Update Log

X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.2.4.0
2025-12-17

10th anniversary!

IMPROVED
  • Code optimization from Copilot
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
FIXED
  • Bug in X-Sec Antivirus Engine
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.2.3.0
2025-06-03
ADDED
  • Turkish language support
IMPROVED
  • Code optimization from Copilot
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
  • Upgrade runtime requirement to Visual C++ 2022
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.2.2.2
2025-03-15
IMPROVED
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
FIXED
  • Bug in Rising Antivirus Engine
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.2.2.1
2025-01-24
IMPROVED
  • Optimize scan speed
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module

X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.2.1.0
2024-04-20
IMPROVED
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
FIXED
  • German language translation

X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.2.0.0
2023-12-30
ADDED
  • German language support
IMPROVED
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
FIXED
  • Bug in X-Sec Antivirus Engine
  • Bugs in X-Sec Malware Scanner Main UI
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.1.2.1
2023-10-28
FIXED
  • Bugs in X-Sec Malware Scanner Main UI
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.1.2.0
2023-10-27
ADDED
  • New option in setting page
IMPROVED
  • Optimize scan speed
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
FIXED
  • Bug in X-Sec Malware Scanner Main UI
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.1.1.0
2023-08-26
IMPROVED
  • Optimize scan speed
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
FIXED
  • Bugs in X-Sec Antivirus Engine
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.1.0.0
2023-08-13
IMPROVED
  • Optimize scan speed
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
FIXED
  • Bug in X-Sec Malware Scanner Main UI
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.0.0.6
2023-07-01
IMPROVED
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
FIXED
  • Bug in X-Sec Malware Scanner Main UI
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.0.0.5
2023-06-20
IMPROVED
  • Update X-Sec Antivirus Engine Module
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
  • Remove Japanese language support

X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.0.0.4
2022-02-14
IMPROVED
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.0.0.3
2022-01-28
IMPROVED
  • Optimize Rising Antivirus Engine configuration
  • Update Rising Antivirus Engine Module
Update to this version may spend a bit long time cause it will update embedded .NET Core Runtime, along with Rising Antivirus Engine Module. If you can't wait, you can just download full package, unpack it, overwrite any duplicated files. Do a clean install also recommended.

X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.0.0.2
2021-11-07
ADDED
  • Now you can view scanned file count during scan
IMPROVED
  • Optimize scan speed
  • Optimize X-Sec Cloud Engine
Update to this version may spend a bit long time cause it will update embedded .NET Core Runtime, if you can't wait(about 150Mb content), you can just download full package, unpack it, overwrite any duplicated files.
X-Sec Malware Scanner 3.0.0.1
2021-10-07
ADDED
IMPROVED
  • Remove multi-task feature
  • Remove X-Sec Antivirus Engine's local signature database
  • Rewrite X-Sec Antivirus Engine
FIXED
  • Bugs in X-Sec Antivirus Engine
From this version, we removed Cloud Scan API which X-Sec Antivirus uses
We recommend you uninstall X-Sec Antivirus before install X-Sec Malware Scanner

Multiple Module Update
2019-01-06

Happy New Year!

IMPROVED
  • Antivirus engine optimization

Multiple Module Update
2018-11-18
IMPROVED
  • Antivirus engine optimization
X-Sec Antivirus 2.2.0.3
2018-08-11
IMPROVED
  • Enhance Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
  • Now more update details will be shown in log
FIXED
  • Bugs in X-Sec Antivirus GUI
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine
X-Sec Antivirus 2.2.0.2
2018-08-04
ADDED
  • Update entry in tray menu
IMPROVED
  • Now context menu scan can scan multiple objects
  • Now more update details will be shown in log
FIXED
  • Bugs in X-Sec Antivirus GUI
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine
X-Sec Antivirus 2.2.0.1
2018-07-28
FIXED
  • Bugs in X-Sec Antivirus GUI and X-Sec Antivirus Updater
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine
We did a quick fix on existing bugs in X-Sec Antivirus 2.2.0.0, users need to restart X-Sec Antivirus manually to finish this update, sorry for the inconvenience!
X-Sec Antivirus 2.2.0.0
2018-07-28
ADDED
  • Settings for update
  • Context Menu is linked with X-Sec Antivirus GUI now
IMPROVED
  • Re-design About section
  • Rewrite X-Sec Antivirus Updater
  • Change representation of showing threat details
  • Now Cloud Scan uses HTTPS
  • Now most of X-Sec Antivirus' modules have 64-bit version
  • Enhance Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
FIXED
  • Minor bugs in X-Sec Antivirus GUI
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine
From this version, we removed CommandLine Version due to less usage
From this version, we changed component requirement
Users should remove Context Menu through Commandline Version and re-install X-Sec Antivirus(remove all files then re-download)
X-Sec Antivirus 2.1.1.0
2018-03-30
ADDED
  • Donation entry on About section
IMPROVED
  • Optimize antivirus engine
FIXED
  • Incorrect translation in Traditional Chinese
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine
X-Sec Antivirus 2.1.0.0
2018-03-16
ADDED
  • Multi-thread scan feature
  • Multi-task feature
  • Trust List feature
  • Quarantine feature
  • Multi-language feature
IMPROVED
  • Brand new UI
  • Enhance antivirus engine
  • Optimize performance
FIXED
  • Bug in antivirus engine
From this version, X-Sec Antivirus no longer supports Windows XP and Windows Vista
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update

