Comodo Firewall
John
Now it seems never to prompt.
Is there a way to test if it's doing its job?
Geoff Smith
Jo...@ihatespam.com says...
>
> Comodo used to prompt me all the time to allow programs to operate.
> Now it seems never to prompt.
> Is there a way to test if it's doing its job?
That's exactly what it's supposed to do. It's supposed to learn over
time and become more silent.
If you want to test it, install a new piece of software that you trust
(maybe a second or third web browser like Firefox, Opera, or Avant). The
first time you run it, it should ask permission to run and to connect to
the internet. If it asks, it's doing its job.
Check the ShieldsUp! service at grc.com to make sure the firewall is
working properly.
1PW
> Comodo used to prompt me all the time to allow programs to operate. Now
> it seems never to prompt. Is there a way to test if it's doing its job?
Hello John:
Sometimes Comodo gets switched to training mode and forgotten.
System Tray > Right Click: COMODO Firewall > Mouse over: Firewall
Security Level /and/ Defense + Security Level
If "Training Mode" is checked, that's why things may be quite.
HTH
Pete
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Root Kit
wrote:
>If you want to test it, install a new piece of software that you trust
>(maybe a second or third web browser like Firefox, Opera, or Avant). The
>first time you run it, it should ask permission to run and to connect to
>the internet.
>If it asks, it's doing its job.
Correction: If it asks, all it means is, that the superfluous feature
of alerting you about software you trust in order to give you a nice
warm feeling of being in control is active.
To test if it actually does it's job is a completely different ball
game.
>Check the ShieldsUp! service at grc.com to make sure the firewall is
>working properly.
Oh, please...
Lie Ryan
> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:19:22 +0200, Geoff Smith <geof...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>> If you want to test it, install a new piece of software that you trust
>> (maybe a second or third web browser like Firefox, Opera, or Avant). The
>> first time you run it, it should ask permission to run and to connect to
>> the internet.
>
>> If it asks, it's doing its job.
>
> Correction: If it asks, all it means is, that the superfluous feature
> of alerting you about software you trust in order to give you a nice
> warm feeling of being in control is active.
You cut out the context too much, but what he was trying to say was if
the firewall asks about the newly installed program (i.e. untrusted
software), it means the firewall is active (or at least the part of it
that alerts you when the firewall noticed a new software).
Kayman
Forget about testing this useless software!
http://forums.comodo.com/frequently_asked_questions_faq_for_comodo_firewall/i_cant_install_comodo_firewall_pro-t9508.0.html
http://forums.comodo.com/help_for_v2/how_to_uninstall_comodo_firewall-t1184.0.html;topicseen
https://support.comodo.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=10
Poutnik
why not just ignore the thread ?
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Poutnik
Geoff Smith
b__...@hotmail.com says...
If you are completely opposed to software firewalls, which it sounds
like you are, then you have nothing to add. Just ignore the thread. It
was a simple question and a simple answer. If you think ShieldsUp! is
useless, then I doubt you really know much about computer security from
a Windows perspective.
Geoff Smith
@operamail.com says...
Brilliant advice! Don't bother testing it. Just believe some troll on
Usenet.
Slarty
>> Forget about testing this useless software!
>> http://forums.comodo.com/frequently_asked_questions_faq_for_comodo_firewall/i_cant_install_comodo_firewall_pro-t9508.0.html
>>
>> http://forums.comodo.com/help_for_v2/how_to_uninstall_comodo_firewall-t1184.0.html;topicseen
>>
>> https://support.comodo.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=10
>
> Brilliant advice! Don't bother testing it. Just believe some troll on
> Usenet.
Like you?
You are currently sounding the most trollish around here.
Tell me, how do your "personal software firewalls" deal with malware piggy
backing on legitimate applications, such as a browser, which need outbound
communication to the Internet? I assume an expert, like yourself, has seen
that? Here's a clue, it won't be by using your "softwre personal firewall".
Cheers,
Roy
G
plink.1...@spamgourmet.com says...
Did I say or imply that a software firewall is the end-all be-all of
security? It is one piece. The question that began this thread was about
how to know if the firewall is still doing its job since it has become
more silent. Other than 1PW and me, who has offered anything
constructive or helpful?
How exactly is "Forget about testing this useless software" helpful?
I don't claim to be an expert. I offered a suggestion to help someone
who asked.
Volker Birk
> Check the ShieldsUp! service at grc.com to make sure the firewall is
> working properly.
OMN! The GRC nonsense again. Please try to understand, why "ShieldsUp"
can test the network in between only, and why "making my computer
invisible" is a fairy tale.
Yours,
VB.
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Volker Birk
Does "Windows perspective" mean "from a fool's view"? IBTD!
Volker Birk
> Did I say or imply that a software firewall is the end-all be-all of
> security? It is one piece.
Yeah. Most commonly a piece of shit.
If you have a concept where a host based packet filter can help, then
the Windows-Firewall can be an option. Or some ipfw implementation like
http://wipfw.sourceforge.net/ if tasks are becoming more complex.
Yours,