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@chlaplan chlaplan commented Jun 1, 2026

#506

This pull request updates the Recommended_UserMode_Blocklist.xml policy template and improves the policy merging logic in PolicyHelper.cs to enhance rule deduplication and maintain consistency. The main changes include new rule options, the addition and adjustment of allow/deny rules, improvements to file version handling, and more robust deduplication during policy merges.

Policy template enhancements:

Policy metadata updates:

  • Bumped the policy version from 10.1.0.2 to 10.2.0.0 in both the <VersionEx> and <Settings> sections to reflect these changes. [1] [2]

Policy merging logic improvements:

  • Enhanced the MergePolicies function in PolicyHelper.cs to deduplicate file rules based on content (hash or file name + version range) rather than just IDs. This prevents re-insertion of duplicate rules when merging policies, even if IDs differ. FileRuleRef IDs in signing scenarios are now remapped to existing IDs when duplicates are found, ensuring correct deduplication throughout the merge process.

These updates make the blocklist more comprehensive, future-proof, and ensure that policy merges are more reliable and maintainable.

chlaplan and others added 9 commits May 4, 2026 17:44
• FolderHashScanForm.cs — New dialog for folder-based hash file scanning with browse, subfolder toggle, file checklist, and hash type selection
Modified Files
CustomRuleConditionsPanel.cs
• Added hash mode panel with Single File, Multiple Files radio buttons and Folder Scan... button
• "Folder Scan..." button directly opens FolderHashScanForm dialog
• Multi-file and folder scan modes batch files into a single FolderScan-type rule using New-CIPolicy -ScanPath (instead of one PowerShell call per file)
• Selected files are copied to a temp folder preserving subfolder structure from the source
• Stores SourceFolderPath and HashTypesToKeep on the rule for downstream processing
FolderHashScanForm.cs
• Browse folder with optional Include subfolders checkbox
• Scan Folder button enumerates files by common PE/script extensions
• Select All / Deselect All for the file checklist
• Hash type checkboxes: Hash SHA1, Hash SHA256, Hash Page SHA1, Hash Page SHA256, and All (toggle)
• Exposes SelectedFiles, SelectedHashTypes, SourceFolderPath, IncludeSubfolders, AllFilesSelected
• Dark mode support
SigningRules_Control.cs
• Added AddRuleToTableWithoutClosing() method to support batch rule insertion without closing the custom rules panel
Policy.cs (PolicyCustomRules class)
• Added HashTypesToKeep property (HashSet<string>) — hash types to retain when filtering generated policy XML
• Added SourceFolderPath property (string) — original folder path for FriendlyName correction
MainForm.cs
• Added using System.Linq
• FriendlyName fix: after scan, replaces temp folder path in each rule's FriendlyName with the original source folder path (preserving subfolders)
• Hash type filtering: removes unwanted hash types (Hash SHA1, Hash Page SHA256, etc.) from generated policy based on user's checkbox selections
• Progress bar improvements:
• ProcessCustomValueRules(BackgroundWorker, SiPolicy) now reports incremental progress 0–25% per rule
• ProcessSignerRules(BackgroundWorker, SiPolicy) shows "Processing rule X of Y ..." with accurate counts
• FolderScan shows phased status: "Scanning folder: ...", "Scan complete. Applying hash type filters ...", "Filtered: kept X of Y hash rules.", "Merging scanned policy rules ..."
• ProgressChanged handler respects custom UserState messages
This reverts commit 162dd88.
• Added -NoLogo -NonInteractive flags to PowerShell invocation to reduce startup overhead
• Fixed potential deadlock: moved StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() and StandardError.ReadToEnd() before WaitForExit() to prevent buffer-full hang

MainForm.cs
• Fixed progress bar stalling at 25% during Folder Scan by reporting progress after skipping non-applicable rules
• Added mid-scan progress report (~55%) before CreateScannedPolicyFromPS(PolicyCustomRules, string, string) so UI shows activity during long scans
• Updated progress status text: "Scanning and processing rules (this may take a few minutes) ..." for the 25-80% range
Added a checker to see if the edit policy has merge rules, if so have the check box(es) checked
Fixed Duplicating rules on re-check

• MergeFileRules(Object[], Object[]) now skips incoming Allow/Deny/FileRule entries whose ID already exists in the destination policy (case-insensitive). Added a GetFileRuleId(Object) helper.
• MergeProductSigners(ProductSigners, ProductSigners) now dedupes FileRuleRef entries by RuleID the same way.
• Re-merging the Recommended Driver/User-Mode Blocklist is now idempotent.
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