Outpost Firewall Pro 2008 & OSS Pro Released

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Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008 (build 6.0.2279.251.0482)

Outpost Firewall Pro 2008 (build 6.0.2279.251.0482)

Release date: February 26, 2008

The following improvements are introduced:

• 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
  

The following issues are resolved (only significant ones are listed):

Anti-Leak Control:

• PC could freeze on Anti-Leak Control prompt if Punto Switcher was installed on the computer
  
• Windows 2000 system could freeze on Anti-Leak Control learn dialog
  
• FEEDBACK.EXE service issues (incl. Anti-Leak Control false positives, crash on system startup)
  
• Anti-Leak Control false positives if processes write to their own memory on Vista32
  

Performance and stability:

• Outpost could crash on downloading updates
  
• Outpost could crash on displaying network activity
  
• Outpost could crash on Vista x64
  
• Slow start on Vista 64
  
• CPU high load on deleting files to Recycle Bin on Vista 64
  
• System slowed down while importing large list of advertisement keywords
  
• Compatibility issues (McAfee Security Center 8.0, BitDefender 10.2, nProtect GameGuard, CA Anti-Virus 8.4.0.24)
  

Update and installation:

• Error 101 while updating the product
  
• Some folders were not deleted after installation over Outpost Security Suite 2007
  
• Configuration was not imported correctly if installing over Outpost Security Suite 2007 or Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0
  
• Windows Security Center integration issues
  
• Service could not be unloaded if exiting the product while updating Outpost on Vista 32
  

Other:

• Scan history was not preserved after switching to background scanning mode
  
• Incorrect details of registry keys were displayed in quarantine
  
• Web Control exclusions did not work
  
• Issues while processing IMAP protocol traffic
  
• Operation logic in case of "Allow Once" response to Rules Wizard prompt is changed
  
• Files which size exceeded the specified value were checked irrespective of the corresponding setting
  
• NAT Zone flag did not work correctly if LAN was marked as trusted
  
• More minor fixes
  

Download: OSS & Outpost Pro v.2008

[cork1958]

Not my firewall of choice, but an excellent one just the same.

Thanks

[RawGutts]

Why can't people make just a Firewall or just a IPS anymore. Why do they aways want to call it a Firewall, but yet it has all this other crap in it.

[th3rEsa]

Could they actually be judged for calling that crap a FIREWALL?

I always thought a firewall is sth that protects a system from outside.

Using a "software firewall" (wtf?) is like putting a gate guard inside the castle.

D'oh.

[(Spork)]

hey look more bloat and more bloat :(

[Kmurray]

I tried Outpost and Comodo in the past but there both too paranoid and pretty resource intensive for people on low spec machines, eset smart security is enough for anyone especially if your behind a router.

[PermaSt0ne]

Could they actually be judged for calling that crap a FIREWALL?

I always thought a firewall is sth that protects a system from outside.

Using a "software firewall" (wtf?) is like putting a gate guard inside the castle.

D'oh.

to be protected from the outside is what a router is for

you use firewalls to stop outgoing connections

[Vettetech]

Comodo 3.0 is free and far better in my opinion then Outpost.

[th3rEsa]

to be protected from the outside is what a router is for

A router is for routing, basically. Some routers, however, have the capability to block in- and outgoing connections. It is called firewall functionality then. You might want to read before you post.

you use firewalls to stop outgoing connections

OK, let's say we may call that crappy blinking software stuff some kind of a "firewall", too. How does that "firewall" protect then?

It mainly asks the user before anything is allowed, right? So where's the additional "security" aspect? I seriously doubt that potential malware will ask the user to allow bad_virus.exe or sth...

Malware, which doesn't use fake names or sth, often has an even better method to "kill" your "efficient" (rofl) "firewall" (even more rofl):

A software running under your account is having your rights and capabilities, too, right?

And you are able to perform a process kill, right?

And you are able to forward any ports, right?

I hope you get the point here.

[xankazo]

it's this free? cause if it ain't, no way it will compete with Comodo, which BTW is the best. I'm not using any soft firewall right now. I'm content with my router's FW.

[mtrftw]

What's up with just linking to the forums instead of doing a proper news post?

[Smigit]

Used to use it, hell my license is still valid but I've moved onto using Esets + My router has hardware. Basically I found this one too flaky when I moved to Vista and it wouldnt start up at times or would stop responding ect. That and as allured to before, its far far too paranoid even when you have settings set to be leanient. It was constantly nagging and I believe under my Vista install (not my XP one but) it was forgetting settings as I constantly got pestered over the same thing.

It's an 'ok' solution but when I initially tried it on Vista I was less than impressed. On XP it was a bit more mature but you do get the nagging. Bit to hands on for my liking.

[Jen0608]

Not my choice but I think not a crap too...