Agnitum announces the release candidate of Outpost 6.7

We're glad to announce the availability of Outpost Pro (2009) 6.7 release candidate within Agnitum's beta program. This iteration should be finalized in a couple of weeks.

Generally speaking, Outpost 6.7 adds beta-phase compaibility with Windows 7, enhances the capabilities of content filtration and further masters Agnitum's acclaimed host protection. Also the version brings along a few improvements, such as, just to name a few:

• Windows Firewall now disabled after Outpost 6.7 installation
• Quick Tune plug-in now available in Internet Explorer on x64 platforms
• Updates now work when default proxy was changed
• Transit packets are OK for opening web pages on VMWare
• Packets are not blocked if using Internet Connection Sharing

Outpost Pro (2009) 6.7 can be installed on Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2008 (incl. all x-64 versions) - and Windows 7 RC.

You can try the new Outpost version (release candidate) right away! Just contact our Support Service and ask for the build.

Pavel Goryakin,
Agnitum

SmartScan makes wonders!

In a few blog notes before we boasted statistics of antivirus scan speeds within Outpost Security Suite, here's the data of yet another research performed by Antimalware Test Lab.

As you remember all Agnitum's products are empowered with SmartScan technology, which helps skyrocket overall product performance and dramatically minimize scanning time. SmartScan records statistics of previous scans and avoids checking unchanged files in consequent analyses, which makes malware checks extremely fast and easy.

The first chart shows primary scan speeds across a bunch of security solutions:

Outpost 2009 does pretty well on the clean set collection with a decent 3 minutes showing.

Now let's take a look at the repeated scan statistics:

Yes, right! Outpost performs a repeated check in just about 5 seconds!

For details, you can study the chart below (click to enlarge):

Keep your eye open for Outpost software updates and new versions that will include further performance tweaks and iterations of the acclaimed SmartScan technology.

Summer editions of Outpost 2009 products with WinServer 2008 SP2 and Vista SP2 support

We are pleased to announce the new iteration of Outpost 2009 solutions – Outpost 6.5.5 – which brings along further security improvements with a brand-new antivirus engine and extended compatibility.

Agnitum preserves the tradition of monthly software updates for all home products. Each month brings more security measures and ease-of-use keeping pace with the ever-evolving malware threats.

The current improvements include:

• a new version of Agnitum's anti-malware engine that guarantees advanced detection rate and even faster operation with minimal lag on system resources;
• solid compatibility with the latest OS's – Windows Server 2009 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2, both 32- and 64-bit.

Learn more in the "history of changes" section:

http://www.agnitum.com/products/security-suite/history.php
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/history.php
http://www.agnitum.com/products/antivirus/history.php

Simultaneously, Agnitum works to ensure Windows 7 support for the whole product range and expects to launch the compatible versions later this summer.

Trial versions of Outpost 2009 Summer Edition products can be downloaded from the product pages:

Outpost Security Suite Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro, Outpost Antivirus Pro.

Pavel Goryakin
Agnitum Ltd.

Another VB100 in Agnitum’s collection. In tests under WinServer 2003 x64

Hot on the heels of our analysis of VB100 test statistics Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 received another award this June. This month's test platform was Windows Server 2003 x64.

According to Virus Bulletin, “with no issues in the current WildList set, no false positives and no other problems, Agnitum starts this month's comparative off well by winning a VB100 award".

It should be noted that Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 is one of very few solutions on the market to offer “native” compatibility with 64-bit platforms and has been specifically designed to work smoothly on both 32- and 64-bit systems.

The new iteration of Agnitum’s all-in-one solution and standalone products - compatible with new Windows Server 2008 and Vista's service packs as well as Windows 7 RC (in beta regime) and featuring an enhanced anti-malware engine, is expected in summer 2009 and will be granted a special notification.

The latest edition of Outpost Security Suite Pro is available for download at the product page.

Pavel Goryakin
Agnitum

Antivirus Speed Measurements (VB 100 data)

It's been more than a month's time since VB 100 published their results for April, and just now we've got down to publish some curious data arising from that comparison. Needless to say, we were interested in performance and scanning speeds Outpost demonstrated, as well as its detection rate. According to VB 100 results we compiled a small chart that reveals system files scanning speed for different products. Here you go:
This is the result for Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009. Kaspersky - the leader of this chart - is, in fact, presented with a standalone antivirus (KAV 2009), which means more velocity "by default" and with no pains, as any separate solution is lighter on resources than any security suite. Therefore, nothing to write home about. ESET submits a standalone product too, less successfully speed-wise, though. Symantec Endpoint Protection is just a bit faster than Outpost.

This gives us a clue that we're doing pretty well among the antivirus industry leaders!

Pavel Goryakin
Agnitum

Outpost Firewall goes free... and popular!

Just a few days after its launch, Outpost Firewall Free went on top of the Download.com chart (Firewall Software Downloads category). An ecouraging sign for us and, hopefully, a good motivator for you!

You can download Outpost Free featuring the award-winning firewall and host protection at Agnitum's site or by the link above.

Pavel Goryakin

Agnitum Ltd.

Agnitum's Outpost Firewall goes free

We are pleased to announce a new free version of the award-winning Outpost Firewall.

Outpost Firewall Free 2009 encompasses Agnitum's fundamental protective mechanisms and provides key components to build a comprehensive security system.

Agnitum's decision to develop a free version of its flagship product has nothing to do with climbing on the bandwagon of acclaimed gratuitous solutions. Despite economical trends and high development costs, the company sees its goal as to equip the IT community and average internet users with the main parts of the security construction set at no cost.

Those parts are: the best-of-breed two-way personal firewall, host protection module which blocks suspicious activity and 0-day threats and self-protection which prevents product deactivation by malware. All this coupled with minimum impact on system resources makes Outpost Firewall Free a handy instrument for an unprotected PC.

As you know, the paid version of Outpost Firewall also offers identity protection, antispyware engine powered with speedy SmartScan technology, web control that blocks malicious internet content, free technical assistance and multi-language support, just to name a few.

System requirements

Outpost Firewall Free is compatible with Windows Vista SP1, XP SP3, as well as all previous 32- and 64-bit versions from Windows 2000 onwards. The product will work smoothly on a 450 MHz or faster CPU (x86/x64/multi-core) with 256Mb RAM.

The product is available in English only.

Download Outpost Firewall Free here!

Pavel Goryakin
Agnitum Ltd.