11/9/2023 0 Comments Comodo firewall offline installerMy previous try dated back in Windows XP times, and it was quite terrible because of the lack of control over programs (it was either allow things “automatically”, ie any signed program would pass without questions, and maybe some others too, or ask about _everything_, and by this I mean it even detected the mouse driver, so whenever I clicked to open the browser it would pop a dialog asking for confirmation that the mouse driver could run a connection via the browser…) and because when I uninstalled it (because of previously-mentioned troubles) it broke my connection, requiring a system reinstallation.īut since that time, they made big progresses. So, because there was no other choice, I decided to give Comodo another try. And PC Tools Firewall had the same fate (bought and killed AGAIN by Symantec – looks like they do the buy and kill much better than the actual product creation), only a bit later so I could run it on Windows 7, until it eventually broke (seems like it works with Windows 7 RTM but not with Windows 7 SP1, although I’m not 100% if that’s the SP1 that broke it). But unfortunately, Sygate Personal Firewall got bought and killed by Symantec (Norton), so was never made available for Windows 7 (still works great on XP though). So, I stuck with “indie” firewalls for as long as I could. Manny Carvalho is there at the OP forums if you have some questions about tweaks.I’ve long avoided mainstream firewalls, such as ZoneAlarm and Comodo Firewall, because in the past I’ve either had big trouble with them (as in BSoD or other serious failures such as connection not working anymore without a full OS reinstallation) or was disappointed by their lack of configurability (as in, no or very poor control over which programs to allow or disallow to connect to internet). example Wilders_Privatefirewall Outpost Firewall Pro forums A guy there from Hawaii "Bellgamin" is there to help. You can get a bevy of good insights (pro/con) for Privatefirewall settings/tweaks at Wilderssecurity. Emsisoft Online Armor forum Official forum download page for CIS ver5.10 Help-CIS_Comodo forums Privatefirewall That way conflicts will be from minimal to none. Might be a good thing to exclude you other security applications in the firewall exclusions list in OA or place it as Trusted in D+ / CIS firewall. The post shows how OA/Outpost/Comodo is superior to the firewall of Eset Smart Security ver5(well on the problem stated only). Some interesting links that I found when I started using Eset with Comodo. I also save settings for those firewalls so when I re-install I'll just import the config file I saved. When using a new set-up, I'd image my system first so when I wanna go back to the previous it'll be a synch. So I'd suggest you try both for a week and then gauge what you like best. Of course personal preference and how you feel when you have tried it is king. In paid firewalls OA Premium ver5.5 is still (imho) one of the best alongside Outpost Firewall Pro ver7.5.3 and of course CIS Pro ver5.10. Only OA's is much better because if you cannot go printing something in. If you sandbox browsers through the firewall then you can with both(OA has RunSafer). The GPCode and it's variants plus the Stuxnet and other ransomewares are blocked with Online Armor default settings while in Comodo you'll have to set it to include the *_CRYPT and /Device/KsecDD in D+ Protected Files and folder. Security wise it's a hands down choice (on my preference). Alerts are further tamed when upon successfull installation you put it on "Learning Mode" and open/run all your programs so you'll have the chance to see the pop-ups and make a rule for your programs application. So you'll have to do it all again when the need arises. Last time I tried the QA free version it does not have the capability to import/export settings. OA is still noisy that is why it is important to let it scan your pc during the installation proper and make sure you let it finish. As I compare both OA and CIS, Comodo is much more tamer now. The thing with OA is that it's noisy and throws a lot of pop-ups much like the version 3 and 4 of Comodo. If going free some that you can also consider are Privatefirewall. Comodo and Emsisoft Online Armor are very good firewalls.
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