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We are glad to announce the results of the latest anti-virus tests carried out by Virus Bulletin magazine on Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 and 24 other personal anti-virus and security suite products running under Windows Server 2008.According to Virus Bulletin, “Combining the company’s own highly regarded firewall technology with a range of security extras including anti-malware detection provided by the VirusBuster engine, the product once again put in a solid performance, with a slick and well-designed interface and smooth, stable running”.
“In the clean sets scanning times were fairly good, and an absence of false positives grants Agnitum its second VB100 in a row.”
Just to remind you, Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 offers:
• All-in-one anti-malware for comprehensive antivirus and antispyware defense with the improved SmartScan technology which makes malware scans up to 10 times faster
• A two-way firewall to safeguard connections and prevent data leakage
• Extended Host protection to protect against zero-day threats and anti-keylogger to avoid spying on the data entered through a keyboard
• Web control for safe surfing and blocking unwanted content
• IP Blocklist to blacklist specified Internet domains and restrict incoming and outgoing traffic from sites with bad reputations
• Self-learning anti-spam that integrates directly into Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Vista Mail and The Bat!
This another VB100 was preceded with two awards for Outpost Firewall Pro 2009 granted by WebUser magazine (UK) and ProtectStar Test Lab (US-Germany).
More information on the latest firewall awards can be found at:
http://www.webuser.co.uk/products/Outpost_Firewall_Pro_2009_review_4669-203.html
http://www.protectstar-testlab.org/award/protectstar-testlab-fw-vergleich0809_web.pdf (in German,PDF document)
The latest editions of Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Security Suite Pro are available for download at:
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/download.php and http://www.agnitum.com/products/security-suite/download.php respectively.
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
This September we’d like to boast the success of our standalone Outpost Firewall Pro 2009 that has received awards from ProtectStar Test Lab in the US / Germany and WebUser magazine in the UK.Over its lifetime, the company’s flagship product has collected more than 50 awards in 15 countries. Released in July of this year, Outpost Firewall Pro 2009 started out with a 99% leakproof result in the Matousec Transparent Security tests and continues its winning streak across Europe and the US.
The UK’s best-selling Internet magazine, Web User, awarded Outpost a Gold Medal in its recent firewall comparison tests. Agnitum’s standalone firewall beat out four leading competitors – both paid and free software – to gain top place.
The magazine’s verdict was: “Although using this software will force you to dip into your pocket, we think the best security is worth paying for, especially when it's still good value and you're getting the benefits of ease of use and extra features.”
The full version of the review is available on the magazine’s website at http://www.webuser.co.uk/products/Outpost_Firewall_Pro_2009_review_4669-203.html.
During the summer of 2008, ProtectStar Test Lab, an independent IT- and communication security organization with offices in the US, UK and Germany, carried out in-depth testing on eight standalone firewall solutions offered by leading manufacturers. The coveted ProtectStar 2008 award was given to Outpost Firewall Pro 2009.
According to a number of testing criteria, Outpost demonstrated its excellence in protection capabilities and usability. The product outstripped such prominent competitors as Zone Alarm Pro and Sunbelt Personal Firewall.
The test report is available in German from the ProtectStar website at http://www.protectstar-testlab.org/award/protectstar-testlab-fw-vergleich0809_web.pdf (PDF document).
Outpost Firewall Pro 2009 is at your disposal at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/.
Pavel Goryakin
PR Manager, Agnitum
The continuous series of positive reviews of Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 (including those by PC World UK, ComputerActive, IT Reviews, etc.) has been recently extended with a nice BrightHub article!The author's verdict reads: "Outpost Security Suite 2009 will cover if not all, most of the needed security protection by users. Advanced user is not required!"Also, Donna Buenaventura, the reviewer, emphasized the product's great value for money!
The article contains an overview of the product, installation and set-up experience, as well as, of course, features and performance. All went smoothly and provided a positive impression. The firewall capabilities received their well-deserved estimation and the anti-malware engine performed well and didn't use much PC resource.
We were also glad to learn that the BrightHub reviewer liked our recent feature IP Blocklist that allows to block malicious IP addresses in bulk.
To sum up, we're pleased to receive another great testimonial. Will keep on informing you about our further accomplishments.
P.S. By the way, BrightHub, the network of technology and IT writers, is looking for new contributors! Anyone with decent computer knowledge and tolerable written English can join.
Pavel Goryakin
PR Manager, Agnitum
In the previous blog posting we mentioned the upcoming Spam Terrier 2.0, and this information was true.You can download the new Spam Terrier, still free, and now compatible with Vista mail, The Bat! and 64-bit clients from our web-site.
Spam Terrier offers a user-friendly interface and easy customization to help users get started with teaching the software their personal definition of spam. Then the self-learning engine, based on Bayesian principles, takes over, ensuring significantly fewer false positives and misjudged messages.
Spam Terrier is ‘behavior’-driven rather than the more typical criteria-driven approach of other anti-spam products. In other words: users can select what they consider spam and teach the product to recognize the specific behavior patterns of junk mail.
The more you train Agnitum Spam Terrier, the better its nose for inappropriate mail. This is achieved through a system of “spam scores”, which classify a message as “not spam”, “probable spam” or “definite spam”. Users can alter the principles for such classification in order to adjust the software’s level of tolerance for different types of message. But however “tolerant” the application may be, it will never let unwelcome guests in – Spam Terrier is constantly scanning new mail in search of fresh spam samples.
New support for The Bat!
After installing Spam Terrier, the user’s The Bat! window will display two basic commands -"mark as spam" and "mark as non-spam", as well as the black/whitelist menu. These tools will help The Bat! users to easily define benign and malicious messages.
New support for 64-bit Microsoft email clients
Spam Terrier 2.0 now supports all 64-bit email programs from Microsoft: Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail.
More effective filtering algorithm
By creating a structure of specific libraries of email samples, managing current statistics and archiving obsolete knowledgebase data, Spam Terrier 2.0 enables more accurate decision-making.
