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Feature |
Your Benefits |
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Security
and Privacy |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Boot Up
Protection |
During
Windows' start-up, Outpost Firewall 2.0 begins protecting your system
before any malicious program has a chance to be loaded. Outpost
Firewall 2.0 protects your system from first start up to final shut
down. |
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Password
protection |
This
protects your settings so they cannot be changed without your
permission. |
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Flash
banner blocking |
Improved
advertisement blocking removes 150% more ads (including Flash
banners) than the previous version. |
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Control
and Performance |
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Flexible
visual alerts |
Outpost
Firewall alerts you of the events that require your immediate
attention so that you can provide quick and appropriate response. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Multiple
configurations |
- 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. |
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Ease of
Use and Compatibility |
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Auto-configuration |
Can
auto-configure your Applications, System and Local Network settings
during the installation process. |
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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. |
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Remote
Desktop and Fast User Switching Support |
Supports
these popular Windows XP features. |
