February 21st, 2012The following issues have been fixed:
· Disabling Proactive protection in Outpost interface could not disable it in fact
· Progress bar window was always on top during the procession of quarantine objects
· Several frequent crashes
The following improvements have been made:
· Multiple compatibility improvements with third-party products
· Improvements in detection, curing, and quarantining archives
July 14th, 2011The following issues have been fixed:
· Update errors when using proxy with authorization
· Possible crash upon scanning a file packed with UPX
· Disabling Proactive protection in Outpost interface could not disable it in fact
· Progress bar window was always on top during the procession of quarantine objects
· Several frequent crashes
The following improvements have been made:
· Multiple compatibility improvements with third-party products
June 24th, 2011· Minor GUI fixes
June 15th, 2011Performance:
· Web page filtering is 3x faster
· Filtering for spyware sites is up to 100 times faster
· CPU and memory consumption are lower
· Improved performance and stability on 64-bit PCs
Security:
· New SmartDecision module increases accuracy of non-signature detection
· New clipboard and screen content protection secures cut-and-paste operations and prevents screen scraping
· Auto-Learn mode now operates more securely, even on infected PCs
· Autorun Protection prevents malware from spreading via USB drives
· Updated and extended list of applications and associated data protected by AppGuard
· Enhanced self-protection mechanism
· Greater control over registry backup and restore attempts
Compatibility and Ease of Use:
· Ability to submit suspect files to Agnitum automatically from within the UI for further analysis
· Support for mobile broadband devices under Windows 7
· Redesigned pop-up dialogs for more intuitive operation
What’s Fixed:
· Content filter and firewall operational issues under Windows 7 and Windows Vista
· Blocking by keywords issues
· Issues while streaming videos on YouTube
· Performance issues on Windows 7 machines
· Issues while using BitTorrent clients (including performance issues)
· Most commonly reported causes of system crashes
· Decreased number of Application Guard false positives
· Minor GUI fixes
May 28th, 2011Faster content filtering Improved:
· In the ongoing struggle to balance ease-of-use with optimal performance, Agnitum engineers have reworked the Web Control module to reduce the resource load without impacting PC security.
SmartDecision New:
· Whenever an Outpost encounters an unverified application, it will ask you how to proceed. It’s sometimes hard to know what the right choice is, so we’ve introduced SmartDecision to help make this process easier. SmartDecision rates every executable file against a number of criteria to determine its authenticity or potential to cause damage, using multi-level risk measurements. This analysis enables Outpost to provide you with visual guidance as to the best way to proceed (allow or block) along with a corresponding window color — red, yellow or green.
SmartScan 4 / XAS technology New:
· SmartScan technology in Outpost has helped to speed up scans by 3-5 times by storing statistics and avoiding repeat scanning of unchanged files. The 4th iteration of SmartScan, code-named eXtended AttributeS (XAS), enables even faster caching of file and folder check information without impacting performance.
Anti-Malware / eXtended Heuristic Analyzer Improved:
· Outpost’s eXtended Heuristic Analyzer (HAX) has also increased — by a factor of more than ten — the number of indicators and parameters for suspicious programs, which in turn increases the analyzer’s coverage and detection rates.
Clipboard and screen content protection New:
· A new type of malicious software has recently appeared which grabs personal data from the clipboard (so called *clipboard-loggers*) or sends randomly-taken screenshots (*screenloggers*) to hackers.
· Clipboard content protection functionality is now included in Outpost’s anti-leak module, to prevent data leaks and inadvertent information disclosure during copy operations.
Anti-Malware / USB virus protection New:
· In order to combat malware which spreads via USB storage devices by using Windows autorun vulnerability, Outpost 7.5 now includes specific USB virus protection that may operate in a few scenarios. Advanced users can opt to..
· Disable the launch of autorun.inf file without blocking the programs;
· Completely block the USB device;
· Block ALL executable files and scripts on the USB device / just executables and scripts unverified with the publisher’s digital signature
Full firewall compatibility with mobile broadband devices Improved:
· Outpost 7.5 provides enhanced filtering for the traffic generated by mobile broadband devices (such as 3G modems) to further safeguard laptops and other portable devices from threats carried by unverified connections.
Extended security for 64-bit platforms Improved:
· Outpost 7.5 includes code specifically designed to support 64-bit platforms, providing full protection and compatibility with 64-bit hardware and OS’s, including Windows 7.
