Agnitum Outpost Version 7 Public BETA Released

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Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.0 Public Beta

Outpost Firewall Pro 7.0 Public Beta

Outpost Antivirus Pro 7.0 Public Beta

Build number: 3330.505.1221.397.

What's New:

Proactive Protection component:

New "Application Guard" component:

? Applications' configuration files and registry branches are

protected from being accessed by unauthorized processes;

? Ability to report applications to be protected to Agnitum company.

New "File and Registry Monitor" log:

? Files and registry access tracking in real time.

New "File and Folder Lock" component:

? Protection of access to files and folders specified by user.

"Critical Objects" is redesigned into new "System Guard" component:

? Critical registry entries and system files are protected from being

modified according to preset rules;

? Number of protected objects is increased;

? Ability to create custom rules to protect registry entries and

system files is implemented;

? In Application Rules section, there is an ability to create custom

rules for applications that have a higher priority than the global

rules (exclusions).

"Process Activity" log is redesigned:

? Algorithm used to define I/O counters is changed;

? Activity log is moved to the separate page;

? Process modules list is implemented;

? Ability to quarantine a process or a module is implemented.

Various new leaktests are blocked including those using the following techniques:

? Deletion of important files using NtDeleteFile() system call;

? MoveFileEx() API with MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT flag set to rename

important files;

? Deletion of important registry keys and values using RegRestoreKey()

API;

? Deletion of important files and directories using the standard

method that is implemented by DeleteFile() and RemoveDirectory() API;

? MoveFile() API to rename important files;

? Deletion of important files using FILE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE option of

NtCreateFile() system call;

? Change of the security descriptor of important registry keys;

? Corruption of important files by setting the end of file

information;

? Corruption of important files by rewriting their data via direct

disk access;

? Corruption of important files using FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA operation;

? Write to different additional autorun entries;

? Various techniques injecting malicious DLLs into Internet Explorer

process.

Firewall enhancements:

? Load of the channel between driver and monitoring service is

significantly decreased;

? Content filtering algorithm is improved (local traffic and binary

threads are not filtered);

? Critical issues in TDI/TLI filters used on Windows 2000/XP/Vista are

fixed resulting in increased system stability;

? Stateful packet inspection (SPI) for UDP protocol is implemented;

? Filtering of invalid TCP flags is implemented.

Anti-Malware component is redesigned:

? Ability to specify real-time protection monitor reaction on

detecting malware is added;

? Ability to scan boot sectors is added;

? Flexible component settings;

? Mail scanner is improved, ability to cure attachments is added;

? Automatic scan of removable USB devices;

? Component executables are now updated along with signature databases

via Agnitum Update utility.

UI restyling:

? General appearance and product dialogs are redesigned according to

Windows Vista/Windows 7 style;

? Redesign of main program windows;

? Redesign of notification system (single notification settings

dialog);

? Redesign of installation process.

Web Control component:

? Web pages are blocked according to keywords contained in URL and

pages body.

Other:

? Update process is redesigned;

? A lot of minor fixes.

Supported OS: Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7

Download: Outpost Pro Public BETA

Discussion l Issues: Outpost Forum

[itzwolf]

Never heard of them before, anyone have any reviews/comments?

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itzwolf, awesome firewall and only getting better

top two firewall and hard to choose

Online Armor and Outpost firewall