GeSWall 2.6 released

[aigle]

http://www.gentlesecurity.com/download.html

GeSWall 2.6 is out! You can download GeSWall Freeware and Professional Edition from here »

What is new

1) Application Wizard. A flawless execution of isolated application may require specific access rules. The rules describe important resources (files, registry, etc.) application must have unrestricted access to. GeSWall has pre-configured rules for most popular internet applications: web browsers, e-mail clients, messengers, file sharing clients, office applications. etc. However, in some cases it is required to customize pre-configured rules or add support for new application. Application Wizard aims to automate and simplify the task.

2) One-click termination option for the applications with malicious activity detected. That is extension of GeSWall’s attack’s notification policy.

3) Smooth support for Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word and Excel. Now each untrusted document is opened in a separate processes. This feature essentially improve experience with untrusted documents you download from the Internet or receive by e-mail.

4) Improved attack detection

5) Windows Explorer context menu to set trusted/untrusted file labels

6) More pre-configured safe applications

7) Windows Vista 32 bit is supported now and 64-bit is on the way. As you probably know, it became a problem to find new machine without Windows Vista pre-installed.

Version 2.7 will come shortly after that with a feature to look for the untrusted files, their parent and a way to delete/ mark them untrusted.

[zopzop]

ya i saw this aigle. i can't wait for 2.7. i've been running 2.6 for a few days now with zero problems.

[Pedro]

1) Application Wizard. A flawless execution of isolated application may require specific access rules. The rules describe important resources (files, registry, etc.) application must have unrestricted access to. GeSWall has pre-configured rules for most popular internet applications: web browsers, e-mail clients, messengers, file sharing clients, office applications. etc. However, in some cases it is required to customize pre-configured rules or add support for new application. Application Wizard aims to automate and simplify the task.

2) One-click termination option for the applications with malicious activity detected. That is extension of GeSWall’s attack’s notification policy.

5) Windows Explorer context menu to set trusted/untrusted file labels

Nice. GeSWall is reaching what i expect from it.

Originally Posted by aigle

Version 2.7 will come shortly after that with a feature to look for the untrusted files, their parent and a way to delete/ mark them untrusted.

The biggest "shortcoming". Lets see. It WILL make GeSWall very appealing. Then we can compare it with SandboxIE much better regarding pros/cons (even if they are different from start- virtualization vs policy).
And specially DW.

[aigle]

I just installed it today. So far it,s OK. No problems.

[aigle]

Originally Posted by zopzop

ya i saw this aigle. i can't wait for 2.7. i've been running 2.6 for a few days now with zero problems.

I thought may be nobody noticed as no one posted here.
Infact they mailed me about a week ago , few days before the official release but I was busy and was not able to post it here until they officially announced it.

[duke1959]

Hey everyone, quick question. Will using Geswall with Prevx1 and Avira work ok?

[aigle]

Quick answer-- don,t know! Try n see.

[duke1959]

LOL. Thanks aigle. How about safe to use then. I see by your sigs it obviuosly runs well with other software, but I just don't want any PC problems.

[dja2k]

Geswall 2.6 ran fine with Prevx1 not to sure about the new Prevx2.

dja2k

[silver0066]

Originally Posted by dja2k

Geswall 2.6 ran fine with Prevx1 not to sure about the new Prevx2.

dja2k

It is running just fine with Prevx2b.

[aigle]

Originally Posted by duke1959

LOL. Thanks aigle. How about safe to use then. I see by your sigs it obviuosly runs well with other software, but I just don't want any PC problems.

U got the answer above. But to be sure how it behaves on ur system, u need to try urself.

[aigle]

BTW, while running FireFox isolated in GesWall, whenever I connect or disconnet my dial up I get attack notification about Firefox from GW. I encountered it with RC version also.
Anyone who uses dial up can confirm it? I wonder if it is a bug or some conflict on my system.

Thanks

[duke1959]

Thanks everyone. Also is there a big difference between the free version and the paid?

[the Tester]

Hi Aigle.

I started using GeSWall today.
I isolated Firefox 2.0 and I got the same message box when I connected using dialup.
No message box when I disconnected though.

[aigle]

Thanks for confirming. Last time they told me it is fixed but I see it,s still there. Anyway no problem, i will mail to them again. I am using mainly Opera.

[aigle]

Originally Posted by duke1959

Thanks everyone. Also is there a big difference between the free version and the paid?

Free might be enough for many users Besides u can always add ur own rules etc to gain much more from free version.

[korb]

would love to try geswall again but it only for NTFS now

[silver0066]

I tried GesWall 2.6 for a few days and liked it very much...except:

It does not seem to have an option to delete all of the browser history files, and other things that occur while using it as Sandboxie does. In other words, Sandboxie will put your system back as it was after using it (if you do not recover files). Will GesWall do this?

Is this a problem with the GesWall or did I miss something?

Many thanks,

[zopzop]

@silver0066

no, since geswall isn't a sandbox. you can use CCLeaner or something of that nature to clean your browsing history. geswall, IMHO, is still the superior security app. it's much better vs keyloggers and process termination methods than sandboxie.

[aigle]

Originally Posted by aigle

Thanks for confirming. Last time they told me it is fixed but I see it,s still there. Anyway no problem, i will mail to them again. I am using mainly Opera.

I mailed to them and they promised to fix it with application rules data base update.
Few more bugs to be fixed later.