We're pleased to announce a major new release of X-NetStat, version 6.0.0.40, containing new features and fixes. Setup file is xns6_setup.exe and is 91.2MB. SHA256 hash is 711bb0d483524b1f30521058ede060f00cefcc05778da23adde632eabb33b611.
What's new in 6.0.0.40?
- Sub-second refreshes: Can now set the refresh rate under 1 second, as low as 100ms. Detects connections that open and close quickly.
- Fixed annoying bug where connection table would appear "jumpy" after updating options.
- Rewrote WikiPedia lookups, improved caching.
- WHOIS panel now clears input correctly when selecting a new connection.
- WHOIS lookup failures are now logged as a minor error.
- ARIN and Location details are no longer stored as log file data.
- ARIN status information is now shown in options, and the cache can be reset.
- Added a "Test Settings" button in Options for SMTP settings.
- Can now view EmergingThreats files, and information from Options.
- When auto-reselecting a connection, we now avoid hard lookups, unless the action is initiated from a user click.
- The View Alerts form is no longer topmost after clicking the Edit Rule button, which blocked further interaction.
- Added more validation and sanity-checking when adding a new rule. Overly broad rules are warned against.
- The X-NetStat Updater no longer panics when the NPcap or Wireshark setup UAC dialog is cancelled.
- Event Toolbar now shows the # of events.
- Minor-error events are now colored darker, in Crimson.
- Added Emerging Threats information in credits.txt