Automatic base tuning
In the majority of cases, the user’s mailbox contains an unequal mixture of spam and legitimate messages. To avoid this bias impacting the engine’s learning efficiency, Spam Terrier 2.0 references an internal sample base in order to tune itself to provide greater accuracy moving forward.
Spam awareness evolves over time
As spam evolves, the product’s knowledgebase will ensure Spam Terrier 2.0 keeps pace with the changes. Spam Terrier also performs its own analysis of “new” and “odd” spam samples to extend and update the database.
Spam Terrier 2.0 can be downloaded from the Agnitum website at http://www.agnitum.com/products/spam-terrier/index.php.
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
After I read Neil Rubenking’s blogpost on security software and the current geopolitical turmoil in Georgia
I was going to answer that the Russian prime minister has too small a share to have any influence over our activities, but then I thought that perhaps a guessing game amongst our readers would be more interesting.
So, who do YOU think owns Agnitum?
- Vladimir Putin
- Mikheil Saakashvili
- George W. Bush
- Eugene Kaspersky
- Other
Submit your answer using the form at http://www.agnitum.com/news/pr_contacts.php#mailform. The first three people to submit the right answer will receive a license for the upcoming free Spam-Terrier 2.0 and a tour of the Russian Business Network’s premises led by Agnitum’s leading employees!
Good luck!
Vitaly Yanko,
Marketing and Sales Director, Agnitum
We are glad to announce the results of the latest anti-virus tests carried out by Virus Bulletin on Outpost Security Suite Pro (ver. 6.0.2296.253.0490) and 34 other personal anti-virus and security suite products running under Windows XP, SP 3.According to Virus Bulletin, “the product
As you may remember, the VB100 award comes hot on the heels of another successful test carried out on July 3 and 4, 2008, when Outpost Firewall Pro 2009 scored 99 % in the Matousec Transparent Security's Firewall Challenge, beating out more than 30 competitors.
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
As many of you have noticed, Outpost Firewall Pro 2009, released on July 2, 2008, has already come out on top in the most recent Firewall Challenge test. This test, performed by Matousec Transparent Security (www.matousec.com) on July 3 and 4, 2008, put Outpost ahead of more than 30 other personal firewalls and security suites, receiving a 99 % efficiency rating in leak-tests.
Leak-tests are not the only challenge security software should be able to resist. Matousec Transparent Security also analyses firewall efficiency in
• general bypassing tests that emulate malware attempts to bypass protection generally without targeting specific components;
• termination tests that emulate attempts to disable the product and its defense functions;
• spying tests (including keyloggers and packet sniffers) that test whether a product is able to prevent malware from spying on a user’s data;
• performance tests
Matousec Transparent Security has recently implemented a new, even stricter and more challenging, methodology of testing, which is described on the researcher’s web-site at http://www.matousec.com. Detailed test results are available at http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php.
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
Leak-tests are not the only challenge security software should be able to resist. Matousec Transparent Security also analyses firewall efficiency in
• general bypassing tests that emulate malware attempts to bypass protection generally without targeting specific components;
• termination tests that emulate attempts to disable the product and its defense functions;
• spying tests (including keyloggers and packet sniffers) that test whether a product is able to prevent malware from spying on a user’s data;
• performance tests
Matousec Transparent Security has recently implemented a new, even stricter and more challenging, methodology of testing, which is described on the researcher’s web-site at http://www.matousec.com. Detailed test results are available at http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php.
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
Yesterday, on July 2, we finally delivered the new product line - Outpost Pro 2009! We've informing you about our progress with this release for a few weeks, and now we have to say Monday Updates are over and everyone can taste one of the products (or all).We encourage you to download the new products:
Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009
Outpost Firewall Pro 2009
Outpost Antivirus Pro 2009
To give you a quick summary of what we've done in Outpost 2009 (frequent readers of this blog are already familiar with the majority of them) :
User interface and controls
• Protection Status Overview: The new dashboard-style display provides a summary of the current Outpost protection status – from the state of updates to the level of security settings.
• Basic/Expert Interface Toggle: By switching between the Basic and Expert interface layouts, users can customize their preferred view of the main program window.
• Improved Event Logger Manageability: The tried-and-true Outpost 4.0 event logger is back with its per-category filterable and sortable log entries.
• New Process Activity Monitor: This utility lists all currently active processes in expandable format, providing quick access to key properties.
• More Informative Network Activity Monitor: Outpost 2009 sports a redesigned, more logical Network Activity display where connections are grouped by application.
Performance
“Gain without pain” was the goal here; Outpost 2009 challenges the stereotype of security products as resource hogs and eliminates a number of potential slow-downs.
SmartScan now runs up to ten times faster than in earlier versions, and data stream processing is much more efficient. This is achieved by storing the history of past malware scans in a single secure location, instead of all PC folders, as in Outpost 2008.
New functionality
The core security layer in all three products has been further reinforced to withstand latest internal sabotage attacks and addresses the most lethal leak techniques employed by undetectable malware:
Extended Host Protection: To fully protect users against inappropriate activity, Outpost now includes protection against the latest security breach techniques. Outpost’s perfect leaktest pass scores reflect the product’s ability to protect against attacks on personal data employed by real, in-the-wild malware.
Protection Against Keyloggers (this is what we haven't revealed in our Monday Updates!): Outpost’s Host Protection protects systems against keylogger activity, monitoring system events and ensuring that no malicious keyboard interaction is possible. This prevents the unwitting disclosure of personal information, including passwords and credit card numbers.
IP Blocklist Keeps Surfing Clean: IP Blocklist lets users blacklist specified Internet domains and restrict incoming and outgoing traffic from sites with bad reputations. The list of blocked entries can be manually defined or imported from different web communities.
Antispam supports The Bat!: Agnitum’s Bayesian-based antispam module, formerly compatible only with Microsoft mail clients, can now be integrated into the popular The Bat! email application.
