version 1.89 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for trying to read TDS debug information from a .bpl or .def file in an administrator mode directory.

Version 1.88, 10 March 2023
Version 1.88 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for TDS debug information reading - we can now identify additional functions compared to earlier versions.
• Improved symbols for Delphi (x86 and x64) and C++ Builder x86 applications.

Version 1.87, 09 March 2023
Version 1.87 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.86, 07 February 2023
Version 1.86 includes the following functionality:

• Update to detect Windows 11 operating system.
• Maintenance release.

Version 1.85, 11 January 2023
Version 1.85 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.84, 13 December 2022
Version 1.84 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.83, 28 November 2022
Version 1.83 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.
• Updated UX Theme.

Version 1.82, 08 November 2022
Version 1.82 includes the following functionality:

• Updated Help menu.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.
• Updated documentation.

Version 1.81, 22 October 2022
Version 1.81 includes the following functionality:

• Updated Help menu.
• Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.80, 06 October 2022
Version 1.80 includes the following functionality:

• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 1.79, 13 September 2022
Version 1.79 includes the following functionality:

• Addition of Software Updates functionality and menu.

Version 1.78, 20 June 2022
Version 1.78 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for symbol name decoding on Exported Functions user interface.
• Bug fix for missing installer dependency on vanilla machines with no installs.

Version 1.77, 06 June 2022
Version 1.77 includes the following functionality:

• Updated installer to only ask about closing Visual Studio after the choice for installing Visual Studio menus has been made.

Version 1.76, 01 June 2022
Version 1.76 includes the following functionality:

• Various static analysis bug fixes.

Version 1.75, 26 April 2022
Version 1.75 includes the following functionality:

• Static analysis bug fixes.
• Misc bug fixes.
• Bug fixes for incorrect test with FindFirstFile().

Version 1.74, 07 April 2022
Version 1.74 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix PE file entry point type recognition. Incorrect classification of C++.Net applications as native now fixed.
• Improved registry access handling.

Version 1.73, 15 March 2022
Version 1.73 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.72, 07 February 2022
Version 1.72 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.71, 25 January 2022
Version 1.71 includes the following functionality:

• Added new section: Thread Local Storage
• Added new section: Resources
• Bug fix for duplicate DLL names in Imported Modules list.
• Bug fix for duplicate function names in Imported Functions list.

Version 1.70, 11 January 2022
Version 1.70 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for crash displaying exception data in unknown format.

Version 1.69, 05 January 2022
Version 1.69 includes the following functionality:

• Various UX improvements and performance improvements.

Version 1.68, 26 December 2021
Version 1.68 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for installer.

Version 1.67, 23 December 2021
Version 1.67 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for dependency checking.
• Additional information now displays info about Win32 Service API usage, Visual Leak Detector usage, Address Sanitizer usage.
• Maintenance release: Software Verify UX Theme moved into it's own library.

Version 1.66, 07 December 2021
Version 1.66 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.65, 22 November 2021
Version 1.65 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for .Net Core DLL detection, added DLL entry point type to make the specification stricter.

Version 1.64, 18 October 2021
Version 1.64 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.
• Misc bug fixes.
• Modified installer shortcut criteria.

Version 1.63, 04 October 2021
Version 1.63 includes the following functionality:

• DLL Dependency checker improvement.
• Addition of Contact customer support to Help menu, and various other related contact improvements.

Version 1.62, 29 September 2021
Version 1.62 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.61, 27 August 2021
Version 1.61 includes the following functionality:

• Renamed the Sections tab to Sections / Segments and added a column for the segment identifier.

Version 1.60, 23 August 2021
Version 1.60 includes the following functionality:

• Addition of filter field on Imported Functions tab.
• Addition of filter field on Exported Functions tab.

Version 1.59, 12 August 2021
Version 1.59 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes including DLL inspection bug fix for potential crash.

Version 1.58, 02 August 2021
Version 1.58 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Minor bug fixes and updates.

Version 1.57, 06 July 2021
Version 1.57 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for registry reading bug. Only affects installs on machines that don't already have an install.

Version 1.56, 03 July 2021
Version 1.56 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Various bug fixes and misc new functionality.

Version 1.55, 11 June 2021
Version 1.55 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes. Maintenance release.

Version 1.54, 22 May 2021
Version 1.54 includes the following functionality:

• Updated help documentation.

Version 1.53, 05 May 2021
Version 1.53 includes the following functionality:

• Updated .Net Any CPU to handle .Net Core.
• Addition of .Net Core status.

Version 1.52, 16 April 2021
Version 1.52 includes the following functionality:

• Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements.

Version 1.51, 31 March 2021
Version 1.51 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for crash using Vector class.

Version 1.50, 23 March 2021
Version 1.50 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for exported functions dialog, forwarded functions are now displayed correctly.
• Misc performance improvements.

Version 1.49, 17 March 2021
Version 1.49 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for finding Program Files directory for non English language countries.

Version 1.48, 10 March 2021
Version 1.48 includes the following functionality:

• Compiled HTML Help (CHM) and PDF help files are now downloaded outside of the setup executable. This is an attempt to stop anti-virus detectors mistaking the setup file for virus/malware because the CHM has triggered a FALSE positive virus detection.
• New Help menu options for PDF Help, Documentation, Readme and version history.

Version 1.47, 01 March 2021
Version 1.47 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes.
• Column highlighting is now handled by the UX Theme. Classic, modern and high contrast themes get different column highlighting.

Version 1.46, 12 February 2021
Version 1.46 includes the following functionality:

• Improvement to menu processing. Less CPU usage.