March 15th, 2011Faster content filtering:
In the ongoing struggle to balance ease-of-use with optimal performance, Agnitum engineers have reworked the Web Control module to reduce the resource load without impacting PC security. Here is some data from our internal tests to illustrate the speed increases:
· HTML filtering is 50 times faster than in earlier versions;
· Ad-site filtering is now 25 times faster;
· Spyware-site filtering is now up to 100 times faster.
SmartDecision:
· Whenever an Outpost encounters an unverified application, it will ask you how to proceed. It’s sometimes hard to know what the right choice is, so we’ve introduced SmartDecision to help make this process easier. SmartDecision rates every executable file against a number of criteria to determine its authenticity or potential to cause damage, using multi-level risk measurements. This analysis enables Outpost to provide you with visual guidance as to the best way to proceed (allow or block) along with a corresponding window color — red, yellow or green.
SmartScan 4 / XAS technology:
· SmartScan technology in Outpost has helped to speed up scans by a factor of 10 by storing statistics and avoiding repeat scanning of unchanged files. The 4th iteration of SmartScan, code-named eXtended AttributeS (XAS), enables even faster caching of file and folder check information without impacting performance.
Anti-Malware / eXtended Heuristic Analyzer:
· Outpost’s eXtended Heuristic Analyzer (HAX) has also increased — by a factor of more than ten — the number of indicators and parameters for suspicious programs, which in turn increases the analyzer’s coverage and detection rates
Clipboard and screen content protection:
· A new type of malicious software has recently appeared which grabs personal data from the clipboard (so called *clipboard-loggers*) or sends randomly-taken screenshots (*screenloggers*) to hackers.
· Clipboard content protection functionality is now included in Outpost’s anti-leak module, to prevent data leaks and inadvertent information disclosure during copy operations.
Anti-Malware / USB virus protection:
In order to combat malware which spreads via USB storage devices by using Windows autorun vulnerability, Outpost 7.5 now includes specific USB virus protection that may operate in a few scenarios. Advanced users can opt to:
· Disable the launch of autorun.inf file without blocking the programs;
· Completely block the USB device;
· Block ALL executable files and scripts on the USB device / just executables and scripts unverified with the publisher’s digital signature
Full firewall compatibility with mobile broadband devices:
· Outpost 7.5 provides enhanced filtering for the traffic generated by mobile broadband devices (such as 3G modems) to further safeguard laptops and other portable devices from threats carried by unverified connections.
Extended security for 64-bit platforms:
· Outpost 7.5 includes code specifically designed to support 64-bit platforms, providing full protection and compatibility with 64-bit hardware and OS’s, including Windows 7.
February 5th, 2011· New applications were added to the list of applications controlled by Application Guard
· Most commonly reported crashes are fixed
October 25th, 2010The following issues have been fixed:
· Most commonly reported crashes
· More minor issues and interface issues
October 12th, 2010· After upgrading the previous version or importing configuration, Auto-Learn mode was enabled
· Nonpaged memory pool leak
October 4th, 2010The following issues have been fixed:
· Most commonly reported crashes
· Possible freeze on starting applications for which no rules are created if rules auto-creation is disabled
· Possible freeze on Windows 7 x64 while downloading torrents and playing online games
· Application Guard false positives for lsass.exe
· Possible system freezes on various actions: *END*delete file, open file from context menu, empty recycle bin
· Outgoing UDP packets to DNS server were blocked after the first restart during installation on top of the previous version
· Antispam training failed to complete
· Certain sites were not blocked by keywords
· More minor issues and interface issues
August 24th, 2010The following improvements have been made:
· Multiple stability improvements in kernel drivers
The following issues have been fixed:
· Inability to exit from Entertainment Mode
· Freeze during torrent downloading
· Outpost crash after clicking on a link in the Outpost window
· Outpost crash while navigating in Netstat View using the keyboard
· Outpost crash while interacting with Windows Action Center
· Possible system crash while working with several mobile devices
· False detection of Win32/LNK (Format.CPAPPL) on some configurations
· Text break in Settings window
· Status of components in the main window shown in English when another language has been selected
July 29th, 2010The following improvements are introduced:
· LNK files integrity control algorithm is implemented in Anti-Spyware to prevent infection by malware based on LNK exploit
The following issues are fixed:
· Realtek Semiconductor Corp. compromised software certificate is excluded form the trusted vendors list
June 19th, 2010The following improvements are introduced:
