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DRACOON for Windows/Mac version 4.15

Release date: October 27, 2023


About this release

Version 4.15 of DRACOON for Windows/Mac offers support for virus protection in DRACOON, more security through stronger encrypted decryption passwords, a simplified installation of future updates on the Mac, and bug fixes.

A restart of the PC might be required after installing this update.

The update to this version is recommended for all users of DRACOON for Windows/Mac.

New feature

NewSupport for DRACOON virus protection

If a malicious file is detected in a data room for which virus protection has been enabled, the new version 4.15 of DRACOON for Windows/Mac now displays the following information:

  • The malicious file gets a red warning icon, which is displayed on top of the file icon:
  • If the user tries to use the malicious file, not only is access to the file denied, but a notification is now also displayed indicating that a threat is posed by the file:

Learn more about DRACOON virus protection
Instructions: How to use virus protection in DRACOON

Improvements

Version 4.15 of DRACOON for Windows/Mac offers the following improvements:

  • Users' personal decryption passwords are now even more strongly encrypted to make successful brute force attacks even less likely.
  • Future updates for DRACOON for Mac will now be downloaded automatically in the background and installed automatically after quitting DRACOON for Mac. If the DRACOON app is not closed for a week, a message appears indicating that an update is ready for installation.

Bug fixes

The following problems have been fixed in version 4.15 of DRACOON for Windows/Mac:

These problems only occurred in specific cases, e.g. under certain exceptional circumstances. The vast majority of users were not affected.

  • DRACOON for Windows: When trying to copy a file or folder whose filename begins with a hyphen to the DRACOON drive, a misleading error message was displayed.
  • DRACOON for Mac: When synchronization was switched off, presentations from Keynote could not be saved as a package file.
  • DRACOON for Mac: When synchronization was switched off, an interruption message could be displayed for the Finder app during longer processes.

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