System requirements
Outpost 2009 is compatible with Windows Vista SP1, XP SP3, and Server 2008 as well as all previous 32- and 64-bit versions from Windows 2000 onwards. All three products will work smoothly on a 450 MHz or faster CPU (x-86/x-64/multi-core) with 256Mb RAM.
Don't hesitate to try the new product line! Were looking forward to your feedback!
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agtnitum
As you’ve probably already realized, Outpost Pro 2009 is not just a pretty face. So this Monday, we’re going ‘under the hood’ to take a look at some of the more technical improvements to the software.
Outpost has always been a leader in proactive defense and to prove it has consistently scored well on independent leaktests. These tests are performed on a regular basis by Matousec Transparent Security and in some cases can be a useful way to understand where our own vulnerabilities might lie (not everything can be picked up by internal testing). Such was the case with a recent set of tests, and we have responded by further strengthening Outpost’s anti-leak capabilities.
We’ve also increased protection against leaks and zero-day threats in Outpost 2009 with the addition of a dedicated anti-keylogger protection.
As you can see in this screen shot, “keyboard logging” has been added to the Anti-Leak Control tab of the Host Protection module, so that any attempt to capture keystrokes by an unauthorized application will be immediately noted and blocked.
So, as well as the pretty face, Outpost 2009 will bring greater control over the unauthorized capture of your valuable digital information. We look forward to independent verification of the effectiveness of these new protections in upcoming tests. In the meantime, we encourage you to try them out yourself by downloading the latest beta at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php.
You can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed. The product release date is approaching, but we still have some product secrets to share with you, so keep your eye out for the next update.
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
Outpost has always been a leader in proactive defense and to prove it has consistently scored well on independent leaktests. These tests are performed on a regular basis by Matousec Transparent Security and in some cases can be a useful way to understand where our own vulnerabilities might lie (not everything can be picked up by internal testing). Such was the case with a recent set of tests, and we have responded by further strengthening Outpost’s anti-leak capabilities.
We’ve also increased protection against leaks and zero-day threats in Outpost 2009 with the addition of a dedicated anti-keylogger protection.
As you can see in this screen shot, “keyboard logging” has been added to the Anti-Leak Control tab of the Host Protection module, so that any attempt to capture keystrokes by an unauthorized application will be immediately noted and blocked.
So, as well as the pretty face, Outpost 2009 will bring greater control over the unauthorized capture of your valuable digital information. We look forward to independent verification of the effectiveness of these new protections in upcoming tests. In the meantime, we encourage you to try them out yourself by downloading the latest beta at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php.
You can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed. The product release date is approaching, but we still have some product secrets to share with you, so keep your eye out for the next update.
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
This Monday we’re not looking at any particular features, but rather analyzing the overall performance of Outpost 2009 and the impact of other improvements on the products’ improved speed of operation.We’ve already touched on this topic when we looked at the revamped SmartScan (SmartScan 2 – smarter and faster than ever!). We mentioned then that this single feature will make repeated malware scans 100 times faster, whatever the capacity of your hard drive! As a consequence, the overall performance of the products increases tenfold, assuming a normal mode of operation on the PC. The way we cache antivirus checks has also been significantly improved, as has the speed of processing data streamed from the web. In short, your PC will not slow down when the Outpost real-time scanner is active or when you run an on-demand scan.
Rather than measuring the performance improvement ratio in percentage terms, we say that your PC will function at almost the same speed as it would with no antivirus installed and running. System start-up, program launch, files copying, processing of a large number of files (photo archives, for instance), automatic scheduled scans – all benefit from these performance improvements in terms of speed and efficiency.
As a result, your PC has only a very small additional CPU load compared to a clean system, dramatically decreased hard-drive load and economic use of kernel memory when file activity is intense.
We’re not saying the performance improvements can’t be quantified – but performance is a user experience, so why not try the product out for yourself? You can join our beta program and download the software today at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php.
You can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed. There are still more 2009-related notes to come, so stay tuned!
See you next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
This Monday we’re looking at one of the most important parts of the GUI. What you were used to as the Welcome screen in Outpost 2008 has been renamed My Security for Outpost 2009, and has undergone some significant changes. It’s no secret that changing this screen was at the top of our users’ wish-lists for 2009, so now you can take a look at what we’ve done and see whether you think we’ve made the right decisions.
Here’s what the Outpost 2008 main window looks like:
What you see is the news section, registration / update info and My Shortcuts.
In Outpost 2009, the My Security page also displays the status of Outpost’s components. If you click on the status type, the corresponding settings will appear. These settings are as follows:
We believe this new layout will give you greater transparency and ease-of-use. You can easily access any basic setting with a single click and check the status of the different components. It’s easy to adjust the level of security and enable or disable components according to your needs and experience. Plus you’ll never forget important product updates – My Security will remind you in good time.
In summary, the new design makes it quicker and easier for all users to configure the program appropriately for their optimum protection.
To test this yourself, please join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php and evaluate the product. As always, you can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed. There are still more feature notes to come!
See you next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
Here’s what the Outpost 2008 main window looks like:
What you see is the news section, registration / update info and My Shortcuts.
In Outpost 2009, the My Security page also displays the status of Outpost’s components. If you click on the status type, the corresponding settings will appear. These settings are as follows:
- green represents the optimal choice / variant
- yellow represents a riskier choice
- red represents the most unsafe choice.
- Rules Wizard, Allow Most, Block Most policies
- Stop All
- Disable
- Firewall disabled
- Enabled
- Disabled
- Optimal, Advanced or Maximum settings
- Low
- Host Protection disabled
- Enabled
- Enabled, mail not scanned
- Disabled
- Disabled in compatibility mode
- Updated no more than a day ago
- Updated no more than a week ago
- Updated more than a week ago
- Contact Support (http://www.agnitum.com/support/)
- Click here to test your security online
We believe this new layout will give you greater transparency and ease-of-use. You can easily access any basic setting with a single click and check the status of the different components. It’s easy to adjust the level of security and enable or disable components according to your needs and experience. Plus you’ll never forget important product updates – My Security will remind you in good time.
