Outpost Firewall Free 2009 v6.5 Released

On behalf of the site I do editorial review work for (techsupportalert.com) I contacted Pavel Goryakin from Agnitum direct because I too queried this plus I wasn't able to work out from the help file just how much detail we were meant to be seeing in the GUI event log. Pavel has told me that the attack protection in the free version is the same as in the commercial. My queries about the log entries have been forwarded to their tech team.

 

Just switched from Comodo to Outpost Free and I like it.
Virtual no pop-ups thanks to the auto-learn mode (bit like ZoneAlarm has), easy interface and it doesn't slow me down.

 

Doesn't work like the Training Mode in Comodo?

 

I would not expect such protection to be in place unless it can be disabled

I dont have time to make full testings, but as I want to make some checks on the free version for a problem I noticed earlier, I will make some basic attacks/ filter tests on both the full and free versions for comparison.


- Stem

 

Hey rdsu..

No, I have not attempted any heavy p2p, or any p2p at all yet. I will see if I can do so this weekend, before I go to Windows 7 RC next week.

 

I googled for outpost free version to read peoples comments about it,and I found out that on softpedia there is a newer version so I downloaded it.I will check regularly Softpedia for updates.
I tried outpost firewall 2009 pro version on my virtual machine too.Since I have the free Avira, Outpost disables its features to avoid conflicts and the pro version becomes equal to the free version.

 

Thanks

I subscribed Outpost Firewall Free in Softpedia...

 

You're welcome.

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This is a good idea.

 

I set up to make tests. Unfortunately with OP pro I have to give too many permissions to my testing applications that are on the host (the PC with OP installed and that is being attacked). This will make the tests flawed. I will have to setup when I have 3 PCs available, which should be sunday so I can setup a local proxy on the host and test via proxy.

For the ARP protection, which is very easy to test. NO, OP free does not protect against ARP spoof/DOS. (But I did not expect it to.)


- Stem

 

On a email response that i've got from Agnitum asking if the free version has the atack detection component the answer was No.
I mean i'm using the free version myself i seen that it's not there but i thought some of the rules ware built in .

 

Why so much lies about the product?
Why this information is hidden!?

If we see the free website it looks like the Free version have the same level as the Pro on checked items...

I don't accept this type of behavior...

 

Thanks Stem !
The more is known about the free version ,the better.Users must know what this Outpost free is able to do ,to install and use it aware of its protection capabilities.

 

This is an extract from the original email reply I received from Agnitum.

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It would appear that there is some confusion.

 

There is definitely confusion!

The day after I receive the email saying it's not going to be tested on Matousec - bingo! it appears there!

Good result none the less, but I'm still not too sure about the resource use for people to whom this matters.

 

Hi,

I did look at the full version of Outpost some time ago and most of the actual packet filtering was contained in the "Attack plugin" which is missing from the free version.

I will have more /better details after I set up fully and test.
I think I can find some time to check the free version this evening.

- Stem

 

I have no confusion, I actually test the firewalls, not rely on what is said by the Vendor or others.


- Stem

 

Most users chase after leak-test prevention which the free version has. For attack prevention, such as ARP/DNS spoofing, there must be good packet filtering (as I chase Vendors for myself), although even some firewalls with said protection are not very good with the filtering and actually block/DOS the user rather than protecting them.


- Stem

 

Rdsu, tried some pretty heavy p2p (tons of connections with many files at once etc) today and last night in Vista with Outpost Free, and it seems to hold up pretty well. I saw nothing unusual, none of the symptoms that you sometimes see when a firewall can't handle things (I remember Kerio 4.x.x had some big problems with p2p back in the days). Anyway, I think it passed ok.

 

Thanks

 

Hi Stem:

FWIW, OP FW pro 2009 paid has ARP protection option alternatives. As to how good these protections are I would have to rely on tests I as yet can't do.

 

Hi Escalader

OP pro as always had the habit of blocking the gateway when attacked via ARP. But that is off-topic.

If you want to check ARP protection for this latest Pro version, then start a new thread and I can check, as ARP protection is easy/quick to check.



- Stem

 

I have made some quick checks on the packet filtering, and it is very basic. You would need the pro version for stopping inbound attacks.


- Stem

 

Thanks for the test

So when it comes to inbound protection, windows firewall might be better than Outpost free?

 

OF Free also hasn't passed the Comodo Leak Test It had 300/340 score.

OF hasn't protected again:
Invasion: FileDrop
Injection: SetWinEventHook
Injection: SetWindowsHookEx
Injection: AdvancedProcessTermination

 

It works with vista 64 bit but after some reboots suddenly my registry was destroyed don´t know if it had something to do with outpost 6.5.1.
Could repair the registry successfully.