Re-Malwack

(This release contains lots of bug fixes that existed in v8. Sorry for the inconveinces.)

Bug Fixes

Core

• Fixed profile status not being refreshed
• Fixed possible visual WebUI issue caused by backend script error
• Fixed domain URL redirect in link redirect feature in WebUI
• Fixed protection idle status logic detection
• Fixed profile parsing into config

Features

Scripts

• Better profile switching logic: Added consideration to prevent re-switching profile to custom when modifying host sources while custom profile is already selected

UX

• Added ⚙️ icon before "Profile" in module status message for better visual indication

General Changes

Code Quality & Maintenance

• Better profile handling in config file (preventing duplicated entries)
• Improved module action script cleanup
• Improved version badge display in module banner

Workflow & CI/CD

• Added KernelSU module repository sync workflow (Still WIP for now)
• Small adjustment to release workflow for version naming in Telegram projects channel

🌐 Community

☕ Support Development

Bug Fixes

Scripts

• Fixed missing auto-update handler that was accidentally removed
• Fixed cache hosts file name pattern issues
• Fixed trackers brand-specific hosts not being applied
• Fixed multiple logical bugs related to hosts update process
• Fixed whitelist handling and entries not being returned properly
• Fixed social whitelist being applied when it shouldn't be
• Fixed failed/errored commands not showing up in error messages
• Fixed syntax errors in multiple module files
• Fixed runtime errors trap logic
• Fixed "unexpected 0" error during host refresh

WebUI & Core

• Fixed module_service crash issue
• Fixed whitelist/blacklist not showing proper error handling in WebUI

Features

Scripts

• Domain status query function: Query if a domain is blocked, redirected, or not blocked in the hosts file with detailed feedback
• Safebrowsing as separate toggle: Separated safebrowsing from pornography block with its own independent toggle, preventing services like youtube from being broken on enabling pornography blocklist
• Entries count per source: Show blocked entries count for each host source
• Hot source names parsing: Added support for parsing and showing host source names
• Dynamic host sources management: Support for enabling/disabling, editing hosts sources & names
• Custom hosts rules: New feature to add custom blocking/redirecting rules with IP customization
• Dynamic multi-sources toggling: Add backend support for toggling individual host sources dynamically
• Custom rules import: Experimental import of custom rules from bindhosts with safety checks
• Adblock profiles management: New feature to manage and switch between different adblock profiles (Default, lite, balanced, agressive) with auto profile detection on installation based on device performance, Such a good solution for devices that may suffer device performance issues as well.
• Action script mode: Customize the purpose of module action button (pause/resume/update hosts)
• Offline installation: Allow module offline installation with idle protection status
• Auto-resume protection: Auto resume adblock in case of it being paused during installation
• Enhanced connection handling: Wait for internet connection instead of aborting, added retries limit of 6
• Dynamic Busybox/Toybox support: Use busybox crond applet directly without extra checks, added toybox support with full native fallback
• Improved auto-update fallback: Implement fallback when crond/busybox doesn't exist with proper error handling
• Enhanced hosts remounting: Improved hosts file mounting logic, avoiding bootloops and conflicts with metamodules, such as HybridMount
• Hosts update parallelism limiting: Limit parallel hosts update processing to be easier on device resources
• Log improvements: Adjust duration format from h:m:s to m:s:ms, better error logging
• April joke feature: Introducing "Re-Malware" easter egg for April 1st

WebUI (Many thanks to @KOWX712)

• Material Web Components migration: Full Vite-based build with Material Web Component integration
• Theme&Design rework: Completely reworked theming system using Material Design with dynamically loaded themes from theme.json
• Domain query feature: Query domain blocking status directly from WebUI
• Loading indicator for cron toggle: Visual feedback when enabling/disabling cron protection toggle
• Action mode toggle: Toggle for action script mode (pause/resume/update hosts)
• Enhanced entries display: Show entries count for each host source and enabled blocklist in WebUI
• Hosts sources management: UI improvements for enabling/disabling and editing host sources, alongside displaying host source name + favicon _(NOTE: to add a host source with a name, you may enter the url and an inline comment with the host source name such as `https://example.com # Example H

Please take a look at the notes at the end of the changelog after reading it, thank you.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Scripts