In summary, the new design makes it quicker and easier for all users to configure the program appropriately for their optimum protection.
To test this yourself, please join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php and evaluate the product. As always, you can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed. There are still more feature notes to come!
See you next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
This Monday we’re taking a look at another GUI tweak in Outpost 2009 – this time, a more convenient display of Online Activity. In the same way as the Network and Process Activity, this log of active web processes is now more customizable and visually attractive.
Here’s how the display looks in Outpost 2008:
The new layout displays the following columns by default:
- Process
- Host Address
- File Name
- Object Size
If you want to see a full URL address and Object type, just select the Columns command by right-clicking on the process. We’ve also added in a time lag on the deletion of obsolete records; in Outpost 2009 they are marked in grey before being removed (the same as in the Network Activity monitor).
Here’s a screenshot of the Online Activity monitor in Outpost 2009:
By suppressing long addresses and additional details, the information is easier to read without having to scroll around. One more small but helpful way to improve the usability of Outpost 2009.
As always, please feel free to join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php and evaluate the product for yourself. You can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed.
See you next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
Here’s how the display looks in Outpost 2008:
The new layout displays the following columns by default:
- Process
- Host Address
- File Name
- Object Size
If you want to see a full URL address and Object type, just select the Columns command by right-clicking on the process. We’ve also added in a time lag on the deletion of obsolete records; in Outpost 2009 they are marked in grey before being removed (the same as in the Network Activity monitor).
Here’s a screenshot of the Online Activity monitor in Outpost 2009:
By suppressing long addresses and additional details, the information is easier to read without having to scroll around. One more small but helpful way to improve the usability of Outpost 2009.
As always, please feel free to join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php and evaluate the product for yourself. You can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed.
See you next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
We’re sharing with you here some interesting statistics based on research conducted by Neil Rubenking (Senior Analyst at PC Magazine US). The table below was not published by Neil or by PC Magazine, but we complied it using the points given to the listed products in Neil’s reviews.
TS stands for 'total score', SW - for 'spyware', KL - for 'keyloggers'.
We were delighted to find that Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008 came out ahead of such products as Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0, Panda Internet Security 2008 and ESET Smart Security 3.0 in terms or removing and blocking spyware and keyloggers. OSS 2008 took second place after Symantec’s Norton 360.
We believe this technological success is due at least in part to the number of improvements Agnitum has been implementing in its antimalware engine. In the meantime, we keep on working, adding new signatures, analyzing new types of spyware as well as strengthening scanning speed and detection rate.
Look out for our Monday Updates in this blog and learn more about the improvements in the upcoming Outpost 2009!
Alexey Belkin
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
TS stands for 'total score', SW - for 'spyware', KL - for 'keyloggers'.
| | | removal | blocking | ||
| TS | product | SW | KL | SW | KL |
| 36,9 | Norton 360 version 2.0 | 8,8 | 10,0 | 8,1 | 10,0 |
| 35,1 | Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008 | 9,0 | 8,5 | 8,6 | 9,0 |
| 33,8 | Spyware Doctor 5.5 | 9,5 | 8,5 | 9,8 | 6,0 |
| 31,2 | Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 | 8,6 | 5,7 | 7,6 | 9,3 |
| 29,8 | Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2008 | 9,0 | 5,0 | 9,8 | 6,0 |
| 29,8 | Spy Sweeper 5.5 with Antivirus | 9,0 | 6,3 | 8,1 | 6,4 |
| 28,8 | BitDefender Total Security 2008 | 8,6 | 7,1 | 8,8 | 4,3 |
| 27,1 | Windows Live OneCare 2.0 | 8,3 | 4,5 | 9,3 | 5,0 |
| 26,6 | CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 | 9,0 | 6,5 | 7,6 | 3,5 |
| 26,5 | BullGuard Internet Security 8.0 | 6,7 | 5,0 | 8,8 | 6,0 |
| 26,3 | Avira Premium Security Suite 8 | 7,4 | 3,2 | 9,3 | 6,4 |
| 25,9 | McAfee Total Protection 2008 | 7,6 | 4,5 | 9,3 | 4,5 |
| 25,7 | Panda Internet Security 2008 | 10,0 | 2,1 | 10,0 | 3,6 |
| 19,0 | ESET Smart Security 3.0 | 7,1 | 2,0 | 7,4 | 2,5 |
We were delighted to find that Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008 came out ahead of such products as Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0, Panda Internet Security 2008 and ESET Smart Security 3.0 in terms or removing and blocking spyware and keyloggers. OSS 2008 took second place after Symantec’s Norton 360.
We believe this technological success is due at least in part to the number of improvements Agnitum has been implementing in its antimalware engine. In the meantime, we keep on working, adding new signatures, analyzing new types of spyware as well as strengthening scanning speed and detection rate.
Look out for our Monday Updates in this blog and learn more about the improvements in the upcoming Outpost 2009!
Alexey Belkin
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
This Monday we’re reviewing another improvement to Outpost 2009’s ease-of-use – Simple / Expert View Switcher. Complex logging and configuration information is really not necessary for everyday use, so we decided to create the option of a simplified view.
The simple view omits the Network Activity, Used Ports, Attack Detection, Process Activity and Online Activity menus, and displays just the basic logs. You can choose either simple or expert layout during installation, as this automatically corresponds with the security level options (Normal and Advanced respectively).
After installation, you can switch between views by clicking the link in the lower left corner of the program screen.
Here’s how it looks in the interface:
As a consequence of this improvement, we also disabled the logs shift on the Event Viewer page (Advanced Logs Enable/Disable link) and the checkmark Show advanced logs in the Logs settings.
This new option is primarily for the benefit of users who like to keep things simple and see just the essential information without any extras, while advanced users may choose the enhanced type of protection and configuration tools. The new option also makes program navigation simpler and quicker.
