Latest Version of Comodo Firewall Released

Latest Version of COMODO Firewall Free Released

Version: 6.0.260739.2674
Release Date: December 19th 2012

   Note

Also available through the program's updater option.

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Release notes:

IMPROVED! The desktop widget now has common tasks pane and status pane which shows # of sandboxed apps, unrecognized files etc.
IMPROVED! Killswitch now shows the traffic per process by default (should be run as admin)
IMPROVED! Maximize window support added to relevant dialogs such as advanced settings, Quarantined items windows etc.
IMPROVED! Right click menu has been added to grids in relevant dialogs such as advanced settings
IMPROVED! Sound effects are used in alert windows to grab users' attention
IMPROVED! Log viewer has been redesigned to for CIS 6 theme
IMPROVED! Offline virus database update functionality - Import Virus Database feature has been introduced
IMPROVED! File submission and lookup operations have been introduced
IMPROVED! Reboot reminder alert has been introduced to various places
IMPROVED! Diagnostics download missing files from the Internet
IMPROVED! Error log in updater is now accessible for more information
IMPROVED! Web Browser Data Folders file group has been created so that it could be added to sandbox exceptions to preserve various browser data e.g. downloads, bookmarks, chrome apps etc (not added by default currently).
IMPROVED! Configuration editor and virus scanning operations can now be performed in safe mode
IMPROVED! Better keyboard support (press and hold ALT key to see options)
IMPROVED! Non-blocking grids with progress (e.g. trusted files, submitted files etc.)
IMPROVED! Trust connect integration reintroduced
IMPROVED! Upgrade to paid products is now possible
IMPROVED! Browse processes dialog has been improved
IMPROVED! Verbose mode for HIPS alerts added to configuration list
IMPROVED! Added an option to disable cache builder for antivirus
IMPROVED! Help buttons added to all dialogs
FIXED! Killswitch consumes too much CPU
FIXED! Killswitch does not exit properly
FIXED! Virtual Kiosk hangs in some computers
FIXED! Submission status dialog is shown during cloud scanning
FIXED! Browser home pages are changed to Yahoo after opting out
FIXED! Kiosk does not fit VMWare screen
FIXED! KillSwitch doesn't handle rating for processes which launched from network location
FIXED! Ping command doesn't work inside sandbox
FIXED! No 'Run in COMODO Sandbox' function in right-click menu before reboot
FIXED! KillSwitch doesn't allow blocking files
FIXED! Various fixes in Russian language translation
FIXED! CLT.exe running as 'Sandboxed application' is not placed in the list 'Show only Sandboxed Processes'
FIXED! cmdagent constantly accesses disk
FIXED! Behavior Blocker does not intercept some COM related operations for autosandboxed apps such as PCFlank leak test
FIXED! Windows 8 black screen of death on some computers
FIXED! Computer freezes after resetting sandbox
FIXED! Sandboxed bittorent doesn't function properly
FIXED! Sandboxed IE cannot browse certain web pages with flash support
FIXED! Sandboxed browsers leak memory on some flash based web sites
FIXED! Cannot sandbox Dragon/Chrome if an instance is already running
FIXED! Password protection doesn't work in UI and Kiosk
FIXED! Firewall creates popup alerts in Game mode
FIXED! It is not possible to set Chrome/Dragon as default browser when they run in sandbox
FIXED! CIS consumes too much CPU while applying actions in scan windows
FIXED! Smart screen window closes automatically in Kiosk on Windows 8
FIXED! HIPS does NOT stop screen capturing/keylogging when unknown apps run outside the sandbox
FIXED! CIS can't be started if cmdagent is disabled
FIXED! Web Browser option is missing in firewall alerts
FIXED! CIS alerts for shell32.dll after hibernation
FIXED! CIS shows undefined popup alert
FIXED! BSOD while running backup with shadowprotect
FIXED! AV alert freezes while applying some actions or being shown
FIXED! BSOD in kiosk during firefox update
FIXED! Firewall creates alerts with random process names for IGMP

Thanks for the notice, just downloaded the update.

You're welcome Al. :)

Hello Eldinv,

Nothing is wrong with Windows 7 Firewall if you are comfortable using Windows 7 Firewall with Advanced Security to manually setup Inbound and Outbound rules. This can be hard for people that are not experienced in doing this. Comodo Firewall just allows you to do this automatically by asking you whenever anything tries to access the network. Comodo Firewall is one of the best free firewalls that you can use.

MSE is a malware/antivirus program though, and is not the same type of program as a firewall program. These cannot be compared with each other.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

You're welcome Samcro. :)

Windows Firewall (default) is good for basic firewall protection. Of course a router with a good built-in hardware firewall would be much better.

I think MSE is great and use it along with Avast Antivirus. They work great together.

You should be fine though as long as you stay away from dodgy sites.