XSec_HE.dll 1.0.4.7 MODULE UPDATE
2017-11-11
IMPROVED
  • Enhance Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
XSec_HE.dll 1.0.4.6 MODULE UPDATE
2017-10-28
IMPROVED
  • Enhance malicious script detection
XSec_HE.dll 1.0.4.5 MODULE UPDATE
2017-10-14
IMPROVED
  • Enhance Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
  • Enhance Heuristic Engine for PE file
X-Sec Antivirus 1.1.2.0
2017-10-03
IMPROVED
  • Adjust Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
  • Optimize codes
  • Optimize script identification logic
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine.
Multiple Module Update
2017-09-23
IMPROVED
  • Adjust Heuristic Engine for PE file
  • Optimize codes
Multiple Module Update
2017-09-16
IMPROVED
  • Enhance Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
  • Adjust Heuristic Engine for PE file
Multiple Module Update
2017-09-09
IMPROVED
  • Adjust Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
FIXED
  • Minor bug in XSec_STK.dll
X-Sec Antivirus 1.1.1.0
2017-09-02
ADDED
  • Now X-Sec Antivirus can scan more types of file
  • Detection for a new type of encoded backdoor payload
  • Now X-Sec Antivirus GUI and X-Sec Antivirus Updater require admin privilege
IMPROVED
  • Optimize memory usage during scan
  • Optimize script identification logic
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine.
Multiple Module Update
2017-08-26
IMPROVED
  • Enhance malicious shortcut detection
  • Adjust Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf(Thanks to @Petrovic on MalwareTips Forum)
Multiple Module Update
2017-08-19
IMPROVED
  • Enhance Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
Multiple Module Update
2017-08-12
IMPROVED
  • Enhance malicious shortcut detection
  • Enhance Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
X-Sec Antivirus 1.1.0.0
2017-08-06
ADDED
  • Local digital signature database
  • Heuristic Engine for phishing pdf
IMPROVED
  • Improve scan speed
  • Optimize script identification logic
  • Optimize codes
FIXED
  • Minor bug in 1.0.3.1 version
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine.
X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.3.1
2017-07-23
ADDED
  • Now X-Sec Antivirus can identify more types of file
IMPROVED
  • Enhance malicious shortcut detection
  • Improve scan speed
  • Optimize codes
FIXED
  • A small bug in commandline version
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine.
X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.3.0
2017-07-16
IMPROVED
  • Enhance Cloud Scan
  • Optimize script identification logic
  • Optimize codes
FIXED
  • A handle leak in X-Sec Updater
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine.
X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.2.2
2017-05-09
IMPROVED
  • Enhance malicious shortcut detection
  • Optimize script identification logic
  • Remove some useless detection logic
FIXED
  • Minor bug in 1.0.2.1 version
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine.
X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.2.1
2017-03-06
ADDED
  • Now X-Sec Antivirus can identify more types of file
IMPROVED
  • Enhance malicious script detection
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine.
X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.2.0
2017-02-25
ADDED
  • Now X-Sec Antivirus can scan more types of file
IMPROVED
  • Remove minimum scan file size limit
  • Enhance malicious shortcut detection
  • Enhance Script Heuristic Engine
FIXED
  • Minor bug in 1.0.1.0 version
Users must update to this version otherwise you will no longer use Cloud Engine.
X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.1.0
2017-01-02

Happy New Year!