As always, we encourage you to see how it works in practice! Please join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php and evaluate the product for yourself. You can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed.
Look out for another great feature description next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
The simple view omits the Network Activity, Used Ports, Attack Detection, Process Activity and Online Activity menus, and displays just the basic logs. You can choose either simple or expert layout during installation, as this automatically corresponds with the security level options (Normal and Advanced respectively).
After installation, you can switch between views by clicking the link in the lower left corner of the program screen.
Here’s how it looks in the interface:
As a consequence of this improvement, we also disabled the logs shift on the Event Viewer page (Advanced Logs Enable/Disable link) and the checkmark Show advanced logs in the Logs settings.
This new option is primarily for the benefit of users who like to keep things simple and see just the essential information without any extras, while advanced users may choose the enhanced type of protection and configuration tools. The new option also makes program navigation simpler and quicker.
As always, we encourage you to see how it works in practice! Please join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php and evaluate the product for yourself. You can find our Outpost 2009-related Monday blog posts at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed.
Look out for another great feature description next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
This Monday we’re looking at a new layout for an old feature – the Process Activity monitor. In both Outpost 2008 and 2009, this tab was situated with the Host protection module which enables the program to proactively block zero-day threats and potential viruses before they can infect a PC. By tracking running processes and their characteristics, it is possible to analyze their status and easily implement firewall rules to ensure the best protection.
You may remember that our first posting in this 2009 series was focused on Network Activity Monitor improvements. We’ve tweaked the Process Activity display in the same way – it now uses a tree-like structure that will remind you of Process Explorer.
For instance, in this tab you can access details on how the process was started, the rules related to this or that application, and other properties with a simple double-click. To terminate a process, you can either right- click and choose Terminate or hit the Delete key. These are just a couple of examples.
To expand a little:
All the “branches” of the tree are maximized by default, and you’ll find corresponding icons beside every application name. The Toggle Sort command (see the Context Menu screenshot below) leads to the “flat” structure display, with sorting enabled. All unknown (unsigned) applications are displayed in dark blue.
The 2009 Process Activity layout offers three columns by default:
- Process
- Company
- Anti-Leak Rules
plus additional columns:
- PID [Process Identifier]
- Connections
- Bytes Sent/Recv
- Speed Sent/Recv
- Full Path
Here's how the Context Menu for a process looks:
For comparison, we suggest you take a look at the current Process Activity module in Outpost 2008:
Now here’s the new 2009 design:
We believe we’ve done the right thing and made the access to rules easier and the overall display much clearer. The 2009 design gives you more control over the program, as all the essential properties are easily available, so you can edit or disable a process instantly – essential when you’re dealing with a potential malware infection.
As always, we encourage you to join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php and evaluate the product yourself! You can read our 2009-related Monday blog at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed.
See you next Monday for another great new Outpost 2009 feature analysis!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
You may remember that our first posting in this 2009 series was focused on Network Activity Monitor improvements. We’ve tweaked the Process Activity display in the same way – it now uses a tree-like structure that will remind you of Process Explorer.
For instance, in this tab you can access details on how the process was started, the rules related to this or that application, and other properties with a simple double-click. To terminate a process, you can either right- click and choose Terminate or hit the Delete key. These are just a couple of examples.
To expand a little:
All the “branches” of the tree are maximized by default, and you’ll find corresponding icons beside every application name. The Toggle Sort command (see the Context Menu screenshot below) leads to the “flat” structure display, with sorting enabled. All unknown (unsigned) applications are displayed in dark blue.
The 2009 Process Activity layout offers three columns by default:
- Process
- Company
- Anti-Leak Rules
plus additional columns:
- PID [Process Identifier]
- Connections
- Bytes Sent/Recv
- Speed Sent/Recv
- Full Path
Here's how the Context Menu for a process looks:
For comparison, we suggest you take a look at the current Process Activity module in Outpost 2008:
Now here’s the new 2009 design:
We believe we’ve done the right thing and made the access to rules easier and the overall display much clearer. The 2009 design gives you more control over the program, as all the essential properties are easily available, so you can edit or disable a process instantly – essential when you’re dealing with a potential malware infection.
As always, we encourage you to join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php and evaluate the product yourself! You can read our 2009-related Monday blog at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed.
See you next Monday for another great new Outpost 2009 feature analysis!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
This Monday we’re revisiting a feature that originated as a third-party plugin as part of Outpost 2008 and has now been revamped for the 2009 product. Here’s a little history.
The Blockpost plugin was originally developed by an Outpost fan and was designed to prevent any installed software from accessing malicious web sites or ad networks by using a blacklist of IP addresses. Many of you wanted to see this feature as an integrated part of the Outpost products, but there were compatibility issues with Outpost 2008 related to support for Vista, IPv6 and x64 systems. We were able to resolve these issues, and as an integrated module in Outpost, Blockpost now works faster, is more reliable, and fully supports the new technologies.
Blockpost’s IP address blacklist is completely user-controlled and user-generated. You can upload your own lists of infective IPs, even define a range of IP numbers that you consider unsafe. And you don’t have to spend extra time creating rules - there are text-based lists of bad IPs easily available on the Internet. But we recommend you double-check the IPs before adding them to the blacklist - some lists are old and the IP addresses on those lists may have become legitimate in the meantime.
In summary, Blockpost saves you time and trouble by ensuring that the websites you visit are legitimate, supports the new Outpost architectures, and provides more control and stability for your browsing.
In Outpost 2009, we’ve embedded the Blockpost functionality into the IP Blocklist tab on the Firewall menu. Using the Add button, you can specify host addresses as IP, IP range, IP with mask, and domain name; the Remove button deletes any selected address from the list, and Removal all clears the entire list. The Export and Import buttons save or upload lists of addresses in or from a file respectively. The lists for the old Blockpost plug-in are fully compatible with the new module.