· Self-protection mechanism improved (new registry hives are now protected)
The following issues are resolved (only significant ones are listed):
· Outpost could freeze on starting automatic update
June 5th, 2010The following improvements are introduced:
· Stability of the file operations filtering is improved
The following issues are resolved (only significant ones are listed):
· Issues while upgrading the previous version on x64 platform
· Localization and interface fixes
June 5th, 2010New Application Guard component:
· Application configuration files and registry branches protected against access by unauthorized processes
· Detection of applications protected by Application Guard during installation
· Ability to inform Agnitum about which applications are protected
New File and Folder Lock component:
· Protection of access to files and folders specified by user
Enhanced Firewall component:
· Channel load between driver and monitoring service significantly decreased
· Improved traffic filtering performance in P2P networks
· New stateful packet inspection (SPI) for UDP protocol
· New invalid TCP flag filtering
· Improved content filtering algorithm now excludes local traffic and binary threads
· Fixed critical issues in TDI/TLI filters under Windows 2000/XP/Vista increases system stability
Redesigned Process Activity:
· Activity log moved to a separate page
· Process modules list added
· Ability to quarantine suspicious process or module
· Improved algorithm used to define I/O counters
Critical Objects evolves into new System Guard component:
· Critical registry entries and system files protected from modification using preset rules
· Increased number of protected objects
· Ability to create custom rules to protect registry entries and system files
· Ability to create custom rules for applications that have higher priority than global rules (exclusions)
Redesigned UI:
· General appearance and dialog boxes redesigned to follow Windows Vista/Windows 7 style conventions
Web Control component:
· Web pages can be blocked according to keywords included in URL and page body
April 10th, 2010Application guard New! :
· The new Application Guard feature, which comes as an upgrade to Outpost’s Proactive Protection module, defends sensitive data stored by various Internet-enabled applications such as instant messengers, web browsers, e-mail clients and e-banking software from compromise. Items such as cached/saved login details and passwords, configuration files, electronic wallet contents, etc. are now shielded from being tampered or hijacked by unauthorized non-related applications.
System guard Improved! :
· As an extension to Outpost’s Proactive Protection module, the System Guard feature secures critical system files and configurations against misuse or compromise. The list of protected items could be extended by adding the program of your choosing to the protected system software list.
File and folder lock New! :
· File & Folder Lock functionality enables protection of locally-stored assets from corruption, modification or illegal access by other users or malware. With just a few clicks within the “File and Folder Lock” section of the Proactive Protection settings panel in Outpost, you can simply select a folder or file you wish to protect and set limitations by defining access password.
Real-time File and Registry Activity monitoring New! :
· File and Registry Activity provides an invaluable opportunity to look into system events at a closer range by monitoring activity of any given active process and tracking system changes in real time. The user can analyze every active process, its path and time as well as track registry modifications in order to take action with Outpost’s ample functionality.
Restored Content Filter New! :
· Legacy of Outpost 4.0, Content Filter has been restored in the new version of Outpost. The module analyzes web contents for the presence of defined keywords before a certain page is loaded, and steers the user away from suspicious or abusive sources on the Internet.
Extended Anti-Leak capabilities Improved! :
· New types of data leak techniques have been incorporated into Outpost’s Proactive Defense module to ensure up-to-date protection against new attacks employed in zero-day threats. The module’s effectiveness has been proved by successfully deterring new malware samples and passing existing leak tests.
Update process Improved! :
· Whenever updates to the main antivirus engine (executable module) become available, they will be automatically applied without the need for user participation (providing, of course, for system reboot). This ensures latest protection is always in place without any hassles from the user’s end.
Stability on new platforms Improved! :
· The introduction of new standards to the Outpost 7 lineup make it better compatible and stable running on the new Windows 7 platform, with fewer occurrences of slowdowns and interoperability issues. These changes make Outpost even better positioned to meet the future arrival of new Windows OS.
User interface with a facelift Improved! :
· The interface changes were designed to reflect the modern Windows 7 look and provide better visibility of product notifications. Redesigned setting panels make program configuration more intuitive.
