Comments on: Comodo Firewall Revisited http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/ Microsoft Valuable Professional Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:49:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Harald Sandstrom http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-143353 Harald Sandstrom Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:36:24 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-143353 Hi Ron, I'm not a registered user, but I'd appreciate feedback nonetheless if you're so disposed. I run a mac OSX 10.4.11. Looking for a secure, free firewall I came across Comodo version 2.4 and your evaluation of the previous version. I obviously can't use that on a mac, so what do you recommend? Many thanks, Harald Hi Ron,

I’m not a registered user, but I’d appreciate feedback nonetheless if you’re so disposed.

I run a mac OSX 10.4.11. Looking for a secure, free firewall I came across Comodo version 2.4 and your evaluation of the previous version. I obviously can’t use that on a mac, so what do you recommend?

Many thanks,
Harald

]]> By: Ron Schenone http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124799 Ron Schenone Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:59:34 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124799 dabom, Thanks for your comments. Wii be posting after my testing is done. Ron dabom,
Thanks for your comments. Wii be posting after my testing is done.
Ron

]]> By: dabom http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124798 dabom Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:53:43 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124798 I had 2.4 on several machines for about a month but found it to be a resource hog 20% or more proc use when downloading from several sorces. When not downloading much it works great. would love to hear how it goes for you I had 2.4 on several machines for about a month but found it to be a resource hog 20% or more proc use when downloading from several sorces. When not downloading much it works great. would love to hear how it goes for you

]]> By: Ron Schenone http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124580 Ron Schenone Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:33:17 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124580 Doug Manne, Thanks for the information and also the tips. Your comments are very much appreciated. Regards, Ron Doug Manne,
Thanks for the information and also the tips. Your comments are very much appreciated.
Regards, Ron

]]> By: Doug Manne http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124572 Doug Manne Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:58:54 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124572 Hi Ron If you have Questions/Problems you will find the Moderators in the Comodo Forum quite helpful. They have around 20 active Moderators and Admin. With the current version of Qnext providing Web Links to share photos - music and files, the free Zone Alarm left several ports open. After working with one of the moderators "Little Mac") I was able to add new rules, so with the GRC ShieldsUp port scan and leak test every thing passed. I goofed on the new PcFlank Leak Test. From IE went directly PcFlank, ran the port scan everything passed but the new Leak test failed, Found IE needed to be manually started. Downloaded the file, Did a full clean up of files and registry rebooted. Clicked on the leake test which had me manually start IE, the leak test now passed. But I have always failed the cookies and referrer test (even with Zone Alarm Pro) Also If you want to get less or more alerts to better watch and control what is happening, Go to Security - Miscelaneous If you uncheck Do not show alerts for the Applications Certified by Comodo (their white list) you will get a flood of alerts. If you have a program you would like to add to their white list, Go to applications and right click and send to Comodo to analyze. I was suprised how many I got for just IE after I unchecked it, have since rechecked it. Also if you drop the slider for Frequency Alerts from low to very low, you will get one alert per application. Sometimes I prefer more control. Finally both Qnext and Comodo will be coming out with new releases, not sure when Qnext will be out, but Comodo should be out near the end of August. Here is a comment from one of their Moderators "Little Mac": "........ And yes, v3 of the firewall is in Alpha testing right now. It's very different from 2.4; most of the concept of the rulesets should cross over, but there may be a little bit different process. We may also find it to be easier to run QNext than it is now." UncleDoug Hi Ron If you have Questions/Problems you will find the Moderators in the Comodo Forum quite helpful. They have around 20 active Moderators and Admin.

With the current version of Qnext providing Web Links to share photos - music and files, the free Zone Alarm left several ports open. After working with one of the moderators “Little Mac”) I was able to add new rules, so with the GRC ShieldsUp port scan and leak test every thing passed.
I goofed on the new PcFlank Leak Test. From IE went directly PcFlank, ran the port scan everything passed but the new Leak test failed,
Found IE needed to be manually started. Downloaded the file, Did a full clean up of files and registry rebooted. Clicked on the leake test which had me manually start IE, the leak test now passed. But I have always failed the cookies and referrer test (even with Zone Alarm Pro)

Also If you want to get less or more alerts to better watch and control what is happening, Go to Security - Miscelaneous If you uncheck Do not show alerts for the Applications Certified by Comodo (their white list) you will get a flood of alerts. If you have a program you would like to add to their white list, Go to applications and right click and send to Comodo to analyze.

I was suprised how many I got for just IE after I unchecked it, have since rechecked it.

Also if you drop the slider for Frequency Alerts from low to very low, you will get one alert per application. Sometimes I prefer more control.

Finally both Qnext and Comodo will be coming out with new releases, not sure when Qnext will be out, but Comodo should be out near the end of August. Here is a comment from one of their Moderators

“Little Mac”: “…….. And yes, v3 of the firewall is in Alpha testing right now. It’s very different from 2.4; most of the concept of the rulesets should cross over, but there may be a little bit different process. We may also find it to be easier to run QNext than it is now.”

UncleDoug

]]> By: Ron Schenone http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124567 Ron Schenone Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:51:24 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124567 Hi MAC, Sorry. No 64 bit support. Ron Hi MAC,
Sorry. No 64 bit support.
Ron

]]> By: Ron Schenone http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124566 Ron Schenone Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:49:25 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124566 Hi Harold, Thanks for the information. I'm hoping this newer version of Comodo works better than the old. In about a month I'll report back my findings. Ron Hi Harold,
Thanks for the information. I’m hoping this newer version of Comodo works better than the old. In about a month I’ll report back my findings.
Ron

]]> By: MAC http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124563 MAC Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:45:55 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124563 Does it work with Windows XP64? I'm kinda flying solo right now. Does it work with Windows XP64? I’m kinda flying solo right now.

]]> By: Harold http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124548 Harold Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:25:37 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124548 Howdy all, I've been running Comodo FW 2.4 for apx. month with no problems. HIPS took a bit of time to complete as I have a lot of software downloaded in storage "Must do some House cleaning". Love the FW and switched over to the whole suite. C.A.V., BOCLEAN. Thx Harold Howdy all,
I’ve been running Comodo FW 2.4 for apx. month with no problems. HIPS took a bit of time to complete as I have a lot of software downloaded in storage “Must do some House cleaning”. Love the FW and switched over to the whole suite. C.A.V., BOCLEAN.

Thx Harold

]]> By: Ron Schenone http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124496 Ron Schenone Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:20:26 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/07/18/comodo-firewall-revisted/#comment-124496 Hi Marc, Yeah it is still in its learning mode. But since I have only had it installed for 24 hours., nothing unusual has happened yet. this reminds me of Zone Alarm free. Either people love it or hate it. They have problems or not. It's just weird. Thanks for the forum suggestion. If I need to uninstall it and have problems, I know where to go. Ron Hi Marc,
Yeah it is still in its learning mode. But since I have only had it installed for 24 hours., nothing unusual has happened yet. this reminds me of Zone Alarm free. Either people love it or hate it. They have problems or not. It’s just weird.

Thanks for the forum suggestion. If I need to uninstall it and have problems, I know where to go.

Ron

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