Blocking events are added to the Packet Log as Blocked according to IP Blocklist. The ability to log the blocking event or show a corresponding alert are controlled by the Log the dropped packet and Show visual alert when packet is dropped options.
Here’s what it looks like today:
We believe this new layout provides a more logical way to define unwanted web sources and effectively completes the menu of firewall-related customizations.
Anyway, there’s nothing to compare with trying the product yourself, so we encourage you to join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php. Also, keep your eye out for more 2009-related Monday blog-notes at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed.
See you next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
The Blockpost plugin was originally developed by an Outpost fan and was designed to prevent any installed software from accessing malicious web sites or ad networks by using a blacklist of IP addresses. Many of you wanted to see this feature as an integrated part of the Outpost products, but there were compatibility issues with Outpost 2008 related to support for Vista, IPv6 and x64 systems. We were able to resolve these issues, and as an integrated module in Outpost, Blockpost now works faster, is more reliable, and fully supports the new technologies.
Blockpost’s IP address blacklist is completely user-controlled and user-generated. You can upload your own lists of infective IPs, even define a range of IP numbers that you consider unsafe. And you don’t have to spend extra time creating rules - there are text-based lists of bad IPs easily available on the Internet. But we recommend you double-check the IPs before adding them to the blacklist - some lists are old and the IP addresses on those lists may have become legitimate in the meantime.
In summary, Blockpost saves you time and trouble by ensuring that the websites you visit are legitimate, supports the new Outpost architectures, and provides more control and stability for your browsing.
In Outpost 2009, we’ve embedded the Blockpost functionality into the IP Blocklist tab on the Firewall menu. Using the Add button, you can specify host addresses as IP, IP range, IP with mask, and domain name; the Remove button deletes any selected address from the list, and Removal all clears the entire list. The Export and Import buttons save or upload lists of addresses in or from a file respectively. The lists for the old Blockpost plug-in are fully compatible with the new module.
Blocking events are added to the Packet Log as Blocked according to IP Blocklist. The ability to log the blocking event or show a corresponding alert are controlled by the Log the dropped packet and Show visual alert when packet is dropped options.
Here’s what it looks like today:
We believe this new layout provides a more logical way to define unwanted web sources and effectively completes the menu of firewall-related customizations.
Anyway, there’s nothing to compare with trying the product yourself, so we encourage you to join our beta program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php. Also, keep your eye out for more 2009-related Monday blog-notes at http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed.
See you next Monday!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
In the third of our series of pre-Outpost 2009 improvements, we’ll take a look at the revamped SmartScan technology. Even if you’ve never delved below the surface of Outpost’s functionality, you will have noticed that a quick malware scan is performed in no time and even a full scan is pretty quick; well, that’s all thanks to Outpost’s SmartScan option. First implemented in Outpost Security Suite Pro 2007, this function (optional but highly recommended) worked on the principle of storing the details of previous scans in cached files in every folder on your PC; this avoided the need to recheck data that had already been scanned and had not changed since the last scan.While this option was a great time-saver, in its original form it also caused anti-rootkit software to false-alarm on these cached files. Of course, these files were quite benign and not rootkits at all. They were protected by Outpost’s self-protection, so that no malware could subvert them (i.e., edit or delete them). Outpost 2009, to everyone’s relief, will no longer cause these false alarms to occur.
In the new version, all data about previously scanned items and folders is stored in a single file in the Windows/System32/ folder. Not only is gathering information from one source faster and easier for the scanner, but it also helps to avoid the abovementioned ‘false positive’ issue. This technology change goes hand-in-hand with some GUI tweaks, such as:
- During the installation, the ‘Enable SmartScan’ option is checked by default, regardless of which operating system is in use
- You won’t see any more program requests for clearing cache files on uninstall.
In summary: malware scans will be even faster and the program will require less user interaction while still preserving the ability to customize.
According to our estimations, the new SmartScan should operate 10 times faster! Of course, the best way for you to check and understand the benefits of these changes is to experience them yourself, so why not download the latest beta at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php. For more 2009-related Monday blog-notes, please check http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 or subscribe to the RSS feed. Next Monday – another new feature!
Take care online,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
The second in our series of Outpost 2009-related updates covers the newly-redesigned log display. Interestingly, this is a rare example of reverse development - in Outpost 2009, we are implementing the same logs structure as we had in Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0, though on a new platform and with some significant improvements.
Current users of Outpost 2008, either the firewall or the suite, can track events in text format. This approach has its pluses and minuses – while it enables users to do more with the data, it’s also more complicated for users to do that extra work. You’ve told us in no uncertain terms that you prefer the old approach, displaying events in chart form.
Here’s the events viewer in Outpost 2008:
And here’s what the new viewer looks like:
We hope you agree that we’ve made the right decision!
We have made the new viewer more flexible, too. Whereas Outpost 2008 groups information which might affect usability, the new version shows all parameters separately in columns, with transparent details on, for example, sent and received traffic, IPs or ports. Outpost 2009 will provide more options for filtering and sorting data within the various sections, like Firewall and Anti-Leak Control. A convenient “show” bar helps you to filter events by type and period, for example: “Allowed”, “Allowed during last 10 minutes”, “Allowed today”, “Blocked”, etc.
Outpost 2009 also lets you set up a filter by value for every column and row by right-clicking and selecting Exclude/Include commands; the “Show all” command disables the filter. One additional improvement is the subdivision of the Web Control menu in the Events Viewer to show two parameters: history of downloads and history of blocked connections.
A short summary of what Outpost 2009 will offer in terms of logs:
- Detailed charts
- Easier filtering and sorting
- Better configuration with new menus
Plus we’ve included some neat design tweaks, placed “refresh” and “clear” buttons in the toolbar and some other small improvements.
In summary, the new event viewer offers greater usability for advanced users and, more importantly, more control over the product.
With the new events structure, it’s easier to analyze logs quickly and in detail to draw the right conclusions and customize your protection appropriately for your current conditions (and common sense).
