The update is required only for GeSWall Freeware users. GeSWall Professional Edition has no time limitations.

64-bit version GeSWall is on the way and will be released for beta-testing soon. If you would like to participate in the beta-testing please send a message to our technical support.

Most important updates:

• GeSWall works on Windows 7 now
• Application Wizard runs with UAC enabled on Windows Vista and Window 7
• Proper support of
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Live Messenger
  • Live Mail
• Fixes
  • File streams over trusted files, thanks to Henk
  • Trusted files renaming fix , thanks to ubuntu
  • File redirection fix
  • ReadOnly permission fix
  • Fix of per-application rules priority over confidential resources
  • Fix of “Disable GeSWall Policy”
  • Network rules with * wild card

The next major update is GeSWall 3.0 that would include support for 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7.

What is new:

1. Network Access Restriction which allows control of network traffic similar to firewall functionality. Please check
   "Network Access Restriction",
   "How to deny network access for isolated applications",
   "How to deny network access for all applications"
   articles for more details.

2. Additional security controls for isolated applications

   • Blocking of screen-shot capturing
   • Blocking of clipboard content logging

   The controls prevent leaking of confidential information by malware.

3. Untrusted Files browser now displays file streams exploited by some malware to hide its pieces.
4. Improved support for Windows Vista UAC, please check "Windows Vista UAC (User Account Control)" for details.
5. Fixed isolation of untrusted files when "Auto-isolation" security level is enabled.
6. Fixes of GeSWall Console issues at root folder.
7. Support of recent SUN Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
8. Support of Google Chrome browser

However, blocking of network access is useful for certain applications and advanced configuration. GeSWall is capable to block networking for all and individual isolated applications.

To block network access for all isolated applications open a GeSWall Console instance, select Resources folder and change "Security Class" for resource definition with Network type.

Set Security Class to Confidential.

Then you could grant network access to individual applications by application specific rule.

Additionally, you could deny network access for individual applications. For that resource definition for Network must remain untouched and you just need create an application rule

.

In the next version of GeSWall network blocking rules would be extended by supporting specification of host’s DNS names, ip-addresses and ranges.

What is new:

• Untrusted files browser
• Isolated applications browser
• Windows Explorer built-in zip support
• Installers recognition
• Updated application security levels
• Keyloggers prevention fixes
• Windows Vista compatibility fixes
• Updated Application Database

Alternatively, you may download the updated license files and replace them in the GeSWall installation folder and reboot. The same files could be used for GeSWall 2.7 beta.

The expanded licenses also come with GeSWall 2.7 release, which is scheduled for January 2008.

1. Untrusted Files folder in the GeSWall Console allows to scan for untrusted files. Additionally, it provides information on application that created or modified a particular untrusted file.

The feature is useful for composing application rules and analyzing suspicious application's behavior.

2. Isolated Applications folder displays the list of running isolated applications and provides an option to terminate them.

In summary, these features provide a better control over isolated applications for advanced users.