Version 1.45, 29 January 2021
Version 1.45 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.44, 05 January 2021
Version 1.44 includes the following functionality:

• UX improvements.

Version 1.43, 26 November 2020
Version 1.43 includes the following functionality:

• New Software Verify UX Theme. Easier to use. Calmer to look at. New icons.
• Updated documentation.

Version 1.42, 09 November 2020
Version 1.42 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.41, 02 November 2020
Version 1.41 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for crash undecorating symbol names.

Version 1.40, 26 October 2020
Version 1.40 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for symbol server PDB fetch failing sometimes.
• Bug fix for PDB reading failing sometimes.

Bug fix for crash with long symbol names.

Version 1.39, 21 October 2020
Version 1.39 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for filenames with non-ANSI characters in them (Chinese, Korean, etc).

Version 1.38, 05 October 2020
Version 1.38 includes the following functionality:

• Addition of Find PE File... menu item.
• Misc improvements.

Version 1.37, 02 October 2020
Version 1.37 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix to for incorrect data insertion into an array.

Version 1.36, 24 September 2020
Version 1.36 includes the following functionality:

• New reporting field - reports when a native module is bound to the .Net runtime via CorBindToRuntime(Ex)().
• Misc performance improvements.

Version 1.35, 18 September 2020
Version 1.35 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.34, 14 August 2020
Version 1.34 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for grid rendering. Fixes a rare crash.
• Minor UX improvements.

Version 1.33, 23 June 2020
Version 1.33 includes the following functionality:

• New SVL UX Theme.
• Updated help to reflect the new SVL UX Theme.
• Added human readable descriptions to "Optional Characteristics".

Version 1.32, 03 June 2020
Version 1.32 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for incorrect Line Number/Filename column names.

Version 1.31, 14 May 2020
Version 1.31 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for memory leak in Microsoft's CPngImage class. Replaced class with our implementation. We found this leak with C++ Memory Validator.

Version 1.30, 05 May 2020
Version 1.30 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.29, 20 April 2020
Version 1.29 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.28, 20 March 2020
Version 1.28 includes the following functionality:

• Misc static analysis bug fixes.

Version 1.27, 15 March 2020
Version 1.27 includes the following functionality:

• Manifest viewer now displays text at a readable size on high DPI screens.

Version 1.26, 02 March 2020
Version 1.26 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.25, 26 February 2020
Version 1.25 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Misc bug fixes.

Version 1.24, 07 February 2020
Version 1.24 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for DLL inspection component (fixes a crash in rare circumstances).

Version 1.23, 30 January 2020
Version 1.23 includes the following functionality:

• Misc bug fixes and UX improvements.

Version 1.22, 20 January 2020
Version 1.22 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Misc bug fixes, etc.

Version 1.21, 02 January 2020
Version 1.21 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release. Misc bug fixes and UI/UX tweaks.

Version 1.20, 03 December 2019
Version 1.20 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release.

Version 1.19, 25 November 2019
Version 1.19 includes the following functionality:

• UX bug fixes.

Version 1.18, 16 October 2019
Version 1.18 includes the following functionality:

• GUI now reports if EXE/DLL is a VB6 module.
• Update to PEDLL helper library to detect DLLs linked to VB6.

Version 1.17, 26 September 2019
Version 1.17 includes the following functionality:

• Now reports PE files with Control Flow Guard.
• Bug fix for reading a minority of PE files.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 1.16, 20 August 2019
Version 1.16 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for help file locating.

Version 1.15
Version 1.15 includes the following functionality:

• Support for viewing PE files that are not x86/x64 (for example: ARM). Some data won't display perfectly due to OS preventing loading of incorrect architecture DLLs, which means we have to attempt to get this data another way, but most data displays correctly.

Version 1.14
Version 1.14 includes the following functionality:

• Misc. bug fixes.

Version 1.13
Version 1.13 includes the following functionality:

• Changed installer to not require administrator rights.

Version 1.12
Version 1.12 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for GDI handle leaks caught with the new SelectObject detector in C++ Memory Validator V7.38

Version 1.11
Version 1.11 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for command line handling.
• Addition of menus to Visual Studio for 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010.
• Bug fixes from static analysis.

Version 1.10
Version 1.10 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix when installing on Windows XP/ Windows XP x64.

Version 1.09
Version 1.09 includes the following functionality:

• Tool settings are now stored in the HKCU\Software\SoftwareVerify hierarchy (moved from SoftwareVerification). This is a recommended download.

Version 1.08
Version 1.08 includes the following functionality:

• New release that does not store any Software Verify DLLs in Windows system directories. This should reduce the likelihood that our software tools are mistaken for viruses/trojans.

Version 1.07
Version 1.07 includes the following functionality:

• Maintenance release, misc bug fixes.

Version 1.06
Version 1.06 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for memory leak.
• Performance improvement.

Version 1.05
Version 1.05 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for list of dependent DLLs.

Version 1.04
Version 1.04 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for crash with some DLLs.
• Bug fix for memory leak with some DLLs.

Version 1.03
Version 1.03 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for PE format inspection DLL to prevent crashes when inspecting a DLL with an unusual data layout.
• Improvements to STABS debug information handling.
• Improvements to COFF debug information handling.

Version 1.02
Version 1.02 includes the following functionality:

• Addition of symbol filter and symbol export options on the various symbol inspection tabs.

Version 1.01
Version 1.01 includes the following functionality:

• Bug fix for PE format inspection DLL to prevent crashes when inspecting a DLL with an unusual data layout.

Version 1.00
Version 1.00 includes the following functionality:

• Initial version of PE File Browser.