We welcome your thoughts and impressions of this “new old” feature and, if you haven’t already signed up, join our beta test program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php. That way, you can check the changes as they happen and give us instant feedback to improve the product. In the meantime, keep your eye on this tag link to Monday updates: http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 and subscribe to the RSS feed. See you next Monday!
Cheers,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
Current users of Outpost 2008, either the firewall or the suite, can track events in text format. This approach has its pluses and minuses – while it enables users to do more with the data, it’s also more complicated for users to do that extra work. You’ve told us in no uncertain terms that you prefer the old approach, displaying events in chart form.
Here’s the events viewer in Outpost 2008:
And here’s what the new viewer looks like:
We hope you agree that we’ve made the right decision!
We have made the new viewer more flexible, too. Whereas Outpost 2008 groups information which might affect usability, the new version shows all parameters separately in columns, with transparent details on, for example, sent and received traffic, IPs or ports. Outpost 2009 will provide more options for filtering and sorting data within the various sections, like Firewall and Anti-Leak Control. A convenient “show” bar helps you to filter events by type and period, for example: “Allowed”, “Allowed during last 10 minutes”, “Allowed today”, “Blocked”, etc.
Outpost 2009 also lets you set up a filter by value for every column and row by right-clicking and selecting Exclude/Include commands; the “Show all” command disables the filter. One additional improvement is the subdivision of the Web Control menu in the Events Viewer to show two parameters: history of downloads and history of blocked connections.
A short summary of what Outpost 2009 will offer in terms of logs:
- Detailed charts
- Easier filtering and sorting
- Better configuration with new menus
Plus we’ve included some neat design tweaks, placed “refresh” and “clear” buttons in the toolbar and some other small improvements.
In summary, the new event viewer offers greater usability for advanced users and, more importantly, more control over the product.
With the new events structure, it’s easier to analyze logs quickly and in detail to draw the right conclusions and customize your protection appropriately for your current conditions (and common sense).
We welcome your thoughts and impressions of this “new old” feature and, if you haven’t already signed up, join our beta test program at http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php. That way, you can check the changes as they happen and give us instant feedback to improve the product. In the meantime, keep your eye on this tag link to Monday updates: http://agnitumblog.blogspot.com/search/label/monday%20update%202009 and subscribe to the RSS feed. See you next Monday!
Cheers,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
This blog posting is the first in a series where I’ll describe the new features and improvements we’re making as we develop the Outpost Pro 2009 products, which are now going into beta. We’re encouraging everyone to get to know the new versions gradually, learning all aspects of what’s new and what’s better, so we can get your feedback as we develop the products. Many of the improvements in our products are suggested by our users, so you might find your idea in a future blog posts in this series. Look for new information about Outpost Pro 2009 here every Monday!
Many of the improvements involve the GUI and the overall ease-of-use of the products. The first aspect I’m going to write about is the new Network Activity window, whose goal is to provide you with real-time information about what’s going on inside and outside of your PC. Those of you who have used our products before will recognize the screenshots below.
Here’s how the Network Activity monitor screen looks like in Outpost Security Suite 2008:
And here’s the 2009 version:
We received many requests to implement this feature, so here it is. The driving principle in the new implementation is the grouping of connections for applications, which we were not able to implement in the 2008 products. This enables you to see traffic summaries as well as separate data for each connection. You can also group connections by column.
Another thing we’re planning to do here is enable application properties and rules list pop-ups when you double-click on an item, so you don’t have to choose Settings and then further options to see the details. A small but useful point which should be implemented in an upcoming iteration.
So what’s the benefit of this approach over the corresponding display in Outpost 2008? In a word, consistency. The more convenient display and simple grouping of items makes the information easier to understand and more intuitive, as you would expect in a mature product like Outpost.
If you would like to try the beta-version yourself and help us improve the product, please go to http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php. We look forward to welcoming you to our beta testing family, and don’t forget to check back here next Monday for another preview. To make it even easier, subscribe to our RSS-feed to receive new information as soon as it’s posted.
Cheers,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
Many of the improvements involve the GUI and the overall ease-of-use of the products. The first aspect I’m going to write about is the new Network Activity window, whose goal is to provide you with real-time information about what’s going on inside and outside of your PC. Those of you who have used our products before will recognize the screenshots below.
Here’s how the Network Activity monitor screen looks like in Outpost Security Suite 2008:
And here’s the 2009 version:
We received many requests to implement this feature, so here it is. The driving principle in the new implementation is the grouping of connections for applications, which we were not able to implement in the 2008 products. This enables you to see traffic summaries as well as separate data for each connection. You can also group connections by column.
Another thing we’re planning to do here is enable application properties and rules list pop-ups when you double-click on an item, so you don’t have to choose Settings and then further options to see the details. A small but useful point which should be implemented in an upcoming iteration.
So what’s the benefit of this approach over the corresponding display in Outpost 2008? In a word, consistency. The more convenient display and simple grouping of items makes the information easier to understand and more intuitive, as you would expect in a mature product like Outpost.
If you would like to try the beta-version yourself and help us improve the product, please go to http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/betatest.php. We look forward to welcoming you to our beta testing family, and don’t forget to check back here next Monday for another preview. To make it even easier, subscribe to our RSS-feed to receive new information as soon as it’s posted.
Cheers,
Alexey Belkin,
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum
In our Security Teacher series of articles we’ve already reviewed the key essentials in security software (firewall, antivirus, proactive tools), it’s now time to take a look at some applications that will enhance those basic security measures with additional security and privacy capabilities.
Read on to see what the antispam can do for you, along with anti-phishing tools and web browsing security, and don't hesitate to share your comments here and in the Security Teacher!
Igor Pankov,
Security Teacher (Insight) author
Read on to see what the antispam can do for you, along with anti-phishing tools and web browsing security, and don't hesitate to share your comments here and in the Security Teacher!
