If you want to know what has changed in recent versions of Spybot Anti-Beacon, this page lists all changes by version number.
Version 3.9.0.0
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 3.8.0.0
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
Version 2.1.0
May 29th, 2018
- Updated for the Windows 10 April 2018 update!
- Fresh Spybot 3 look
Version 1.7.0.0
July 27th, 2017
- Added another Telemetry Immunization (Windows Firewall)
- Added Windows Feedback Immunization (Windows Firewall)
Version 1.6.0.42
November 11th, 2016
- Fix for hosts file access problem when antivirus software was blocking
- Immunization in Windows firewall added
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