February 9th, 2010The following issues are resolved:
· Service was unavailable if installing on a low-power PC
January 15th, 2010· Autolearn mode is disabled by default if Advanced security level is selected during installation
· Slowdown during installation of redistributable components
· Entertainment mode prompt was not disabled on starting full-screen applications
· SMTP attachments could not be sent using Thunderbird mail client
· Installation issues (ACS server could not be found)
· Rules for trusted and blocked applications could be lost after suspending protection
· Properties of some applications could not be opened from the Edit Rules dialog
· Log folder could not be opened using the command in the Settings window
· Issues on displaying web pages on servers using gzip encoding
September 25th, 2009· Anti-spyware engine updated
· Enabled Action Center support on Windows 7, Vista SP2
The following issues are resolved (only significant ones are listed):
· Attachments could not be downloaded through POP3 in Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Microsoft Outlook 2007
· System Restore did not work under Windows Vista
· Quick Tune plug-in was absent in Internet Explorer (x86) on x64 systems
· Several issues with real-time protection monitor
· Possible crashes on full-screen application launch on Windows 7 x64
June 29th, 2009The following improvements are introduced:
· Compatibility with Windows Vista SP2
· Compatibility with Windows Server 2008 SP2
The following issues are resolved (only significant ones are listed):
· Driver could crash on plugging card reader
· Packets blocked by IP Block component were not displayed in the Packets log
· Updates did not work if Internet Explorer was not installed
· More minor issues
April 15th, 2009· Archived malicious files were not detected during context scan
· Sound notifications were not played
· Possible freeze/stop during full system scan
· Possible freeze on rule editing
· Access to Intuit.ru application local server was blocked
· Third-party security solutions could falsely report zlib.dll Outpost file as vulnerable
· Signature database was updated even if Anti-Malware component was not installed
· Issues with automatic creation of rules for some applications
March 4th, 2009Compatibility and stability:
· Issue with displaying running programs in the system tray after installing Outpost on Windows Vista;
· Issue with Outpost monitor load under Windows Vista 64-bit;
· Issues with antivirus engine initialization under Windows Vista 64-bit;
· Images were not displayed in help file;
· Search in help file did not work
February 14th, 2009The following improvements are introduced:
· Updated antivirus engine;
· Performance optimization for file and registry operations ;
The following issues are resolved (only significant ones are listed):
Security:
· Problems with probes hooked GDI SSDT functions ;
· Problems with the challenge probes hooked native SSDT functions ;
· Problems with Microsoft's tool used for drivers' verifications
Ease of use:
· Improved display of application list;
· Corrected license information in the main program window;
· Fixed heuristic analyzer engine false positives;
Compatibility and stability:
· Fixed cooperation issues with Magic Mail Monitor;
· Outpost could crash on internal cache operations (all platforms) ;
· Outpost could crash on Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit platforms (NDIS 6 memory corruption) ;
· Outpost could crash during rules adding into database with low system resources ;
· Outpost could crash during process start with low system resources ;
· Outpost could crash on 64-bit platforms during process name detection (Vista, XP, W2K3 ).
December 26th, 2008· Heuristic spyware scan of startup entries in On-Demand Scanner;
· Support for greater number of packers and archivers;
· Attempts to get direct access to disk and attempts to terminate processes are now controlled by Anti-Leak Control;
· Warning on termination of critical system processes;
· Block All mode allows local traffic;
· Improved ICMP settings (now include ICMPv6).
· Quick signature detection algorithm;
· Improved SmartScan technology performance;
Improved Rules Wizard prompts:
· Ability to add address to IP Blockpost list;
· Ability to terminate process;
· Ability to apply presets in the Anti-Leak prompt dialog;
· Ability to select components to install;
· Automatic configuration of LAN settings for Internet Connection Sharing;
· Ability to clear all logs from UI;
· System tray icon animation during update;
· Updates and scheduled scans disabled in Entertainment mode.
· Logs couldn't be displayed when UAC is activated on Windows Vista x86, more minor log problems;
· Sending and receiving of e-mails could be blocked;
· Internet could be blocked on sending large attachments;
· Anti-Leak prompt dialog could freeze under certain conditions (Punto Switcher);
Several most commonly reported crashes of UI and service, including:
· Possible crash on first system restart ("Error: 157");
· Possible crash while scrolling through the Host Protection components list;
· Possible crash on collecting SmartScan data during installation on x64 platforms;
· Possible crash on content filtering;
· System tray shortcut menu and main window could not be open if Aston shell is used;
· Possible freeze during spyware scan;
· Anti-Spyware component could not sometimes detect spyware on remote disks;
· Files were not cured during scanning remote folders;
· Empty records in the Mail Events log after e-mail filtering;
· After selecting Block and Terminate action, repeated connection requests were displayed for terminated application;
· ICMP traffic was allowed without any requests;
· Remote folders could not be opened in the Select Files and Folders dialog of On-Demand Spyware Scanner (request for connection credentials was displayed);
· op_mon.exe file was detected as suspicious;
· Spyware exclusions did not work on Windows Vista/Longhorn;
· Issues when quarantining multiple files;
· SmartScan cache was not reset after update;
· More minor and interface issues.
