Reinstalling Outpost

Been messing around w/Outpost Security Suite. Installed it with malware protection. Now I want to reinstall it, but w/malware protection. It will not let me do this as it sees latest version installed and refuses to co-operate. If I save the configuration file before completely uninstalling OP, will it contain ALL of my additions to all the settings ? E.g IP Blocklist.

 

Free or paid?

 

Does it make a difference and if so what would it be.

 

If I remember right it asks you if you want to start fresh or not in so many words during installation.

 

As soon as it saw the latest version was installed, it had nothing further to say I would much prefer to install over the top, if someone would know how to bypass it's attitude and do that.

 

I don't remember the problems I had upgrading to the current version of Outpost Firewall Pro, but I tried to do a over the top, and then a clean install and couldn't do it until somebody told me to shut down my AV. Then it went as smooth as silk.

 

Very much hoping to avoid a clean install. Turning off antivirus does not help. The installed version is recognized(pop-up window informing me)and OP will not install a older version nor will it install the same version over itself.

 

please

try booting in safe mode pressing F5 or F8 and form there try to uninstall you got mix crap install i guess you install over another install which make software messy hope it help

 

Tried that before starting thread...but thanks.

 

The Self-Protection of Agnitum Outpost Security Suite must be disabled before changes can be made to the
Agnitum internal components on the hard disk drive, registry entries, running services, and so on.

Example: Installing Outpost over itself
The option can be found under: Settings/General/Enable Self-Protection


Option Number One:

01] Disable Outpost Security Suite Self-Protection
02] Uninstall Outpost Security Suite
03] Reinstall Outpost Security Suite with Custom Installation void of imported backups/settings and deselecting
the malware module from the initial installation

Option Number Two:

01] Disable Outpost Security Suite Self-Protection
02] Disable Outpost Security Suite Real-Time Malware Protection
03] RE-Enable Outpost Security Suite Self-Protection

During the initial installation of the Agnitum Outpost Security Suite, if no other registered malware software is
detected, then, by default, the Malware Protection Module is installed. An Custom Installation must be selected
during the initial installation of the Outpost Security Suite to avoid the installation of the Malware Module, and
to exclude the Malware Module as part of the Initial Installation.

During the Initial Custom Installation of the Agnitum Outpost Security Suite, the installer will notify the presence
of any and all registered malware software, from there, one can still choose to override the installer and install
the malware module as part of the initial installation.

Once Outpost Security Suite is installed, electing to create an New Configuration using the Configuration Wizard,
will not reconfigure the initial installation of the Outpost Security Suite. The New Configuration Wizard will only
reconfigure the SETTINGS of the initially installed configuration, such as:
policy, component security levels, application and global rules, LAN settings, execlusion lists, and so forth.

The Configuration Wizard can be found under: Settings/Configuration/New

Electing Option Number Two above to simply disable the real-time malware protection allows the malware module to
still exist as part of the initial installation and can be used as an on-demand malware scanner that is quite
effective. The malware deffinitions will continue to be updated regularly through the Agnitum Automatic Updates
regardless to the status of the real-time protection setting being disabled or enabled.


HKEY1952

 

" The New Configuration Wizard will only
reconfigure the SETTINGS of the initially installed configuration, such as:
policy, component security levels, application and global rules, LAN settings, execlusion lists, and so forth."

Do you mean the default settings when you write "initially installed configuration" ? I believe the only way to install the most recent version over the most recent version is to do a new configuration and import the various settings you have previously exported....e.g. components for Anti-Leak module,
advertisement blocking, Ads and sites, Keywords, and IP Blocklist.....and the rest.

Thanks for taking the time to write/respond HKEY1952.

 

YES.....and you are welcome Rainwalker

"initially installed configuration" = All of the modules that were installed during the orginal installation of the
Agnitum Outpost Security Suite will be reset to the Defaults when the New Configuration Wizard is run.

To re-establish the previous settings for policy, component security levels, application and global rules,
LAN settings, execlusion lists, and so forth, one can import the exported settings from the previous configuration.
However, note the limitation in the examples below.

Example Number One:
The malware module was installed during the orginal installation so the malware module is an integral part of the
orginal or initial installation of the security suite. Electing to run the New Configuration Wizard will reset the
malware module to the Defaults until reconfigured by the client or settings for the malware module are imported from
an previous exported configuration.
The malware module can not be uninstalled through or by the New Configuration Wizard.

Example Number Two:
The malware module was not installed during the orginal installation so the malware module is not an integral part
of the orginal or initial installation of the security suite. Electing to run the New Configuration Wizard will not
reset the malware module to the Defaults because it does not exist. Importing settings from an previously exported
installation configuration that included the malware module will be ignored because the malware module does not exist.
The malware module can not be installed through or by the New Configuration Wizard.

Yes, the most recent version can be re-configured over the most recent version by disabling self-protection and then
running the New Configuration Wizard and then importing the previous exported configuration with the exceptions in
the two examples above.

As stated in Post #1, if you want to uninstall the malware module and no longer want it to be an integral part of the
orginal or initial installation of the Agnitum Outpost Security Suite, you need to do the following:

01] Disable self-protection
02] Uninstall Agnitum Outpost Security Suite
03] Reinstall Agnitum Outpost Security Suite electing custom install and deselect the malware module

You can import the settings from the previous exported installation configuration, but I do not recommend this, I
prefer starting fresh. If/when you do import the configuration settings, disable self-protection first.

I personally would not remove the malware module. I would elect to disable the real-time protection and use it as
an on-demand scanner, it is quite effective.


EDIT: spelling


HKEY1952