| Feature |
Your Benefits |
| Hidden Process Control | Blocks attempts of malicious applications to run as a part of legal programs and thus fully protects you from Trojans, spyware and other dangers. |
| Open Process Control | Protection against process memory space hijacking by malicious code (Copycat, Thermite leak tests). |
| Transit Packets Filtering | This feature provides with better performance on the gateway (router) machines. |
| Selective Port and Protocol Settings | The improved Attack Detection plug-in provides with selective settings for each port and protocol. A user can also creat a list of trusted ports and protocols. Thus Outpost security is not just rock solid; it's also flexible. |
| Latest Leak Test Support | By blocking all Leak test vulnerabilities, Outpost ensures that your protection is complete and rock-solid |
| Blocking of DNS attacks | The improved DNS Cache plug-in blocks unauthorized DNS queries and thus secures your system from DNS attacks. |
| Selective privacy settings | The Active Content Plug-in has been developed to selectively block surfing history. There are certain Web sites that do not function properly unless referrers and cookies are allowed, and the new options in the plug-in allow you to activate elements on Web pages that you find necessary. |
| Web Active Content Filtering | Improved Web Active Content Filtering feature provides for easier, more flexible and effective way to control Web pages active elements (ActiveX, scripts, etc.) behaviour. |
| Components Control (Anti-Leak) | This feature monitors each component of each run making it impossible for a rogue virus to be injected into a trusted application. |
| Stateful Inspection | This firewall technology keeps track of active TCP and UDP sessions and is more secure than packet filtering because it opens a narrower path for traffic. |
| Boot Up Protection | During Windows' start-up, Outpost Firewall 2.5 begins protecting your system before any malicious program has a chance to be loaded. Outpost Firewall 2.5 protects your system from first start up to final shut down. |
| Password protection | This protects your settings so they cannot be changed without your permission. |
| Flash banner blocking | Improved advertisement blocking removes 150% more ads (including Flash banners) than the previous version. |
| Flexible visual alerts | Outpost Firewall alerts you of the events that require your immediate attention so that you can provide quick and appropriate response. |
| Automatic updates | The Agnitum Update utility provides for keeping your Outpost Firewall up-to-date with latest updates so that you are assured of the optimum protection level at any time. |
| Advanced logging system | The database driven logging system gives you full access to the history of your connections with capabilities never before seen in any personal firewall log. You can view, filter, copy and export logs for future analyses. |
| Log Viwer functioning in a real time mode | The log viewer is now updating in a real time fashion and you can monitor all your connections in detail. |
| Multiple configurations |
- Import and export of Content and Active Content Plug-in in between different configurations.
- Configuration settings can be protected with a password.
- Create different configurations for you and your family members or colleagues.
- Prevent your children from chatting online or accessing unwanted sites (sex, games, bomb making).
- Switch configurations between "Work", "Rest", "I am away", "Block Everything", and "Children" using one mouse click.
- Easily back up your configurations.
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| Apply rules without need of interface |
- Can block unwanted traffic or content in a way that's completely hidden from users.
- Can run as a service without need of interface, thus saving computer resources.
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| Advanced rule creation features |
- Specify time intervals so applications can be allowed or blocked depending on the time of day and/or day of week.
- Specify system and application independent rules
- "Running application if rule is triggered" allows the launching of any application or the playing of any sound or even a shutdown of the computer! For example, if your children decide to play an online game, then a warning text from the parent can be shown and the online game is blocked.
- "Reporting of important activities" shows a message box whenever a particular rule is triggered. For example, a warning message appears whenever someone connects to your PC or when spyware tries to send your personal information over the Internet.
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| Low resource usage |
- 70% less CPU load thanks to a new connection display routine.
- 40% less memory requirements due to its new logging system.
- Now Outpost Firewall can handle up to 1Gb/s of continual traffic and guard more than 200 simultaneous connections.
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| Trusted IP group | Can allow all network activity for trusted home or work place computers. |
| Improved Configuration Wizard | This feature helps a user during the installation proccess and in setting application rules. |
| Auto-configuration | Can auto-configure your Applications, System and Local Network settings during the installation process. |
| ICS Support | Work on home or office networks that are based on the Microsoft Connection Sharing solution. ICS is supported for both clients and gateways. |
| Remote Desktop and Fast User Switching Support | Supports these popular Windows XP features. |