July 15th, 2008· Connections were blocked on sending attachments through POP3
· Improved overall system performance
July 2nd, 2008The following improvements are introduced:
Security:
· Blockpost plug-in functionality (ability to restrict traffic from specified IPs)
· New SmartScan2 technology (storage of status cache files information in a single file, considerable performance improvement)
· Keyloggers' control by Host Protection for x86 systems
· Detecting files with NTFS-encrypted content and/or with the System: Deny Full Control privilege
· The ability to scan remote folders is added
Ease of use:
· New customizable process tree in Network Activity/Process Activity logs
· Log Viewer improvements (table form, filtering, etc.)
· Main window improvements (protection status, switching between Simple/Expert views)
· Improved settings (redesigned Anti-Leak and Web Control settings dialogs, integrated Application Rules dialog)
· Improved Online Activity logging
· Ability to disable logging completely
· Alerts on rules creation in the Auto-Learn mode
The following issues are resolved (only significant ones are listed):
· Error during installation (code 14001)
· Error during update (code 101)
· Network connections were blocked after installation on the computer with Avast installed
· If installing over a previous version, password from the previous configuration was not accepted
· Issues with blocking GZIP
· Update period was expired with the valid key/in trial mode
· User interface settings inconsistency in compatibility mode
· Entertainment mode settings were not preserved
· Blocked traffic while working with virtual machines
· Issues while detecting malware in a hosts file (file was deleted, possible crash)
· Applications located on removable disks sometimes inherited network access rules from other applications
· EVE Monitor data were blocked
· Outpost prevented system restore point creation under Windows Vista
· Several most commonly reported crashes
· More minor issues
April 23rd, 2008· No prompt for system restart after drivers deinstallation
· Outpost could sometimes crash on starting processes
· Databases update issues
February 29th, 2008· No UDP activity in Network Activity log
· Web Control false positives (false Flash prompts)
· High CPU load on logging
· Connections could not be closed after visiting some sites
· System could slow down after network parameters change
· Packet filtering performance is improved due to rules optimization
February 26th, 2008· Compatibility with Windows Vista SP1
· Compatibility with Windows Server 2008
· Ability to automatically create rules for applications signed by trusted vendors
· Ability to disable content filtering for specific applications
· Ability to block Flash banners and ads by GET request
· Auto-Learn mode improvements
December 21st, 2007· Fix: Freeze on process name verification
· Fix: System memory could be corrupted on content filtering under Windows Vista
· Fix: Possible crash on user answer to Rules Wizard prompt from already finished application
· Fix: Folders could not be deleted because of SmartScan cache files presence
· Fix: Error 14001 during installation
· Fix: Entertainment mode false positives for Microsoft Outlook under Windows Vista
· SmartScan technology is enabled by default on Windows Vista (if this is possible due to compatibility reasons)
· Fix: Content of some web pages could be corrupted
December 6th, 2007Multiple Event Viewer improvements, among which are the following:
· New records are placed on top
· Log configuration is preserved (column width, etc.)
· Ability to copy record to clipboard
· Ability to clear the log
· Extended Anti-Malware log
· Web Control events are logged at the default logging level
· Port number is logged on detecting port scanning
· Some advanced logs are not displayed by default
Multiple Network Activity improvements, among which are the following:
· Ability to break connection
· Ability to manually group/ungroup application connections
· Ability to completely exit the product and stop the service using the Exit command
· Animated product icon during system scan
· System tray icon tooltip contains product version and system IP addresses
· About command in the system tray icon context menu
· Owner of the file digital signature is checked on network access request or system activity request
· Ability to start Compatibility Wizard from the Start menu
· Ability to select product operation mode (Normal mode to run at system startup, Background to run invisibly, and Disable mode to not run at system startup)
· Ability to cure malware that is registered as LSP
· Ability to cure malware that require reboot
November 15th, 2007· Outpost monitor and Outpost Feedback were not registered in startup entries
· Outpost Firewall could block installation of services
· Information about crashes could not be sent to Agnitum
· Rules autocreation did not work on 64-bit systems for applications from ProgramFiles (x86) and SysWOW64 folders
· Most commonly reported crashes (including crash on content filtering)
· Error 14001 during installation
· Rules were applied incorrectly in some cases
· Address macros could be incorrectly resolved in rules
· Leaktests SPT 15 and SPT 16 were failed on Vista64
· Error while importing LAN settings from Outpost Firewall 4.0
· Web pages content could be blocked/corrupted (GZIP decoding issue)
· Outpost Firewall now cannot be installed over Outpost Security Suite
October 24th, 2007· Improved Host Protection. Unauthorized drivers are blocked from loading and malicious code is prevented from gaining full access to the system, and there is a new focus on consistency and reliability of protection against unknown malware that attempts to circumvent existing security.
