OPSWAT Media Validation Agent (OMVA) Release Notes

Version 2.0.20

Windows 7 and Above: 2.0.20

Release date: June 26, 2026

Enhancements

• Improved verification for USB devices that contain folders with multi-byte names (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, emoji, or accented characters).

Version 2.0.19

Windows 7 and Above: 2.0.19 | Windows 7 SP1 without SHA256: 2.0.19

Release date: November 19, 2025

Enhancements

• Allow Virtual-Mounted ISO Drives: Introduced capability to allow mounting ISO drives that have been validated.

Version 2.0.18

Windows 7 and Above: 2.0.18.343 | Windows 7 SP1 without SHA256: 2.0.18.343

Release date: October 24, 2025

Enhancements

• Admin-Defined Trusted Devices: Enable administrators with greater flexibility to define trusted internal peripheral devices and selectively allow or block their use based on security policies

Version 2.0.17

Windows 7 and Above: 2.0.17.339 | Windows 7 SP1 without SHA256: 2.0.16.340

Release date: September 17, 2025

Enhancements

• Reduced Memory Consumption: Optimized workflows and mechanisms to reduce memory usage during agent runtime.

Version 2.0.16

Windows 7 and Above: 2.0.16.335 | Support Windows 7 SP1 without SHA256: 2.0.16.336

Release date: August 20, 2025

Enhancements

• Support validating manifest files in General.OPSWAT folder for XDCAM device

Version 2.0.15

Release date: July 16, 2025

Enhancements

• Integrity Checking Tooltip: OPSWAT Media Validation Agent now displays the status of file integrity checking in the tray icon tooltip when hovering, giving users clear, continuous visibility until the device check is fully complete.

Archived Release Notes

Release date: June 18, 2025

• Support for Always-Connected USB drives: OPSWAT Media Validation Agent (OMVA) now automatically validates all plugged USB drives after system reboots, ensuring seamless continuity for users.

Release date: May 21, 2025

• Support the Windows 7 SP1 without installing KBs

Release date: February 21, 2025

Bug fixes:

• The tray icon no longer shows the image after the machine restarts.

• USB drive validation fails when the agent detects multiple simultaneous insert events, occurring only when users restart the machine or connect a USB device with multiple partitions.