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12 Aug 2014 | #11 |
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Ayy! I clicked 'Malwarebytes' in your signature - it is linked to the exe file directly! Please change it.
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12 Aug 2014 | #12 |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Firewall notification on app connection
Hi, Personally I use Comodo Firewall but configuring it isn't easy!
Alongside whatever firewall you actually use you can try Threatfire. If you crank up the settings to what I call "Paranoid Mode" then it will alert you on pretty much any connection attempt and prompt you to allow, deny and optionally remember your choice. Adjust the slider as shown: ![]() See the protection log and click the info symbol for detailed information: ![]() Threatfire direct download link: http://www.threatfire.com/files/tfinstall.exe |
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12 Aug 2014 | #13 |
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Panda is a cloud service, no need to 'update virus database', whenever you connect to internet the database is up to date on the server. With Avast (and others) you connect to internet and start browsing with outdated database. Thus I would recommend Panda for people who connect to internet not often (like me). I would say no matter what antivirus you use, it works the best if you are constantly online. What do you mean by avast for laptops?
Sorry there is a reason it is like that, I am not changing it. |
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12 Aug 2014 | #14 |
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Quote:
Sorry there is a reason it is like that, I am not changing it.
![]() Callender did the same but at least link is not hidden. Quote:
Alongside whatever firewall you actually use you can try Threatfire.
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12 Aug 2014 | #15 |
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Link Is visable by hovering over it. The reason I do it that way is to many users click the wrong download button. This ensures they are downloading the right thing, and the site still gets visited.
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13 Aug 2014 | #16 |
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I only want to block internet access for given application not to kill it! or I missed something? |
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13 Aug 2014 | #17 |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Threatfire
Please accept my apologies. I'm so used to blocking unwanted connections that I rarely see a Threatfire alert and has actually forgotten that those options that you noticed are the correct ones. The idea is that you get notified about connections and either allow them or if an app is connecting when it doesn't need to like when it's just sending usage statistics you block it using your firewall rules and not Theatfire.
Here's an example: AutoRunFileRemover wants to connect. It's a safe process but is not updating and is just sending usage statistics. I kill the process (but only this time). ![]() I block future connections using Firewall Rules and it won't connect again. ![]() ![]() If I see unwanted process or something dodgy then it's killed and quarantined. Threatfire can bug the hell out of you for a few days with alerts but once it gets to learn your choices it settles down. |
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13 Aug 2014 | #18 |
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Actually I REPLACED Tinywall with Comodo and after setting to 'custom' and tweaking application rules I am quite satisfied.
So when AutoRunFileRemover is trying to connect (for first time), you get 2 pop-ups (threatfire and comodo)? |
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13 Aug 2014 | #19 |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Comodo vs Threatfire
Also you might want to look at this but just read the Firewall information! How to Install Comodo Firewall |
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13 Aug 2014 | #20 |
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but threatfire will not detect more 'threats' than comodo (hips)?
thanks for link I was looking for some tutorial |
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