<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
personal	B-Protocol
firewall	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Agnitum	O
(	O
founded	O
in	O
1999	O
in	O
St.	O
Petersburg	O
,	O
Russia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
monitors	O
incoming	O
and	O
outgoing	O
network	O
traffic	O
on	O
Windows	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
also	O
monitors	O
application	O
behavior	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
malicious	O
software	O
covertly	O
infecting	O
Windows	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
spyware	O
scanner	O
and	O
monitor	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
pop-up	O
blocker	O
and	O
spyware	O
filter	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Outpost	B-Protocol
's	O
web	O
surfing	O
security	O
tools	O
had	O
included	O
black-lists	O
for	O
IPs	O
and	O
URLs	O
,	O
unwanted	O
web	O
page	O
element	O
filters	O
and	O
ad-blocking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8	O
introduces	O
further	O
improvements	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
compatibility	O
and	O
a	O
redesigned	O
user	O
interface	O
;	O
version	O
8	O
also	O
has	O
extends	O
x64	B-Device
host-based	O
intrusion-prevention	O
system	O
(	O
HIPS	O
)	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
specifically	O
define	O
how	O
a	O
PC	O
application	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
displays	O
a	O
prompt	O
each	O
time	O
a	O
new	O
process	O
attempts	O
network	O
access	O
or	O
when	O
a	O
process	O
requests	O
a	O
connection	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
covered	O
by	O
its	O
pre-validated	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
includes	O
pre-set	O
rules	O
for	O
many	O
popular	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
versions	O
for	O
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
(	O
1.0	O
–	O
4.0	O
)	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
plugins	O
and	O
add	O
other	O
third-party	B-General_Concept
plugins	O
to	O
meet	O
specific	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
users	O
developed	O
an	O
unofficial	O
web	O
forum	O
fed	O
by	O
Agnitum	O
since	O
2002	O
to	O
discuss	O
product	O
features	O
and	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
forum	O
is	O
moderated	O
by	O
experienced	O
senior	O
users	O
of	O
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
and	O
offers	O
help	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
technical	O
advice	O
and	O
program	O
assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
's	O
self-protection	O
technology	O
aims	O
at	O
detecting	O
attempts	O
to	O
modify	O
or	O
disable	O
its	O
services	O
or	O
hinder	O
program	O
protection	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
accolades	O
by	O
Comparison	O
Testers	O
as	O
being	O
capable	O
and	O
sophisticated	O
at	O
detecting	O
all	O
known	O
methods	O
of	O
disabling	O
it	O
without	O
user	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
testing	O
site	O
Matousec.com	O
(	O
performing	O
a	O
test-set	O
of	O
leak-tests	O
to	O
all	O
known	O
software	O
including	O
PC	O
firewalls	B-Application
)	O
,	O
consistently	O
gives	O
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
its	O
highest	O
ratings	O
in	O
PC	O
firewalls	B-Application
independent	O
comparisons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
has	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
awards	O
in	O
15	O
countries	O
in	O
computer	O
media	O
and	O
test	O
labs	O
since	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
also	O
licensed	O
by	O
several	O
security	O
software	O
publishers	O
in	O
2003	O
–	O
2010	O
:	O
Sophos	O
(	O
UK	O
,	O
USA	O
)	O
,	O
Lavasoft	O
(	O
Sweden	O
)	O
,	O
Canon	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
Bullguard	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
CAT-QuickHeal	O
(	O
India	O
)	O
,	O
Novell	O
(	O
USA	O
)	O
,	O
AVG	B-Application
(	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
)	O
,	O
Avast	O
(	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
)	O
,	O
Proland	O
Software	O
(	O
India	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
:	O
A	O
shareware	B-License
personal	B-Protocol
firewall	I-Protocol
with	O
inbound-outbound	O
PC	O
program	O
actions	O
control	O
and	O
port	O
stealthing	O
plus	O
anti-spyware	O
and	O
web	O
surfing	O
security	O
plus	O
HIPS	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Firewall	I-Protocol
Free	O
:	O
A	O
freeware	B-License
version	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
web	O
and	O
local	O
PC	O
firewall	B-Application
with	O
access	O
control	O
and	O
port	O
stealthing	O
,	O
plus	O
HIPS	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Security	O
Suite	O
Pro	O
:	O
Includes	O
personal	B-Protocol
firewall	I-Protocol
,	O
anti-virus	O
,	O
anti-spam	O
,	O
web	O
surfing	O
security	O
tools	O
and	O
HIPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
Security	O
Suite	O
Free	O
:	O
Free	O
but	O
limited	O
edition	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Security	I-Application
Suite	O
features	O
(	O
PC	O
firewall	B-Application
,	O
anti-virus	O
,	O
anti-spyware	O
,	O
anti-spam	O
and	O
host	O
intrusion	O
prevention	O
system	O
HIPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outpost	B-Protocol
can	O
generate	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
security	O
alerts	O
,	O
which	O
some	O
experts	O
believe	O
will	O
lead	O
to	O
an	O
inexperienced	O
end-user	O
habitually	O
dismissing	O
all	O
alerts	O
,	O
even	O
important	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
firewall	B-Application
is	O
preferred	O
by	O
experienced	O
users	O
as	O
Agnitum	O
's	O
direction	O
is	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
complete	O
control	O
to	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
their	O
system	O
to	O
avoid	O
unwanted	O
changes	O
by	O
malicious	O
software	O
,	O
disclosure	O
of	O
personal	O
information	O
and	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
advanced	O
security	O
mode	O
,	O
Outpost	B-Protocol
's	O
Component	O
Control	O
will	O
notify	O
the	O
user	O
every	O
time	O
a	O
network	O
enabled	O
application	O
has	O
a	O
changed	O
component	O
and	O
Anti-Leak	O
Control	O
will	O
notify	O
the	O
user	O
whenever	O
an	O
application	O
performs	O
a	O
potentially	O
dangerous	O
operation	O
such	O
as	O
overwriting	O
another	O
application	O
's	O
memory	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
mediate	O
this	O
,	O
Outpost	B-Protocol
includes	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
apply	O
validated	O
pre-sets	O
automatically	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
secure	O
configuration	O
,	O
and	O
yet	O
provide	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Yandex	O
acquired	O
Agnitum	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valid	O
license	O
holders	O
were	O
given	O
until	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
to	O
exchange	O
their	O
license	O
keys	O
for	O
a	O
1	O
year	O
license	O
of	O
Kaspersky	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
