Published June 20, 2013 by Download Software
Outpost Firewall Pro, provides a superior arsenal of defense against PC infiltration by denying unauthorized access by remote hackers and protecting against data theft, denial-of-service attacks, privacy violation, Trojan horses, spyware and more. Four major criteria define Outpost Firewall Pro: security, control, privacy and ease of use. Outpost Free, an heir to Outpost Firewall Pro, provides pure firewall and proactive protection functions omitting extra add-ons.
Outpost Firewall Pro is acknowledged as one of the most secure and easy to use firewall software solutions. Outpost Firewall Pro provides the following safeguards:
- Protection against hacker attacks;
- Protection against Internet worms;
- Protection of sensitive and valuable information and data;
- Protection of private information and maintenance of Web privacy;
- Monitoring of the system and application network activity.
Outpost firewall automatically configures itself during installation and optimizes its configuration to match the system on which it is installed. Furthermore, you don’t need to worry about keeping your protection up-to-date because Outpost features an automatic update utility, which keeps Outpost current and ready to avert network intruders.
Outpost Firewall Pro provides a superior arsenal of defense against PC infiltration by denying unauthorized access by remote hackers and protecting against data theft, denial-of-service attacks, privacy violation, Trojan horses, spyware and more. Four major criteria define Outpost Firewall Pro: security, control, privacy and ease of use. Some major features of Outpost are listed below:
Security Features
- Attack Detection Plug-in:
- averts and reports all known kinds of attacks against the system
- port scan detection
- Attachment Quarantine guards against dangerous attachments and worms;
- Components Control (Anti-Leak) feature monitors components of each application on the system;
- Stateful Inspection firewall technology provides superior security to packet filtering;
- Windows Boot-up protection defends the system before any malicious programs can be loaded;
Control Features
- Network activity monitoring;
- Log Viewer
- Filtering of web content
- One click to block all traffic or disable the firewall;
Privacy Features
- Active Content plug-in:
- Flexible web history (referrers) blocking
- Flexible blocking of cookies and other active elements;
- Trusted Sites list;
- Blocking of banners (including Flash ads) and pop-up window;
- Hidden Process Control and Component Control: blocks spyware connections
Ease of Use and Compatibility
- Auto-configuration of rules for applications during installation;
- Predefined system and application settings cover all common tasks such as browsing the web, allowing ICQ, allowing DNS or DHCP, etc;
- Seamless migration from earlier versions with the help of Agnitum Update;
- Wizard mode simplifies automatic rule creation;
System Requirements:
- Operating System: Windows All Version
- Language: English-US
- License: Shareware
- Author: Agnitum Ltd
Changelog:
The following issues have been fixed:
- Extended abilities to intercept intrusions into process memory using processes shared memory areas
- Extended HIPS monitoring area on Windows 8
- Improved product operation with Fast User Switch
- Improved logic of driver operation with IPv6 addresses
- Improved SmartDesicion characteristics
- Improved entertainment mode logic
- Presets are updated
The following issues have been fixed:
- Known GUI and service BSODs are fixed
- AFW: Several reported crashes in firewall driver are fixed
- AFW: Obsolete addresses cleanup issue is fixed (could affect network connections throughput)
- Rules autocreation logic vulnerability is fixed
- Possible application blockings on Fast User Switch are removed
- Possible product setup issue caused by MS Redistributable Package version conflicts is fixed
- Inability to install product on Windows 8 on exceeding the number of filters installed in protocol stack is fixed
- Issues with logic of assigning SmartDesicion rating to several applications are fixed
- Issue with high-priority low-level firewall rules creation is fixed
- Possible delays, freezes and unavailability of Windows Audio service on Windows Vista are fixed
- Issues with product update via proxy server are fixed
- Several issues with individual sites configuration in QuickTune plug-in are fixed
- Possible UI issues and glitches are fixed
- Typing errors in GUI are fixed
- GUI issues with rules creation for critical objects are fixed
- Defects in product prompts under low screen resolution are fixed
- Typos and errors in national localizations are fixed
- Incorrect filters operation in packet log and firewall is fixed
- Possible operating system freezes on using Opera browser are fixed
- Reported memory and resources leaks are fixed
- Outpost Pro and Spam Terrier compatibility issues are fixed
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