If you want to know what has changed in recent versions of Spybot Anti-Beacon, this page lists all changes by version number.
Version 5.1.1
March 7th, 2025
A quick service release: users of our re-launched support forum reported issues with the scheduled task that would make sure on each system start that all entries are protected, and with the display of statistics before the Live Monitor hits its first tracker.Version 5.1
February 26th, 2025
More immunizers!- UnityOnlineGameAnalyticClient
- Paradox Interactive Telemetry
- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Telemetry
- Mozilla Firefox 126+ Search Categories Telemetry
- Microsoft Edge Default Browser Setting
- Microsoft Edge Tab Preloading
- TrackerJS Javascript Error Monitoring
- Sentry Telemetry
- Datadog Telemetry
- Braze Customer Engagement Platform
- Avo Tracking
- Windows CoPilot
- Microsoft Windows Recall
Version 4.1
February 29th, 2024
Introducing Spybot Anti-Beacon 4.1 – your ultimate shield against online tracking! Experience the power of our latest update featuring the revolutionary "Live Monitor." Now, you can effortlessly visualize and halt intrusive telemetry connections in real-time, empowering you to regain control over your digital privacy. Plus, enjoy the added bonus of tracking your environmental impact with our Carbon savings estimation feature. But that's not all! We've expanded our roster of blocked telemetry services to include:- Opera SiteCheck
- Game Analytics
- Pushwoosh
- Microsoft Edge Follow Creators
Version 3.9
February 18th, 2023
Anti-Beacon 3.9 brings the usual small bugfixes (e.g. updates to OpenSSL 3.0), some preparations for localized versions to come, and a massive list of new tracking stuff it protects against. New are a lot of immunizers for Firefox, but there's also more Windows tracking and some bits for gamers. A complete list can be found at the below. Look for the update within Anti-Beacon or download from the website.- Windows Telemetry
- Razer Game Scanner
- Microsoft Visual Studio Feedback
- Microsoft Visual Studio Telemetry
- Microsoft Visual Studio Experience Improvement Program
- Microsoft Media Player Online Data Collection
- Microsoft Media Player Statistics
- NVidia Telemetry Registry
- Microsoft Windows Tips
- Microsoft Windows License Telemetry
- Microsoft Windows Feeds Diagnostics
- Microsoft Windows Live Tile Data Collection
- Microsoft Visual Studio Feedback
- Windows Error Reporting
- Piriform CCleaner Telemetry
- Mozilla Firefox WebGL (minimize)
- Mozilla Firefox WebGL (disable)
- Mozilla Firefox Speculative Loading
- Mozilla Firefox AddOn Telemetry
- Mozilla Firefox Update Tracking
- Mozilla Firefox Contextual Feature Recommender
- Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Family Safety
- Mozilla Firefox Connectivity Service
- Mozilla Firefox Kill Switch
- Mozilla Firefox Safe Browsing
- Mozilla Firefox Location Tracking
- Mozilla Firefox Thumbnails
Version 3.8
December 22nd, 2021
New Protection
- Mozilla Firefox Sponsored Sites
- Microsoft Active Protection Service (previously SpyNet)
- Dell SmartByte Telemetry
- COMODO Internet Security Telemetry
Version 3.7
May 4th, 2021
With the release of Spybot Anti-Beacon 3.7, we have added telemetry blocks for many common third party telemetry/tracking tools, but also specific ones for gamers, and some for popular apps.New Protection
- Apple Telemetry
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Windows Hard Disk Health Telemetry
- VMWare Customer Experience Program
- Wacom Experience Program
- Paddle Revenue Delivery Platform Analytics
- LogMeIn Telemetry
- CloudBees RollOut Telemetry
- Online-Metrix
- Hotjar.com Behavior Analytics
- Twilio Segment Customer Data Platform
- Adobe Marketo
- Fiksu
Software Changes
We improved accessibility options (see the Settings view) and fixed various bugs.Version 3.5
February 5th, 2020
New Protection
- Added Avast Telemetry.
- Added AVG Telemetry.
- Added Lavasoft Flow Telemetry.
- Added Malwarebytes Telemetry.
- Added McAfee Telemetry.
- Added Trend Micro Telemetry.
Software Changes
- Fixed Scheduled Task issues.
Version 3.4
August 30th, 2019
New Protection
- Added Adjust.
- Added Mixpanel.
- Added MoPub.
- Added Appsflyer.
- Added Firebase Crashlytics.
- Added HockeyApp.
- Added Google Analytics.
Software Changes
- Added the option to use a system proxy.
- Improved visuals for customization screen.
- Minor fixes for dark mode.
- Improved German translation.
Version 3.1.6
October 24th, 2018
New protection
- New Windows 10 October 2018 update (1809) protection, including cloud clipboard sync.
- Added Mozilla Telemetry via Mozilla Configuration.
- Added LibreOffice Telemetry entry.
- Added preliminary Office 2019 Telemetry entries.
- Added generic Office Telemetry entries.
Improved detection
- Improved Microsoft Edge support (eBook telemetry, Microsoft 365 Analytics).
- Massively improved Office 2016 Telemetry entries.
Software changes
- Fixed silent mode.
- New Details view for descriptions without opening a browser (also brings back exact entry details for those users technically inclined).
- New Settings screen for settings previously available only as part of the installer.
- Improved sorting and categorization of customization screen.
- Support for new Windows 10 dark mode.
- Updated OpenSSL libraries (1.0.2p).
- Updated SQLite3 library (3.25.2).
Version 3.0.5
September 17th, 2018
This release introduces a paid for version that supports additional non-Microsoft immunizers.- Added integrated manual.
- Integrated optional test to check for updates.
- Added many more system immunizers.
- Added Microsoft Edge immunizer.
- Added Google Chrome immunizer.
- Added Mozilla Firefox immunizer.
- Added Google Chrome Telemetry Group Policy immunizer
- Added Mozilla Firefox Telemetry Group Policy immunizer
- Added HP CEEment immunizer
- Added HP Touchpoint Analysis immunizer
- Added Lenovo Customer Feedback Program Scheduled Tasks immunizer
- Added Lenovo Experience Improvement immunizer
- Improved Consumer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Scheduled Tasks immunizer
- Improved Customize table optics.
- Removed UI flickering.
- Window is now resizable.
Version 2.3.0
July 31st, 2018
- Now supports /undo command line switch again
- Now supports Task Scheduler again
- User Interface now uses Spybot 3 font
- Installer now uses Spybot 3 font
- Installer copies over license from Spybot installation if found
Version 2.2.0
June 22nd, 2018
- Improvements on the new user interface
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