Being online is fraught with dangers: Internet worms, spyware agents, Trojan horses, hijackers and more can wreak havoc, causing anything from slow performance to system crashes to information leaks to full-blown identity theft. To provide you with the kind of protection you need in these days of cyber thieves and online extortionists, your firewall must be able to monitor all inbound and outbound traffic and protect you from any unauthorized intrusion by rendering your PC invisible to anything that you haven't authorized to see it.

Outpost Firewall Pro Benefits

-Protection against spyware and identity theft
New anti-spyware capabilities protect your computer against spyware and identity theft. Spyware cannot enter, activate on or transmit information out of computers protected by Outpost 4.0. And the ID Block feature lets you select specific items of personal information, for example bank account numbers, and block that information from ever leaving the PC. Even if you choose to disable spyware protection during PC-intensive tasks, your PC will still be protected — all new requests for connections must be verified as spyware-free before being allowed to proceed.

-Easy to configure and manage
The updated ImproveNet service ensures you always have access to the latest application behavior rule sets, eliminating unnecessary firewall prompts and largely automating the task of determining the right access decisions — which in itself significantly strengthens your protection. By minimizing the need to make decisions and maximizing the use of pre-tested rule sets, configuration errors — the primary weakness in most firewall implementations — are almost completely eliminated. And playing games or watching videos while connected is interruption-free with the new Entertainment Mode, which automates firewall decision-making in the background.

-Know what's happening on the PC at all times
Outpost's Network Activity Monitor watches every connection between your computer and the Internet, alerting you immediately to any connection that may be unauthorized so you can take appropriate action.

-Automatic, intelligent protection against hacker attacks
Outpost's Attack Detection automatically blocks network probes, zombie attacks and other remote attempts to access your PC with an intrusion definitions database that's continually updated.

-Control how applications intercommunicate
The new Anti-Leak capability prevents information leakage or theft through inappropriate data exchange techniques. Outpost Firewall Pro controls how programs interact on a PC, blocking unauthorized attempts by one application to send data off the machine by using another application's permissions to access the network.

-A built-in firewall education
When Outpost asks you to make a decision regarding application network access, SmartAdvisor is instantly available to help you choose the best course of action by displaying context-sensitive hints and advice. You never need to wonder whether you've made the right security decision, and you'll learn something new about firewall security every time. When used in combination with ImproveNet, SmartAdvisor is a powerful weapon in the war to take back control from the hackers.