Igor Pankov,
Security Teacher (Insight) author
Yesterday, on March 18, 2008 we launched the standalone antivirus solution – Outpost Antivirus Pro (OAV) with extended functionality including antivirus, antispyware, proactive protection mechanisms and web control elements. By this release we rounded up our security solutions arsenal, and now provide both reactive and proactive defense for those seeking for separates security products and all-in-one protection fans.What’s included in Outpost Antivirus Pro?
- Fast and efficient virus protection to keep your computer clean of malware
- Comprehensive anti-spyware to safeguard your personal data
- Secure digital safe to store your confidential information
- Host protection to stop zero-day threats
- URL blacklist to block malicious internet sites
- Self-protection to prevent unauthorized termination of your security
As you may judge by the features list, OAV is a proactive antivirus that inherited host protection and self-protection functionality from its big brother – Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008. Two antimalware labs (our partner’s analysts and the in-house team) are working to ensure latest virus and spyware updates, the most valuable factor in the antivirus industry.
What’s also special about Outpost Antivirus Pro is its price or rather the pricing model. Whereas an average AV vendor would set a higher complex price for the initial purchase (around $40) to cover its development and marketing expenses, Agnitum charges its customers just for the updates.
That is: with OAV you pay $19.95 at the first buy and for all following updates every year. We are not inclined to increase the price artificially as we didn’t create the product from scratch (but transferred existing functionality from OSS) and are not going to invest huge sums into advertising. Agnitum suggests the user pay for what really matters – daily database updates and support.
You can download the software at: http://www.agnitum.com/products/antivirus/download.php .
There’s an important note for those of you who prefer bundling standalone solutions. Outpost Antivirus should not be installed on a machine that’s already running Outpost Firewall Pro or Outpost Security Suite! Having two products on one machine will cause conflicts, as all the solutions contain host protection mechanisms that would be involved in a fight when used simultaneously. So let us deter you from such experiments.
However, being a user of Outpost Firewall Pro, you can upgrade to Outpost Security Suite that includes antivirus functionally with a 60% discount, click here for details.
Anyway, in case you already have Agnitum’s products installed and would like to somehow take advantage of Outpost Antivirus Pro despite the incompatibilities, there is going to be a special gift for you. You’ll find all the details in Agnitum’s March newsletter, so keep your eyes on: http://www.agnitum.com/news/agnitumnewsletter/index.php page or just subscribe to know the latest news.
Mikhail Penkovsky,
Global VP for Marketing and Sales,
Agnitum
What do you think about the way anti-virus vendors price their offerings? We’ve been mulling over some ideas on this and would like to share them with you. Hopefully, you’ll have some thoughts to share with us as well.
Antivirus solutions have been on the market for around 20 years now and are pretty much a commodity item. Most people install one, “just to be safe”. Even most security suites seem to be built around anti-virus (although a few of us do build them around the firewall).
So what’s the difference between firewall protection and anti-virus protection? A firewall can function “as is” without any updates, it has preset functionality, a predefined set of measures to defend against intrusions, data leak and other threats. Anti-virus, on the other hand, is more based on the update principle and ensures effective protection as long as the virus definitions are kept up to date. Obviously, I don’t underestimate the value of scanning speed and accuracy, or, a convenient user interface, but the fact remains that it is the constant updates that characterize anti-virus most strongly in contrast with firewalls.
With this in mind, let’s look typical pricing for antivirus protection. When setting prices, vendors of course need to take their own cost basis into account. Those costs can be split into two major categories: development-related and promotion-related. Leaving development aside (we all have to do development, let’s face it), the real differential in spending comes into play with marketing. After all, no-one buys a product they’ve never heard of. So, millions are spent to tell you about these products. Who pays for this? Software manufacturers do, and – yes! – you do, too!
Imagine an equation: development expenses + promotion expenses + updates (antivirus services) = initial software price. If we assume that the typical initial price for an anti-virus product is $39.95, industry averages indicate that number is made up of $10 base development, $10 marketing, and $20 (give or take) on the research, implementation, testing, and distribution costs related to updates. So when you renew your anti-virus subscription, you’re typically paying around $20 a year for that ($30 if the company does *a lot* of marketing).
So my question is – since anti-virus is a commodity and thus most of the initial development costs were amortized years ago, why are vendors still charging as if they wrote the software last week?
Looking forward to your thoughts!
Mikhail Penkovsky,
Global VP for Marketing and Sales,
Yesterday (February 26, 2008) Agnitum Team issued two important bug-fixes for Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008.
The following improvements were introduced:
You can download the new versions at the respective product pages:
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/download.php http://www.agnitum.com/products/security-suite/download.php
Looking forward to your feedback and thoughts.
Alexey Belkin
Chief Software Architect
Agnitum Ltd.
The following improvements were 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
You can download the new versions at the respective product pages:
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/download.php http://www.agnitum.com/products/security-suite/download.php
Looking forward to your feedback and thoughts.
Alexey Belkin
Chief Software Architect
Agnitum Ltd.
This February we continue our series of security knowledge refresher and focus on antivirus, another indispensable component of computer defense. Read on and leave your comments!
Igor Pankov
Product Marketing Manager
Agnitum Ltd.
Igor Pankov
Product Marketing Manager
Agnitum Ltd.
Dear readers,
First of all, we hope you are having a good start to 2008!
This January we offer some more interesting reading. The main Security Teacher article concerns the software firewall as one of the security options. This is the first text in a series of articles related to modern security solutions present on the market.
Don't hesitate to read "Security Choices, Part 1: The Software Firewall" and share your opinions in this blog or in the Security Teacher web-page.
Igor Pankov,
Product Marketing Manager,
Agnitum Ltd.
First of all, we hope you are having a good start to 2008!
This January we offer some more interesting reading. The main Security Teacher article concerns the software firewall as one of the security options. This is the first text in a series of articles related to modern security solutions present on the market.
Don't hesitate to read "Security Choices, Part 1: The Software Firewall" and share your opinions in this blog or in the Security Teacher web-page.
Igor Pankov,
Product Marketing Manager,
Agnitum Ltd.