Software Update: Jetico Personal Firewall 2.0.0.24 beta

The Finnish company Jetico has released a new beta version of its Personal Firewall with 2.0.0.24 as the version number. The program can filter low-level network packets on, for example, source, final destination, addressing and protocols used. In addition, filtering can be done at application level so that network traffic is monitored per program. With version 2.0, the Personal Firewall can be installed as a service so that it is active before a user logs in and Terminal Services is supported. The list of changes looks like this:

Version 2.0.0.24 beta:

• OLE/COM interprocess communications handling fixed.
• Configuration Wizard added.

Version 2.0.0.23 beta:

• System crash on answering popups fixed.
• Application groups editor fixed.

Version 2.0.0.22 beta:

• System hangup on incoming connections fixed.
• Windows 2000 drivers compatibility issue fixed.
• Windows 2000 setup program fixed.
• Network file path handling corrected.

Version 2.0.0.21 beta:

• System crash on dual processor systems fixed.
• System folder redirector compatibility issues fixed on 64-bit systems.
• Failure on editing rules with “Inverted match” on Application parameter fixed.

Version 2.0.0.20 beta:

• Vista systems support added.
• System crash on intensive logging fixed.
• “indirect relativeness” indirect access to network type added for complex indirect relationships like process_1-parent->process_2-interprocess call->process_3
• “Browse” button added to application groups editor.
• Popup dialog updated.
• Terminated process ID logging fixed.
• Firewall upgrade procedure fixed.

Version 2.0.0.17 beta:

• Zero applications hash fixed.
• Hangup on playing video files (direct access to memory) fixed.
• System crash on UDP communications fixed.
• JPF network monitor driver crash fixed.
• More verbose popup questions in default configuration.