BoxedApp SDK Changelog

BoxedApp SDK 2024.5

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Resolved an issue where enabling Windows hotpatching caused DLLs loaded from virtual files to fail after installing the update '2024-11 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5046740)'.

BoxedApp SDK 2024.4

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed an issue where enabling Windows hotpatching prevented DLLs from loading correctly from virtual files.

BoxedApp SDK 2024.3

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed a potential failure when loading a DLL from a virtual file.

BoxedApp SDK 2024.2

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed an issue where BoxedApp could fail to create virtual files if they were created asynchronously.

BoxedApp SDK 2024.1

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Processes could hang during BoxedApp SDK initialization.
Fixed - Child processes did not inherit options, even when 'DEF_BOXEDAPPSDK_OPTION__INHERIT_OPTIONS' was set.

BoxedApp SDK 2023.4

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed unexpected crashes in 64-bit virtual processes.

BoxedApp SDK 2023.3

Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed an issue where CopyFile() failed if Windows update KB5025221 was installed.

BoxedApp SDK 2023.2

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed an issue where child processes created with CreateProcessA and the EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT flag ignored the specified attribute list.

BoxedApp SDK 2023.1

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed an issue where child processes created with the EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT flag ignored the specified attribute list.

BoxedApp SDK 2021.1

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Source code is now compatible with Visual Studio 2019.

BoxedApp SDK 2020.6

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed a crash in BoxedAppSDK_CreateVirtualRegKey when the SDK was initialized via BoxedAppSDK_InitById.

BoxedApp SDK 2020.5

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Virtual files were visible in file open dialogs even when DEF_BOXEDAPPSDK_OPTION__HIDE_VIRTUAL_FILES_FROM_FILE_DIALOG was disabled.

BoxedApp SDK 2020.4

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes that could occur in 64-bit processes.

BoxedApp SDK 2020.3

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed a crash in 64-bit processes when loading a DLL.

BoxedApp SDK 2020.2

Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed a crash when loading a DLL from a virtual file on Windows 10, version 2004.

BoxedApp SDK 2020.1

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes in 64-bit applications using custom virtual directories.

BoxedApp SDK 2019.5

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed an issue where creating a real registry key could fail.

BoxedApp SDK 2019.4

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed incorrect handling of virtual keys in certain cases.

BoxedApp SDK 2019.3

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Added missing header file BoxedApp_Interfaces.h.

BoxedApp SDK 2019.2

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes in virtual processes.

BoxedApp SDK 2019.1

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed GetFinalPathNameByHandle() failing for virtual files located on a virtual drive.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.9

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Introduced a read-only registry layer.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.8

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed an issue where adding a virtual value to a real registry key caused real values in the key to be hidden from applications.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.7

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Added BoxedAppSDK_CreateVirtualDirectory to BoxedAppSDK.Managed.dll.
Fixed - Fixed .NET runtime reflection errors in BoxedAppSDK.Managed.dll.
Fixed - Fixed incorrect NtQueryKey status returns for small buffers.
Fixed - Added support for NtQueryInformationFile / FileNormalizedNameInformation in virtual files.
Fixed - Fixed an issue where registry keys with very long paths could not return their full path.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.6

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed startup hangs of virtual .NET executables on Windows XP.
Fixed - Fixed random crashes in C++ applications built with Control Flow Guard (/guard:cf) when linked with BoxedApp static libraries.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.5

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed GetModuleFileName() returning incorrect paths for the main module in a virtual process.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.4

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes when using long file system paths.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.3

Sat, 09 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed random crashes in virtual processes.
Fixed - Fixed directory listing errors when the 'all changes are virtual' mode was enabled.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.2

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Optimized virtual registry performance.

BoxedApp SDK 2018.1

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Added hook for ntdll.dll!NtQueryDirectoryFileEx.
Fixed - Fixed issues where applications failed to enumerate virtual files on Windows 10 build 17063.1000 and later.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.20

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed a crash in virtual ffmpeg.exe.
Fixed - Corrected memory protection flags for uncommon PE section characteristics.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.19

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed an issue where some virtual processes failed to start.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.18

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed startup failures for executables with relocations.
Fixed - Fixed startup failures for Confuser-protected executables in x86 mode.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.17

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed incorrect zero-filling of PE sections with both IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA and IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA flags.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.16

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Improved performance of registry key enumeration in certain scenarios.
Fixed - Fixed file renaming (MoveFile, ReplaceFile) failures on Windows 10 build 1709.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.15

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed incorrect hook installation in BoxedAppSDK_HookFunction().
Fixed - Fixed crashes after SDK initialization on Windows 10 update 1709.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.14

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed CUDA API cuInit() initialization failures when BoxedApp SDK was active.
Added - Introduced BxIlMerge sample - demonstrates merging unmanaged DLLs and other files into a managed assembly (similar to ILMerge but for unmanaged files).

