Blockpost plug-in ("Untrusted Zone") for OP v3.5x/OP v4.0/OSS 2007

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http://www.outpostfirewall.com/plug-...2006_06_05.exe

05.06.2006
+ new feature: system tray event notifier (disabled by default - must be enabled in properties dialog).
+ bug fix: 'Reload blocklist' now works. :-)
+ bug fix: subnet masking handled correctly by kernel.
+ added displaying of no. items, total no. blocked IPs and percentage of all IPs being blocked (approximation) in properties window.
+ minor behavioural changes in properties dialog.

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http://www.outpostfirewall.com/plug-...2006_06_18.exe

18.06.2006
+ bug fix: using context help no longer causes Blockpost to crash.
+ bug fix: systray 'thingy' works correctly when other plugins are selected (reported by Rickster100).
+ added actual version info to Outpost's module report (format: [year].[month].[day]).
+ new feature: allow remote port 80 (HTTP) and port 443 (HTTPS) TCP traffic (requested by jupe). Disabled by default.

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http://www.outpostfirewall.com/plug-...2006_09_11.exe

11.09.2006
+ name of blocked process is now displayed in statistics view and also logged to DB.
+ STree will no longer be regenerated if blocklist is unchanged when the configuration is sent to the kernel (performance improvement).
+ systray icon is displayed in a dark, grayscale incarnation when Blockpost is disabled.
+ replaced slow, linear searching in GUI component with a STL map lookup (performance improvement).
+ 'Reload blocklist', 'Enable plugin' and 'Allow port 80/443' can now be accessed from systray menu.
+ added automatic removal of duplicate items (requested by Moore).
+ removed Repair-button in properties dialog (functionality no longer needed).
+ new feature: blocklist auto-pruning (prevents overlapping ranges and ensures reliable input for kernel).
+ plugin version shown in properties window caption (requested by kronckew).
+ bug fix: logging no longer stops when Outpost is performing auto-cleanup of its log database (thanks Csimbi, cooldoc66 and kronckew). Workaround implemented.
+ bug fix: sending data to kernel should no longer cause BSOD. Allow/block caches are now also protected by spinlock.
+ bug fix: configuration changes no longer take effect until 'OK' is pressed in the properties dialog.
+ bug fix: blocked packets are no longer reported in statistics view during transition from enabled to disabled plugin state. Systray icon is now also updated correctly even when blocking animation is playing.
+ bug fix: ranges where [Upper IP] < [Lower IP] are no longer accepted by blocklist.
+ bug fix: combining different types of items in the same blocklist is again possible (dupe check / STL map ordering fixed).
+ bug fix: kernel issues related to OP 4 (thanks Alexei Belkin / Agnitum).
- temporarily disabling blockpost and allowing port 80/443 does not work.

x64 OS users will need this kernel replacement to run Blockpost: http://www.outpostfirewall.com/plug-...l_20060927.zip (installation instructions are included in archive)

Note: This release is compatible with OP 3.5x and OP 4.0.

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http://www.outpostfirewall.com/plug-...2006_11_02.exe

02.11.2006
+ Migrated vc-projects to Visual Studio 2005 and Outpost SDK 4.0
+ Kernel depends on MS DDK 2003 SP1
+ Inline assembly in kernel have been replaced by intrinsics (x64 portability)
+ Bug fix: Blockpost now accepts ranges starting at 0.0.0.0 or 127.0.0.1 (thanks kronckew).
+ Improved plugin responsiveness by extending the GUI->kernel protocol.
+ Outpost's main window can be opened from Blockpost's systray menu.
+ Added 64-bit system detection to installer (x86/x64 kernel automatically selected).
+ New feature: temporarily "disable plugin" or "allow port 80/443 traffic" for 1, 5 or 15 minutes via systray menu (requested by Venator).
+ New feature: user-defined UDP/TCP ports can now be "whitelisted" (requested by Csimbi). To configure, use the new "Whitelist ports" property sheet.

Note: This release is compatible with OP 3.5x and OP 4.0 (x86 and x64).

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http://www.outpostfirewall.com/plug-...2007_01_09.exe

09.01.2007
+ New feature: IP whitelisting (requested by many). New property sheet added in properties window for whitelisting IP ranges.
+ New feature: Whitelist IP (sender, recipient or rule) for latest block event. Accessible via statistics view menu.
+ New feature: Permanently remove block rule for latest block event in blocklist. Accessible via statistics view menu.
+ New feature: Ranking report of block events in statistics view. Statistics based on lastest 1000 block events. Note that IP Whitelisting and rule removal also works for specific rows in the list.
+ New feature: Simple WHOIS server query tool (requested by Moore). New tab in properties window.
+ Bug fix: Password protection enabled for critical functions in systray menu and statistics view pop-up menu (thanks Shark_M).
+ Bug fix: Systray icon appears after restarting explorer.exe (thanks Shark_M).
+ Bug fix: Fixed "...\LocalService\Desktop refers to a location that is unavailable..." issue. Last imported/exported file path is now saved in configuration and logged-on user impersonation applied (thanks Shark_M).
+ Bug fix: Outpost's main window is maximized properly when double-clicking Blockpost's tray icon (thanks yagood).
+ Added statistics view menu option for resetting blocked packets counter and top-5 block events.
+ Additional IP information is displayed in statistics view and balloon popups: protocol, UDP/TCP port or ICMP packet type/code (requested by Shark_M).
+ Added ~100 pixels to the width of property sheets (requested by Rickster100).

Note: This release is compatible with OP 3.5x and OP 4.0 (x86 and x64).

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http://www.outpostfirewall.com/plug-...2007_03_25.exe (OP 3.5x and OP 4.0)
http://www.outpostfirewall.com/plug-..._03_25_oss.exe (OSS 2007 only)

25.03.2007
+ New feature: Process whitelisting (requested by Shark_M). New property sheet added in properties window for whitelisting processes.
+ New feature: Whitelist port or process for latest block event. Accessible via statistics view menu.
+ New feature: Export/Import data tool added. Used for making backups of your blocklist/whitelist(s) to a user-selected folder (requested by Rickster100).
+ Top-X statistics view setting is automatically saved and reloaded on restart (requested by Csimbi).
+ Added duplicate removal of items in IP whitelist and port whitelist.
+ Disabling Blockpost does no longer imply a statistics reset (requested by Rah). Statistics must be manually reset via right-click menu.
+ Bug fix: "My Computer" and file filters did not work properly for export/import file requesters (thanks Shark_M).
+ Bug fix: IP Whitelist is now pruned if necessary in order to prevent overlapping ranges.
+ Bug fix: The currently selected item in block events ranking report is now ensured to be visible after a list update.
+ Bug fix: Fixed persistence problem related to temporarily disabling plugin or allowing port 80/443.
+ Splitter positions in statistics view are now loaded/saved (requested by Shark_M).
+ Top-X setting shown in right-click menu.
+ Added shortcut from systray menu to WHOIS tool (requested by Rickster100).
+ Blocklist parser is now less strict. Corrupted data files are less likely to cause a failure during import (requested by Rickster100).
+ Various optimizations to kernel and GUI.
- Blockpost might fail when saving its data files if Outpost's Self-Protection is enabled.