mIRC 7.55 has been released! (February 8^th 2019)

This version of mIRC is primarily a security release. mIRC users are advised to upgrade due to a security issue that may allow someone to trigger a remote code execution vulnerability in some situations. This issue affects all versions of mIRC. This update also includes changes and fixes to a number of features:

• Fixed /onotice and related commands not working correctly in some contexts.
• Fixed Clear History log files option not deleting empty nested folders in logs folder.
• Fixed $sha1()/$hmac() bug that caused &binvar data to be overwritten.
• Added $zip() identifier that adds support for AES encrypted ZIP files.
• Extended $rand() to allow negative number values and changed RNG algorithm.
• Added $rands() identifier that returns a cryptographically secure random number.
• Fixed $hfind() not reporting an error when the called alias returns an error.
• Fixed $asctime() 'z' bug to work with non-standard offset timezones.
• Extended IRCv3 support for CAP NEW to request supported tokens automatically.
• Fixed RCE vulnerability affecting all versions of mIRC (CVE-2019-6453).
• Added $notify().sound2 property to return offline sound.
• Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
• Fixed "Show nicks on join" option not working correctly.

For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file.

As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page.

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