· Restricted access to potentially infective websites. The new web control module optionally blocks access to potentially malicious web sites, safeguarding users' systems against inappropriate personal data disclosure and drive-by downloads. The filtering is reputation-based and works in the background, regardless of whether the anti-malware module is active. The list of restricted sites can be manually edited; it is updated via the regular automatic updates.
· Extended monitoring of critical system objects. For more advanced users, this feature allows the definition and management of permissible actions to further control vulnerable system objects and inappropriate program behavior.
· Full Vista and 64-bit platform support. The totally redesigned Outpost architecture means that the product is now compatible with Windows 2000 onwards, including Vista and all 64-bit Windows versions.
· IPv6 support. The new network connection protocol extensively used in Windows Vista, IPv6, is fully recognized, filtered and its data protected. The protocol is the evolution of its predecessor, IPv4, and provides a number of scalability, automation and security improvements.
· Full support for Fast User Switching and low-privilege user accounts. Outpost is now compatible with multi-user Windows environments and works seamlessly with Fast User Switching and Remote Desktop connections. Under Vista, the product fully supports User Account Control security mechanisms.
· Granular web control. Ad blocking and protection against infective websites has been extended to ensure compatibility with even the most complex and sophisticated websites and provide even higher levels of online safety.
· Improved appearance and accessibility. The streamlined interface with Vista-style design lets users review options and access key program features much more quickly.
· Auto-learning mode. When Outpost is first started, it runs in a special "learning mode" where all alert notifications are suppressed. During this time, the program is silently learning the user's typical program activity and firewall-monitored connections. After the learning period is over, the product reverts to normal mode, but will prompt for a response only when new activity is seem, dramatically reducing the number of alerts requiring a user response.
· Improved visibility into on-demand spyware scanning. The scanner displays detailed information about the current scanning and malware removal process, letting users see in real time the types of malware found and eradicated.
· Outstanding performance and very low resource consumption. Gives users more flexibility in setting when future scans will be scheduled, as well as defining more scanning parameters, such as checking critical system areas whenever malware definitions have been updated.
March 8th, 2007· This version delivers proactive security functionality that blocks all currently-known techniques for bypassing security protection (leak tests), so it fully prevents sensitive data leakage from individual PCs. Its new Anti-Leak Control integrates Hidden Process Control and Process Memory Control technologies available in previous versions and provides a set of additional anti-leak features that allow to prevent such actions of malicious processes as control over another application, components injection, application window control, application launch with command line parameters and others.
· Its new spyware signature analyzer provides even more accurate spyware detection to increase users' protection against all known and even unknown malware. The spyware scanner uses only the unchanged part of a file, not the entire file, to more precisely evaluate threats.
· Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0 uses a new, ultra powerful Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) 256 verification routine to identify applications while automatically creating network access rules through ImproveNet. This enables Outpost Firewall to be much more precise in identifying an application in order to ensure the creation and distribution of optimum rule sets. This algorithm replaces the old MD5 algorithm that could be bypassed by recently discovered hacking techniques, which, of course, significantly reduced the ability of this commonly used algorithm to protect users machines.
· Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0 makes it much easier to create the most secure configurations with its new macro definitions for applications and global rules. These can be used, for example, to designate the local network as LOCALNET or all DNS servers simply as DNS. This gives advanced users the ability to quickly define security rules for their Intranet communications as well as some Windows-based services (for example, DNS).
· Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0 also provides a specially designed Entertainment mode that avoids distracting the users attention or interrupting a game yet still protects the system when you are playing or watching movies online. While in this mode, the protection is active without bothering the user with numerous prompts or alerts.
· For those who want to decrease the number of prompts, yet still want to have full control, Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0 suggests the Low level of Component Control, which does not warn about every changed or added application component, but warns only about executable files.
· Finally, Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0 features a new self-protection mode. With self-protection turned on, Outpost Firewall Pro protects itself against termination caused by viruses, Trojans or spyware. Even attempts to simulate user keystrokes that would otherwise lead to firewall shutdown are detected and blocked. Outpost Firewall Pro also constantly monitors its own components on the hard drive, registry entries, memory status, running services, and so on, and disallows any changes by malicious applications.
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