ADDED
  • Now X-Sec Antivirus can identify more types of file
IMPROVED
  • Low down the false positive rate from Script Heuristic Engine
FIXED
  • Minor bug in 1.0.1.0 version

X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.0.2
2016-12-02
ADDED
  • Now X-Sec Antivirus can adjust scan priority(GUI version only)
  • Now X-Sec Antivirus will use Cloud Engine to scan PE file whose size is larger than 10Mb
  • Add Script Heuristic Engine
IMPROVED
  • Adjust Setting Page
FIXED
  • Minor bug in 1.0.0.2 Beta 2 version
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update(Except users who are using our 1.0.0.2 Beta 2 version)
X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.0.1
2016-07-15
ADDED
  • A new module which detects specific types of malware
IMPROVED
  • Adjust scan paths of Quick Scan
  • Enhance Heuristic Module for detecting dotNET based ransomware
X-Sec Antivirus 1.0.0.0
2016-07-05

First version!

ADDED
  • Quick Scan, Full Scan, Custom Scan
XSec_HE.dll 1.0.1.3 MODULE UPDATE
2016-04-04
IMPROVED
  • Change rules to avoid some false positives
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.8
2016-03-02
IMPROVED
  • Adjust some settings
  • Adjust Heuristic Module to avoid false positives
FIXED
  • Minor bug in main program
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.7
2016-02-27
ADDED
  • Now X-Sec can remove detected threats
IMPROVED
  • Adjust Heuristic Module to avoid false positives
FIXED
  • Minor bug in main program
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.6
2016-02-14
ADDED
  • Now X-Sec can scan more types of file
IMPROVED
  • Improve scan speed(About 5%)
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.5
2016-02-04
ADDED
  • Context Menu Scan(Admin privilege is needed)
IMPROVED
  • User Experience of Scan
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner Updater 1.0.0.7 MODULE UPDATE
2016-01-29
ADDED
  • Auto-close main program before updating program modules
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.4
2016-01-29
ADDED
  • Now both Drag & Drop Scan and basic scan method support single file/folder scan
  • Now Drag & Drop Scan result can write to scan log(Depend on the setting of scan log)
IMPROVED
  • User Experience of Drag & Drop Scan
FIXED
  • A bug in main program
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.3
2016-01-28
ADDED
  • Single File Scan(NOTICE: The result will not be recorded in scan log)[Thanks to @OokamiCreed on MalwareTips Forum]
FIXED
  • A long-existing bug(Thanks to @Andrew999 on MalwareTips Forum)
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.2
2016-01-13
IMPROVED
  • Enhance Cloud Scan
FIXED
  • A bug in main program, but the bug what @Andrew999(From MalwareTips Forum) mentioned will be fixed in the next version(It will cost lots of time)

X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.1
2015-12-31

Happy New Year!

ADDED
  • Updater supports self-update(Need to run a batch file to finish update, DO NOT delete the batch file in program folder)
IMPROVED
  • Signature structure(Can not use in old version)
  • Program performance
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update(updatecfg.ini and its alternative version also need to re-download)
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.1.0.0
2015-12-25

Merry Christmas!

ADDED
  • Cloud Scan is available now
  • Now you can view database version in the scan log
IMPROVED
  • Program performance
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.0.1.4
2015-12-15
ADDED
  • Now you can disable/enable all options with one key in "Settings"(Thanks to @Mops21 on MalwareTips Forum)
FIXED
  • A bug in main program
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.0.1.3
2015-12-14
FIXED
  • A critical bug in main program
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.0.1.2
2015-12-14
ADDED
  • Now you can view scan log in "Settings"(Thanks to @Mops21 on MalwareTips Forum)
IMPROVED
FIXED
  • A bug in XSec_FI.dll
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.0.1.1
2015-12-08
ADDED
  • Now X-Sec CommandLine Scanner supports Windows XP
  • New settings(Cloud Scan is not available now)
  • Scan Log move to new directory
FIXED
  • A long-existing bug
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update
XSec_HE.dll 1.0.0.5 MODULE UPDATE
2015-11-26
IMPROVED
  • Change rules to avoid some false positives
  • Try our best to avoid false positives from other antivirus vendors
XSec_FI.dll & XSec_VT.dll also have an update
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.0.1.0
2015-11-21
IMPROVED
  • Improve scan speed(About 20%)[On the other hand, the memory usage is larger...]
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.0.0.9
2015-11-11
ADDED
  • The progress of scan shows in screen dynamically
FIXED
  • Modify some code to avoid crash
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner 1.0.0.8
2015-11-07
FIXED
  • Fix an issue which can let X-Sec crashed(Thanks to @Mops21 on MalwareTips Forum)
XSec_HE.dll 1.0.0.3 MODULE UPDATE
2015-10-29
IMPROVED
  • Change rules to avoid some false positives
X-Sec CommandLine Scanner Updater 1.0.0.2 MODULE UPDATE
2015-10-29
ADDED
  • Support program module update[Except itself]
IMPROVED
  • Change update server
Users should re-download our new version to finish this update