 |  | Updated antimalware engine — version 5.2 Improved!
With the introduction of new management and storage functionality for the signature databases, the antimalware module now uses 50% less memory. The updated antimalware engine delivers even greater detection accuracy by grouping similar virus implementations under a single signature; this reduction in the number of signatures required for effective malware detection also contributes to reduced performance impact.
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| | Faster content filtering Improved!
In the ongoing struggle to balance ease-of-use with optimal performance, Agnitum engineers have reworked the Web Control module to reduce the resource load without impacting PC security. Here is some data from our internal tests to illustrate the speed increases:
• HTML-pages filtering is 7.5 times faster than in version 7.1 with the ad blocking turned off and 3 times faster with the ad blocking on;
• Spyware-site filtering is now up to 100 times faster.
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 | | SmartDecision New!
Whenever an Outpost encounters an unverified application, it will ask you how to proceed. It’s sometimes hard to know what the right choice is, so we’ve introduced SmartDecision to help make this process easier. SmartDecision rates every executable file against a number of criteria to determine its authenticity or potential to cause damage, using multi-level risk measurements. This analysis enables Outpost to provide you with visual guidance as to the best way to proceed (allow or block) along with a corresponding window color — red, yellow or green.
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| | SmartScan 4 / XAS technology New!
SmartScan technology in Outpost has helped to speed up scans by 3-5 times by storing statistics and avoiding repeat scanning of unchanged files. The 4th iteration of SmartScan, code-named eXtended AttributeS (XAS), enables even faster caching of file and folder check information without impacting performance.
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| | Anti-Malware / eXtended Heuristic Analyzer Improved!
Outpost’s eXtended Heuristic Analyzer (HAX) has also increased — by a factor of more than ten — the number of indicators and parameters for suspicious programs, which in turn increases the analyzer’s coverage and detection rates.
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| | Clipboard and screen content protection New!
A new type of malicious software has recently appeared which grabs personal data from the clipboard (so called *clipboard-loggers*) or sends randomly-taken screenshots (*screenloggers*) to hackers.
Clipboard content protection functionality is now included in Outpost’s anti-leak module, to prevent data leaks and inadvertent information disclosure during copy operations.
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| | Anti-Malware / USB virus protection New!
In order to combat malware which spreads via USB storage devices by using Windows autorun vulnerability, Outpost 7.5 now includes specific USB virus protection that may operate in a few scenarios. Advanced users can opt to:
• Disable the launch of autorun.inf file without blocking the programs;
• Completely block the USB device;
• Block ALL executable files and scripts on the USB device / just executables and scripts unverified with the publisher’s digital signature
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| | Decreased memory usage Improved!
Thanks to the consolidation of signature databases in user and kernel modes, Outpost 7.5 reduces memory usage by 45 to 50 percent compared with Outpost 7.
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| | PDF filtering Improved!
Outpost’s PDF scanning module is now able to check non-standard files more effectively, and the number of false positives occurring during PDF email attachment scanning has been significantly reduced.
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| | Full firewall compatibility with mobile broadband devices Improved!
Outpost 7.5 provides enhanced filtering for the traffic generated by mobile broadband devices (such as 3G modems) to further safeguard laptops and other portable devices from threats carried by unverified connections.
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| | Extended security for 64-bit platforms Improved!
Outpost 7.5 includes code specifically designed to support 64-bit platforms, providing full protection and compatibility with 64-bit hardware and OS’s, including Windows 7.
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