Archive Module release notes

v7.1

Release date: 6/25/2024

Support new file types: RAW with HFS format, MS OLE.
Support gpg asymetric keypair extraction (users to provided the GPG Home directory with all keys imported).
Support skipping extraction for selected file types.
A new configuration to allow extract on error.
Support Ubuntu 22.04.

v7.0.1

Release date: 4/10/2024

Fix the SMINE extraction fails in some cases

v7.0

Release date: 4/3/2024

Support RAW (with NTFS Format), git-bundle, RIBC, SMINE extraction.
Improve UTIB, TAR, split Encase extraction.
Upgrade 7z to a newer version.
Upgrade the engine to .Net 6.

v6.5.3

Release date: 3/6/2024

Better EXE SFX file extraction.
Auto handling entry name encoding (supported UTF-8 and SJIS).
Upgrade 3rd Party lib to resolve a vulnerability.

v6.5.2

Release date: 2/5/2024

Fix the temp file issue when extracting PST file.
Fix the failure when extracting .dosszie file.

v6.5.1

Release date: 1/16/2024

Better VHD extraction

v6.5

Release date: 12/18/2023

Support new file types: e-dossier (ES3), System Center Configuration Manager Package Files (PCK)
Better handling big archive files.
Password protected PST file is handled properly.
Enhance temp file generation.

v6.4.1

Release date: 11/9/2023

Better handling EML file encoding in base64

v6.4

Release date: 9/27/2023

New configuration to preserve children filenames inside an archive file when creating a sanitized file
Support UUencoding (UU, UUE), Encase (E01) extraction

v6.3.2

Release date: 8/9/2023

Fixed the compression issue when creating a RAR file with Chinese file path

v6.3.1

Release date: 7/19/2023

Support extraction for non-standard VIB files

v6.3

Release date: 6/20/2023

Support CRX extraction
Return an attribute to identify whether a file is encrypted or not after decrypted (requires MetaDenfender Core 5.5.1+)
Improve logging
Enhance PST extraction and compression
Support hiding internal data for Archive sanitization

v6.2.3

Release date: 5/22/2023

Remove an unnecessary file (MSG.data) when extracting MSG files

v6.2.2

Release date: 4/25/2023

Improve SFX extraction performance
Support EXE_SFX decryption

v6.2.1

Release date: 3/29/2023

Fix performance degradation in MetaDefender Core 5.4.1+
Remove the UNC path in the PidLidReminderFileParameter when sanitizing a MSG file (CVE-2023-23397)

v6.2

Release date: 3/15/2023

Support extraction for new file types:
- XPI (Firefox extension)
- VTAR (VM Tar)
- GPT-styled VHD
- Split CAB
Preserve filename/folder name encoded with special encodings like Shift-JIS
Improve HFS extraction

v6.1.1

Release date: 2/13/2023

Support extraction for SPF
Fix engine failed to decrypt/encrypt MS Office, PST dues to long socket path

v6.1.0

Release date:1/11/2023

Support extraction for UTIB
Enhance extraction and compression of EML
Enhance extraction of Self-Extracting Executable files
Preserve symlinks in TAR compression

v6.0.2

Release date: 12/2/2022

Preserve MS Word/Excel format during decryption
Support retaining password for DOT, DOCM, DOTX, DOTM, XLT, XLSM, XLTX, XLTM, XLSB

v6.0.1

Release date: 10/27/2022

Enhance EML extraction
Support UTF-8 password when decryption PDF files
Support log level configuration
Support APK with Signature Scheme v2

v6.0

Release date: 10/5/2022

VC++ Redist 2017 is required
Dependency check when intializing the engine

v5.3.28

Release date: 9/7/2022

Add line breaks when writing base64 encoded data in EML

v5.3.27

Release date: 8/22/2022

Enhance password-protected decryption for Excel file

v5.3.26

Release date: 8/1/2022

Enhance PST, HFS extraction

v5.3.25

Release date: 6/29/2022

Handle password with special characters in PGP decryption

v5.3.24

Release date: 5/30/2022

Support non-ASCII password in PDF decryption
Support archive extraction with Copy method
Improve archive extraction on Linux

v5.3.23

Release date: 4/27/2022

Fix a bug that causes a failure when extracting a big TAR file
Support non-ASCII password in PDF decryption

v5.3.22

Release date: 3/28/2022

Support extracting password protected workbook/worksheet in Excel
Support extracting password protected POT, PPS, XLT

v5.3.21

Release date: 2/10/2022

Support ALZ, EGG encrypted extraction
Enhance service behavior when missing .NET Core
Support re-encrypt MS Office files on Linux

v5.3.20

Release date: 1/5/2022

Better timeout handling when recombine EML, MSG, PST
Fixed temp files left over after scanning
Enhance Power Point password decryption
Support Email Template (OFT) extraction

v5.3.19

Release date: 11/22/2021

Support EGG extraction
Improve VHD extraction
Support to extract PGP/GPG file with password (need to have preinstalled GnuPG)

v5.3.18

Release date: 9/29/2021

Support MS Office 2003 decryption
Support JMOD, MSIX, APPX file extraction
Improve temp file handling

v5.3.17

Release date: 8/17/2021

Support IPA, OST file format extraction
Fixed crashed issues when processing PST file.
Fixed EML issues: broken attachments after extracting, attachment file names are changed
Fixed MSG sanitization failure when attachment filenames contain special symbols

v5.3.16

Release date: 7/8/2021

Support X12EDI, TBWX file format extraction

v5.3.15

Release date: 6/3/2021

Improve the logic counting files before extracting
Improve cleanup mechanism

v5.3.14

Release date 4/27/2021

Better handling in case of exceeded archive file size
- A better error message
- Crash issue

v5.3.13

Release date: 4/8/2021

Fixed high CPU usage on Ubuntu

v5.3.12

Release date: 4/1/2021

Support password extraction for PST and MS Office files on Linux (require .NET Core to be installed)
Retain password protection for RAR
Improve DMG extraction on Linux