AppControl Manager 1.8.1.0
What's New
Important
How To Install: Copy and Paste this command in a PowerShell window as Admin. (Technical explanation available here)
(irm 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HotCakeX/Harden-Windows-Security/main/Harden-Windows-Security.ps1')+'AppControl'|iex-
Improved the UX (User Experience) in the Update page. When actions such as checking for update or installing a new version is happening, the page behind the update button becomes unavailable in order to keep things consistent.
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Improved the Allow New Apps page's experience. When filtering data from the DataGrids and then remove some items, they will show correctly after removing the filter.
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Also, in the Allow New Apps page when you reset, the path to the selected base policy will remain intact and you can begin creating a new policy right away for another program because the selected logs will be properly emptied.
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The app no longer allows the wrong certificate or common name to be used during signed policy deployment, re-deployment or removal. Such possible user accidents are caught very early on and communicated to the user with proper and clear messages so user can fix the mistake quickly. The goal is to never let AppControl Manager be used even intentionally to cause boot failure when dealing with signed policies.
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Deployment of signed policies is very much recommended over unsigned ones, check this article to see why: https://github.com/HotCakeX/Harden-Windows-Security/wiki/The-Strength-of-Signed-App-Control-Policies
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AppControl Manager is the only app that's currently available that makes it the safest way to interact with signed policies and it keeps getting better quickly.
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The content dialogs that ask for user input for signing scenarios have better visuals now, and the focus is by default on the Verify button, which makes it easier and clearer what needs to be done. It also means you can press the enter key on the keyboard quickly to confirm the actions without using mouse.
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Improved DataGrid experience when removing items in MDE Advanced Hunting and Event Logs pages.
- AppControl-Manager-DownloadLink-Version-Update-Version-1.8.0.0 by @github-actions in #486
- Improving documentations for the AppControl Manager app by @HotCakeX in #487
- Various UI improvements in the AppControl Manager by @HotCakeX in #490
- Implemented more guardrails for signed scenarios in AppControl Manager by @HotCakeX in #492
Full Changelog: AppControlManager.v.1.8.0.0...AppControlManager.v.1.8.1.0
Note
As mentioned at the top, please refer to this page for installation instructions.