BoxedApp SDK 2017.13

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Improved performance with thread-local memory pools.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.12

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed inability to launch 32-bit/64-bit virtual processes when using BoxedAppSDK.Managed.dll across architectures.
Added - Enhanced NtQueryKey implementation.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.11

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes of mixed-mode .NET executables.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.10

Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed premature closing of encrypted video file handles in sample projects.
Added - BoxedAppSDK_Exit() is now a no-op, as explicit exit is unsafe.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.9

Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed incorrect calls to NtQueryVirtualMemory for certain information classes.
Fixed - Corrected return value to STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_INVALID instead of STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_SYNTAX_BAD in Nt* APIs.
Fixed - Fixed handling of NtQueryVirtualMemory addresses belonging to virtual processes.
Fixed - Fixed crashes of virtualized 32-bit Chrome.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.8

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes of COM surrogate processes hosting virtual COM components.
Fixed - Fixed stdout write failures in virtual executables.
Fixed - Fixed memory leaks in committed memory caused by incorrect release of mapped virtual sections.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.7

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed AllocConsole() failures in non-console virtual processes.
Fixed - Fixed crashes in virtual executables with TLS data.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.6

Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed long exit delays in some .NET applications (e.g., Paint.NET).
Added - Added BoxedAppSDK_InitById() to the .NET interface.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.5

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed cases where generated logs were empty.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.4

Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed incorrect initialization of shared memory in child processes.
Added - Improved diagnostic logging.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.3

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes on Windows 7 when Symantec Endpoint Protection with General Exploit Mitigation was enabled.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.2

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Added BoxedAppSDK_DeleteFileFromVirtualFileSystem() to the .NET interface (BoxedAppSDK.Managed.dll).
Fixed - Fixed crashes when more than 64 TLS slots were allocated before BoxedAppSDK_Init.

BoxedApp SDK 2017.1

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed RegEnumValue() incorrectly returning ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS for virtual registry keys.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.32

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Ensured full source compatibility with Visual Studio 2015.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.31

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Hooked ntdll.dll!NtMapViewOfSectionEx to prevent application crashes.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.30

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes in NtQueryDirectoryFile / FileReparsePointInformation.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.29

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed incorrect offset calculations for mapped views of virtual sections.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.28

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Improved mapping of large virtual files - data is now read lazily on first access.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.27

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Enhanced Sample8_PlayEncryptedVideo: improved caching.
Fixed - Optimized section mapping to avoid preloading entire virtual files.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.26

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Enhanced Sample8_PlayEncryptedVideo: added cache, logging, and improved UI responsiveness.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.25

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed RegEnumValue() returning ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS unexpectedly for virtual keys.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.24

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Full version now ships with PDB files.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.23

Mon, 05 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed memory handle leaks.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.22

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed .NET samples build failures due to missing BoxedAppSDK.Managed.dll.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.21

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Added BoxedAppSDK_ExecuteDotNetApplication() to the .NET interface.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.20

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed real file deletions when FILE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE was used with 'all changes are virtual' mode.
Added - Added C#/VB.NET sample showing how to implement Stat() for custom virtual files.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.19

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed IE hangs when launched under BoxedApp.
Fixed - Fixed IE8 loading issues on Windows 7 x64.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.18

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes in virtual DLLs when large address awareness was enabled.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.17

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Binaries are now digitally signed.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.16

Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed command line virtualization issues for virtual processes.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.15

Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Added - .NET samples now use BoxedAppSDK.Managed.dll instead of separate bxsdk32/64.dll.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.14

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed PAGE_WRITECOPY and PAGE_EXECUTE_WRITECOPY mappings writing back modified memory incorrectly.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.13

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes in Max/MSP (Cycling '74) executables.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.12

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed CreateProcessWithLogonW failures for virtual executables.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.11

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed CreateProcessAsUserW failures on Windows 10 for virtual executables.
Added - Added support for CreateProcessWithLogonW and CreateProcessWithTokenW in virtual executables.
Added - Performance optimizations.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.10

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed startup failures in virtual executables with some custom stubs.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.9

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed incorrect storing and returning of file handle flags ('inherited', 'protect from close').
Fixed - Fixed startup failures of Electron/Atom-based virtual executables.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.8

Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed startup failures of AnyCPU .NET executables on Windows 10 x64.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.7

Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed launch failures when 32-bit/.NET apps attempted to start 64-bit/.NET apps using BoxedAppSDK.Managed.dll (and vice versa).

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.6

Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed crashes in AnyCPU .NET executables caused by TLS directory conflicts.
Fixed - Fixed crashes in virtual executables containing TLS directories when preloaded DLLs also had TLS.
Fixed - Fixed crashes when accessing virtual files located on network paths.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.5.31

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed TLS directory crashes in virtual executables on Windows 8.1.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.5.30

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Added - Added BoxedAppSDK_SetBxSdk32DllPath and BoxedAppSDK_SetBxSdk64DllPath to BoxedAppSDK.Managed.dll.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.5.29

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed AnyCPU .NET executables launching as 32-bit on x64 Windows (now launch as 64-bit).

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.5.28

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed TLS directory crashes on Windows 10.
Fixed - Fixed crashes when loading certain virtual DLLs (e.g., msvcr100.dll) on Windows 10.
Fixed - Fixed crashes during file enumeration and NtNotifyChangeDirectory calls.
Fixed - Fixed crashes when attaching Office 365 applications to BoxedApp.
Fixed - Fixed hangs of PowerPoint 2013 on Windows 10 under BoxedApp.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.5.27

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed inability to load 32-bit DLLs into 64-bit processes.
Fixed - Fixed incorrect completion port notifications for virtual file handles.
Fixed - Fixed incorrect creation of virtual files on some network locations.

BoxedApp SDK 3.3.5.26

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed - Fixed incorrect virtual file creation on Parallels 9.
Fixed - Fixed crash in BoxedAppSDK_Exit().
Added - Introduced static .NET version of BoxedApp SDK - allows building standalone .NET executables with SDK features.
Fixed - Fixed relocation handling when DLL was loaded at its preferred base address.