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Major Privacy v0.97.0 BETA Released
🕑 Added 2025-01-11 12:00:15 +0000 UTCThis release brings substantial new functionality, user interface enhancements, and critical fixes to improve usability and performance. Users will notice numerous quality-of-life improvements and expanded capabilities for managing secure environments and configurations.
A significant addition in this version is the ability to manage Secure Volumes and Protected Folders more effectively. Users can now add folders directly to the Secure Volumes view for improved organization and rename Secure Volumes or Protected Folders as needed. These features enhance flexibility and streamline folder security workflows.
Several new options have been introduced to improve control and customization. Users can now enable temporary rules, disable trace and access logging, and configure trace/access log limits to suit their specific requirements. Additionally, the tweak info panel offers detailed insights, and centralized signature database management has been implemented. A new signature folder located at C:\ProgramData\Xanasoft\MajorPrivacy\sig_db allows for user signature creation without altering third-party application directories. Importantly, a signature file in the application folder retains precedence for compatibility purposes.
Rule management has been enriched with several upgrades. The rule creation dialog now includes an auto-name generation feature, a dedicated program picker, and the ability to create process audit rules. These rules monitor processes as though protected but without applying actual protections. Signing capabilities have also been extended, allowing users to sign certificates in addition to files directly from the library view.
The user interface sees significant enhancements, including icons for main panel tabs and the enclave view, along with a new process view-based side panel in the enclave view. Color coding have been added to improve visibility and ease of use across trace, rule, and other views. Access mask columns are now human-readable, and a signature database viewer has been introduced for detailed examination of signatures.
Several critical changes were made to the underlying architecture. Internal path handling has been reworked; as a result, previous versions’ .dat files are incompatible and will be discarded. Signature files have been renamed to .mpsig, with the format enhanced for future-proofing. Old .sig files are no longer supported. These changes, along with streamlined APIs, ensure better performance and scalability.
Finally, this update resolves several issues. Problems with saving rules in the driver and inconsistencies with tweaks have been addressed, improving reliability and overall system behavior.
This update marks a major step forward in usability, flexibility, and security, and we thank our users for their continued feedback and support.
Download: https://github.com/xanasoft/MajorPrivacy/releases/tag/v0.97.0
