Corrine Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I have learned directly from Comodo executives that the Basic Firewall installation option of Comodo 3 does not offer any outbound leak protection whatsoever. They may add that protection in a future version of Comodo 3.x. The Basic Firewall option turns off Comodo 3’s Defense+ HIPS module, which provides the leak protection for Comodo 3.See Scot's Newsletter Blog for complete information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Man Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Corrine, even if Scot does not mention this obvious comparison, the way I see this, is that you're no more protected than XP's own firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarq57 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Interesting. I found some issues with the level of protection offered with Defense+ turned off, posted at the Comodo forum, but no reply. (Here) so gone back to using Comodo 2.4, which appears to be working well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I have learned directly from Comodo executives that the Basic Firewall installation option of Comodo 3 does not offer any outbound leak protection whatsoever. They may add that protection in a future version of Comodo 3.x. The Basic Firewall option turns off Comodo 3’s Defense+ HIPS module, which provides the leak protection for Comodo 3.Oh my gosh! I never caught this. Just installed Comodo 3 free on a friend's computer. I'll tear it out and install the older version. BTW will I find that on their site, or should I turn to the 'old version' site?Thanks for the heads up, Corrine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Comodo 3’s “Advanced†default installation mode is remains under consideration in my ongoing software firewall evaluation process.The way I read it is that it is OK as long as you use the Advanced install mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarq57 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Oh my gosh! I never caught this. Just installed Comodo 3 free on a friend's computer. I'll tear it out and install the older version. BTW will I find that on their site, or should I turn to the 'old version' site?Thanks for the heads up, Corrine. look near the bottom of the page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 There is too much information to capsulize. See Comodo’s CEO Attacks Scot’s Newsletter Product Decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rons Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 There is too much information to capsulize. See Comodo’s CEO Attacks Scot’s Newsletter Product Decision.This is going to be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 An extraordinary post from the CEO of Comodo: Response of Online Armor/Tall Emu :http://support.tallemu.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2831 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Oh my, Comodo's CEO implying that Scot is getting paid by Online Armor!I wonder if this extends to the other person, moutesec (I know that isn't the correct spelling- I just don't have all my bookmarks on my eeepc yet) who does firewall testing! I will avoid Comodo simply because the CEO is acting beyond childish.I'm going to spread the word on the forums I go to so the people using firewalls can see how the CEO of Comodo acts. I'll simply post the urls so the people can read and decide what they wish to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 The Lawyers will be involved soon if this keeps up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Pretty sad that the nonsense by Comodo necessitated Scot posting a "Statement of Independence". http://blog.scotsnewsletter.com/2008/01/24...f-independence/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temmu Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 pardon me, i was out reading all of this... as the old song says, '...the heat is on...'glen fry - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tushman Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I just got around to reading the comments made by Comodo Firewall's CEO and I don't like it one bit. It reeks of taunting, unfounded accusations and basically acting out like a big cry baby because Scot favors the other firewall over theirs.I don't care how good their frickin' firewall is - if a company's CEO behaves in this manner I will NOT be recommending their products to my customers regardless it's a misunderstanding or not. I have no allegiance to Scot as my participation on this forum is irregular and in the time I've been here I've only exchanged 1 PM. He seems like a very fair minded individual and he's been around the computer industry for a long time. Until I see a public apology and a retraction in statement from Melih, I will definitely steer my customers towards another firewall product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patio Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I couldn't have said it any better Tushman !patio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSerge Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I'm currently using Comodo, and it's quite a pain at times. I'll be switching to something else very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temmu Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 i tried comodo on 2 machines even tho Scot forewarned about the constant questions. pscomodo does indeed calm down after a couple of week's use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 (edited) I'm seeiing problems with people trying to uninstall both the firewall nd BOClean from Comodo.You may want to visit the Comodo forum if you decide to uninstall either app. Edited February 8, 2008 by zlim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 i tried comodo on 2 machines even tho Scot forewarned about the constant questions. pscomodo does indeed calm down after a couple of week's use...It also slows your machine down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I'm seeing problems with peole trying to uninstall both the firewall and BOClean from Comodo.You may want to visit the Comodo forum if you decide to uninstall either app.Liz-Please clarify. Do you mean that uninstalls cause damage to the OS? I put Comodo 3 on a friend's XP. Now I want to pull it off and try 2.4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Not damage to the OS but inability to install the lower version.I believe one person wanted to downgrade and couldn't install v2.4 because it kept saying Comodo was already installed. You have to dig through and get out the bits and pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarq57 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 FWIW, I had no problems at all removing 3 via it's own uninstaller and then installing 2.4.I'd imagine trying to install 2.4 over an active 3 (if that's what happened) would cause this problem.2.4 running just fine, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Good. I'd always look for an uninstaller provided by the maker and try using that first. I'll get back to that machine in the next few days; will let you know how it went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I always use Total Uninstall. It removes everything that it monitors during the install. I would not install anything without TU. It came in handy to get rid of this "Basic Firewall"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Just to clarify, the guy in question is pretty good on the computer. He did try to remove all of v 3 (not sure if it was just the firewall or BOClean too). That's when he ran into problem. He does know to remove by the proper method before trying to install another version, higher or lower.Not everyone runs into this removal problem but I've seen enough people posting for help on various forums that I though it was worth a mention here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 BTW we ended up putting Online Armor on my friend's XP computer. I was quite favorably impressed with it. I like it well enough to recommend that others try it. It seems a keeper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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