blackfog macos release notes
By |Last Updated: January 14th, 2025|4 min read|Categories: Release Notes|

5.0 build 1127 – (December 20, 2024 Beta 7 Release)

  • Core
    • Rewritten from the ground up in Swift
    • Feature parity with Windows
    • Renamed core application to BlackFog
    • Updated icons for version 5
    • Dynamic dashboard tiling
    • Adopted MapKit support for Exfiltration view
    • Added Dark Mode Support
    • Hardened runtime and sandbox support
    • Added support for dynamic rule updates
    • Allow support for restricted options through console
    • Added sliding sidebar view for events
    • Integrated agent into System settings as Network > Filters
    • Inherit Content filter status into application state
    • Reflect protected state in window header
    • Added Window > Log view for system events
    • Detect all existing Mac models through 2024
  • Features
    • Realtime GeoIP lookups
    • Added completely Air gapped packet filtering for failsafe blocking
    • Modernized UI with consistent look and feel across platforms
    • Support for M Series processes as well as Intel
    • Added canary release capability to console
    • Multi-threaded network filtering
    • Added thread safe cache mapping for high performance blocking
    • Added thread controls for systemwide performance increase
    • Added many new Mac based threats such as Banshee prevention
    • Added Helper menubar application to monitor state
  • Improvements
    • Improvement parsing of inter application communication messages
    • Updated JSON parsing and type checking
    • Moved rule processing logic to core system agent

3.2 build 169 – (October 11, 2018)

  • Added Fake News Blocking
  • Added support for Dark Mode in Mojave (10.14)
  • Added hardened runtime support
  • Added Full Disk Access support in Mojave (10.14)
  • Resolved crash when using El Capitan (10.11)
  • Removed block warnings when clicking on Ads shown in Google Search
  • Provide foundation for scheduled scanning in next update
  • Added App Notarization support for downloadable version
  • Improved menubar text in dark mode
  • Added Enterprise console setting for Fake News
  • Changed Enterprise license handling
  • Optimized Touch Bar icon sizing
  • Added Turkish translation
  • Improved messaging when removing Malware

3.1 build 156 – July 31, 2018

  • Added more than 250 cryptomining blockers
  • Added Facebook blocking capability
  • Added Enterprise settings collection
  • Added Managed domains column to white and black lists
  • Added Safari toolbar Item to reveal status of blocking
  • Added Safari toolbar item to whitelist sites
  • Updated Malware rules for several recent threats
  • Prevent the whitelisting of blacklisted sites
  • Provide warning when sandboxing does not permit deletion

3.0 build 146 – June 14, 2018

  • Added Malware scanning and removal for over 1,000 new threats
  • Added Enterprise console checkin capability for Enterprise licenses
  • Added more than 1,000 new Ad blocks and refined rules
  • Added Cryptomining blocker
  • Added Malware blocker
  • Added checkin timer for Enterprise license
  • Added the ability to open Safari Extensions for users to enable
  • Added new status options to menubar helper
  • Added rating window to App Store edition
  • Added automatic update feature
  • Added Touch bar support
  • Added Helper service for system Malware removal
  • Fixed some minor UI issues when saving preferences
  • Fixed crash when attempting to load corrupted preferences
  • Prevent users from adding blank entries to white list or black list
  • Updated core libraries for compatibility with High Sierra

2.6 build 103 – February 14, 2017

  • Changed file access mode to conform to Apples new Sandbox rules
  • White/Black listing is applied immediately rather than on preference close
  • Agent Launch default is set to false so that users are making the choice to turn it on

2.6 build 102 – February 8, 2017

  • Initial release for macOS
  • High performance Ad blocking and Anti-tracking for Safari
  • Removes adware from your system and prevents it from coming back
  • Improves browser performance
  • Fixes hijacked browsers
  • Reclaims drive space from core areas of operating system
  • Browser data wipe for Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Opera
  • Release available as DMG and App Store editions
  • Includes Menubar Agent for auto launch at login
  • Double click installation from image
  • Requires macOS 10.11.5 or greater with Safari 1o
  • Available in English, Dutch and Danish

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