• Fixed a whitelist bug that could delete entire hosts file if a non-raw URL was entered
• Fixed abnormal output issues
• Fixed possible issue with internet connectivity check on module installation
• Fixed module status being reset
• Fixed other ad-blocking modules can be enabled after Re-Malwack installation & rebooting
• Fixed blacklist entries being parsed incorrectly as "0.0.0.0 domain.com0.0.0.0 blacklisted-domain.com"
• Removed non-related host source which was accidentally added to pornography blocklist
• Fixed hosts file not being filtered during update
• Fixed "unexpected 0" error during status updates
• Fixed incorrect root manager path detection for KernelSU/APatch
• Fixed hosts file having multiple spaces not being collapsed
• Fixed parsing of default hosts entries
• Fixed possible links being broken after using module (e.g Google Maps)

WebUI

• Fixed some ripple animation issues
• Fixed abnormal output issues

✨ Features

Scripts

• Protection switch (Pause/Resume): Ability to pause and resume ad-blocking protection without disabling the module
• Trackers block feature (toggleable): New dedicated blocklist for tracking domains with separate toggle and auto-update capability
• Import from other ad-blocker modules/apps: New feature to import hosts from other ad-blocker modules/apps like bindhosts, Cubic-Adblock and AdAway [1] [2]
• Improved hosts mounting: The module now does an automatic hosts mount handling, this means that the module should work in most cases especially with mountify (technically any metamodule), or in case APatch lite mode was enabled [3]
• ZN host redirect support: Added initial support for ZN-hostsredirect module
• Enhanced whitelisting: Support for full URLs (automatic conversion to raw domains), better subdomain support, and wildcard whitelisting for domains containing asterisks (*) [4]
• Better blacklist/whitelist/sources entries management: You can now remove multiple domains instead of removing domains one-by-one.
• Improved logging system: Enhanced error logging outputs, included more detailed logging for an easier debugging process
• Better URL sanitization: Simpler and more robust URL handling for blacklist, whitelist and hosts sources
• New ASCII banners: Additional ASCII art banners with randomization for variety
• Quiet mode argument (--quiet): Added --quiet argument for quieter operations (not to show ascii banner in case this argument was passed)
• fail-safe strategies: Added critical errors handling strategies, also some anti-exploit Implementations
• Better module status message on module description: More detailed, yet more perfect module status indicator message

WebUI

• Complete UI Revamp:
  • New header card with module information
  • New module status dashboard
  • Warning card when protection is paused/reset
  • Revamped "About" section
• test release indicator Added a test release indicator for test releases
• Theme switcher (Light/Dark mode) in the header
• Live terminal: Real-time display during hosts update and blocklist toggling
• Loading spinner on buttons: Visual feedback for ongoing operations
• Dashboard view: Comprehensive overview of module status and statistics
• FAB button: Quick access to pause/resume protections
• Multi-select capability: Ability to select and batch remove multiple whitelist, blacklist entries, and sources
• Batch operations: Remove multiple entries at once instead of one by one
• Paused status text: Clear indication when protection is paused
• Mount check: Warning about broken hosts mount
• ZN host redirect support: Added support for ZN-hostredirect module
• Festival mode: Christmas edition with special visual effects

General Ch

What's new? ✨

• 🐛 Fixed bug where installer detects disabled conflicted module.
• 🐛 Fixed bug where whitelist, blacklist, and newly downloaded hosts don't apply due to a broken mount.
• ⚡ Rewritten full script code for better performance and speed.
• 🛠️ Added module update/install detection.
• ⚡ Implemented parallel downloads for a quicker installation/update process.
• 🔗 Integrated main script with module installer script.
• 🔄 Added auto-update hosts option.
• 🔒 Added Social block.
• 📝 You can now edit, add, or remove host source URLs.
• ✅ Added online whitelist.
• 📜 Added logging system.
• 📤 Added option to export logs via WebUI.
• 🕵️‍♂️ Hide script detection, now mounted to root manager binaries dir for better hiding.
• 👀 You can now view whitelisted and blacklisted entries via script or WebUI.
• ⚠️ Added warning (in WebUI) when resetting hosts, to prevent accidental wipe.
• 🔄 Added check for WebUI JS API status for MMRL App.
• 🖥️ Added WebUI JS API request prompt.
• ⌨️ Added shorter prefixes for commands.
• 🎨 Various UI improvements in WebUI.
• 📡 Added possibility to use Re-Malwack hosts using local VPN (no root).
• 🔘 Blocklists are now toggleable via WebUI and script.
• 📥 Blocklists now update when updating hosts (only effective for the user’s enabled blocklists).
• 🚫 Removed hBlock hosts source for faster hosts processing. However, you can still add it manually via script or WebUI.
• 🛑 Implemented social whitelist exception when Social block is enabled.
• ⚡ Made installer wizard quicker and quieter.
• 🎖️ Updated credits

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