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| What's new in V2? | | Published by: admin 2009-01-07 |
| Hi all.
I need information about what's new on V2.
I just see information that includes with program.
Can we see this about in other place? (Bugs fixed, etc.)
Thanks in advance :)
Thak you very much :)
Short version.
Compatibility
1. Stateful inspection.
2. Support of ICS under Windows XP/2000+SP2.
3. Eight new languages added.
4. Rules Wizard dialog new support not only for TCP/UDP traffic but also for IP protocol.
5. Support of Fast User Switching under Windows XP.
6. Enabling different rules creation for two different applications having the same name.
7. Full support of chained encoding.
8. Logging of all MD5 operations.
Errors fixed
1. All bugs related to incorrect detection of IP address and as a results incorrect operating of packet filter (PPPoE, DHCP and others)
2. DNS cache is not working under Windows XP.
3. Application”????” initiated connection under Windows 98.
4. Loop back rule modified.
5. Configuration file is not found after installation.
6. Several entries of NetBios in Open ports (not grouped).
7. False positives during application checksum check (MD5)
8. False detection of "Short Fragments" attack by Attack Detection plug-in.
9. Incorrect handling of peculiar fragmented packets.
10. Outpost causes Blue Screen error after resume from hibernate Windows 2000/XP.
11. Outpost blocks everything after resume from hibernate Windows 2000/XP.
12. Content plug-in does not block some content.
13. "Bad MDL" diagnostic message.
14. Outpost causes Blue Screen Error on some configurations under Windows 2000/XP.
15. Outpost does not see all send packets on some configurations.
16. "Http Filt" diagnostic message.
17. False detection of "My Address" attack by Attack Detection plug-in.
18. No application integrity check (MD5) when Outpost runs without GUI.
19. When no user/admin logged under Win2000/XP Outpost runs in Allow Most mode.
20. "Outpost Firewall on the Web" links in upper menu do not work.
21. 'Cannot find the *.HLP file' error when click on '?' in Outpost dialogs. Outpost freezes during intensive UDP traffic (ex. online games).
22. Memory consumption when many connection are established.
23. Same Application listed twice in Options->Applications dialog.
24. Message 'DNS Buffer length >= 1024' error on startup.
25. 'Agnitum Outpost: Invalid Handle' error on Win2000 startup.
26. Lost of Outpost setting if PC crashes/freezes.
27. Local connection logged with 'Undefined rule' as a reason.
28. Connection logged before GUI start logged with 'Undefined rule' as a reason.
29. When Option window is opened Rules Wizard prompt is not displayed.
30. MD5 check fails if non-English symbols are used in file name.
31. Outpost now works with Microsoft Driver Verifier.
32. Installation sets the short paths to files in registry even if user has disabled short paths in Windows 2000/XP
Attempt to fix
1. Add on diagnostic for resolving 'Error Loading driver 1056' (or driver 1058, or 3, or 5, or 80) error.
2. "Unknown POP3 command 'NEW " diagnostic message.
Attachment filter do not rename attachment if Netscape email client is used. New features
Functionality
9. New database driven logging system.
10. Enhancing Agnitum Update to enable fraud protection and registration of Outpost Free users.
Security
11. Control of DLLs loaded by application (protection against FireHole vulnerability).
12. Blocking of sending data using hidden Internet Explorer window (protection against TooLeaky vulnerability)
13. Enabling filtering of TCP DATA packets instead of filtering only TCP SETUP packets (protection against OutBound vulnerability)
14. Now during the start-up the rules are loaded from the registry by Outpost kernel (protecting against the vulnerability “Until the interface is not loaded nothing is filtered”).
15. CRC is added in configuration file.
Usability and Easy of use
16. Auto detection and configuration of commonly used applications during the installation.
17. Auto detection and configuration of NetBios and ICS.
18. The AllowedBlockedReported and plug-ins windows modified.
19. Application names in Options -> Application are sorted in alphabetical order.
20. Show port descriptions (symbolic port names) in the Attack Detection Log.
21. Show the DNS address in the Attack Detection log.
22. Site names in Active content settings are sorted in alphabetical order.
23. “Block once” option enabled for incoming TCP and outgoing UDP.
24. The name of a person the product is registered for is displayed in Help->About window.
25. Displaying hot-keys at the toolbar.
26. Ability to run trashcan from the toolbar and Internet Explorer toolbar.
27. Transparent Trashcan in Windows 2000/XP
28. Show port descriptions (symbolic port names) in the Attack Detection log.
29. Add scrollbars to the Welcome Screen.
This is not the whole story, but it gives you an idea.
Great summarization Root! No wonder I like this FW so much.:D
Maybe this would be a good candidate for "sticky status?"
Thanks Root.
Gbark
Excellent post Root. I think it should go to the FAQ.
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