Comodo Firewall

[TheIgster]

I have tried and tried with Comodo Firewall and no matter what settings, training mode, etc. I cannot get it to allow another computer on my network to see me, see the shared printer or a shared folder.

I would like to have Comodo installed, but if I can't use my network, well, it's kind of useless. The second I unistall Comodo, the other computer can access the shared folder and printer no problem.

Can someone point me in the right direction as to how to configure Comodo to allow this other computer and sharing between them in Windows 7?

Thanks!

 

[darkassain]

are you able to see your network with comodo installed but using the lowest setting of protection?
if you can then its a matter of creating a rule allowing access...
if its not then its comodo itself the problem (firewalls really sink in into the internals of windows so with things on the inside changing its no wonder why it wont crash...)
if its the latter then you might have to look for another firewall or stick to the regular windows firewall (which is pretty good with the added vista firewall control program)

 

[TheIgster]

I've tried again and this time decided NOT to disable Windows Firewall after the install. Now the network can be seen properly. WTH? Why would more protection (Windows Firewall running as well) cause it to work? I don't get it. I would have thought the smart thing to do would be to disable Windows Firewall with Comodo installed?

I wanted to go with just Windows Firewall, but when you check out those various sites to see how well you are protected, well, it's not great with just Windows Firewall. With Comodo installed, I received "stealth" mode just about every test I tried. Feel much more protected that way.

 

[jebuchanan]

Have you tried Stealthing your ports on a per case basis?
Also have you made your local network 'Trusted'? (i.e. other computers on your network can see you)? - This most important.

Have you also tried the Comodo Forums? Quite a few members are using Win7 with the latest CIS and report no issues found.

 

[TheIgster]

Yeah, I set the network up several times. Like I said above, it's now working. Go figure.

Thought I would try their anti virus as well just for kicks. Anyone else tried the anti virus? Good, bad, thoughts?

 

[MasterMegaManX]

Windows Vista did bring one good thing. A kick ass windows firewall. I found that when you go through control panel and go to Administrative tools, you find something called Windows Firewall with advanced Security. Ive used Comodo Firewall before as well. I loved that firewall to death in XP. But since i discovered the vista firewall (also on Windows 7), i found that it can do everything that Comodo could do, granted it is a bit tedious to get all the rules down. But its well worth it. I am not sure if it also comes with stealth mode. Id have to look around for that one. I use my router for stealth mode though (seeing as how i cannot turn the damn firewall off from there) so i never really went looking for it. Check it out and see if you like it.

 

[zay]

Unless you really know what you are doing, running two firewalls at once is not recommended. I know the concept of double security seems enticing, but it can be more headache than comfort. typically when you install third part firewalls, they either prompt you turn off windows firewalls, or they do it on the fly and give you notice that it did so.

 

[darkassain]

I use my router for stealth mode though (seeing as how i cannot turn the damn firewall off from there) so i never really went looking for it. Check it out and see if you like it.

you can do create for a device something called a DMZ zone where all unsolicited data goes to...
(meaning all ports not forwarded to another computer will go to that DMZ enabled device)
so it is technically not turning the firewall off but its the closest thing to turning the firewall on one device while keeping your network safe

Unless you really know what you are doing, running two firewalls at once is not recommended. I know the concept of double security seems enticing, but it can be more headache than comfort. typically when you install third part firewalls, they either prompt you turn off windows firewalls, or they do it on the fly and give you notice that it did so.

very true as they are both are installing a kernel and network driver which can interfere with another one active firewall if installed (its even worse with a third party firewall with another third party firewall as even if you disable one the network and kernel driver are usually still active...)
it can also cause weird things to happen...
(such as one blocking the other, messing up the network and not being able to get on the internet, ect)

 

[pestbest]

Try disabling Defense+ and check the 3 options found on the Defense+ Settings page.

To open the settings page, go to the "summary" page and under Proactive Defense, click the button that shows Defense+ Status.

Good Luck.

 

[MasterMegaManX]

I know i have tried the DMZ mode. Unfortunately the firewall still has certain things you cannot turn off. So its easier for me to use the one firewall in my router then, like zay put it, use 2. Ive tried everything to turn it off but no good. Cannot make a counter-strike server anymore. So i just live with it now. It does have good defense though. Stealth is superb. Ive done many tests on my internet connection. As far as DMZ goes... I use it for my Wii

 

[darkassain]

I know i have tried the DMZ mode. Unfortunately the firewall still has certain things you cannot turn off. So its easier for me to use the one firewall in my router then, like zay put it, use 2. Ive tried everything to turn it off but no good. Cannot make a counter-strike server anymore. So i just live with it now. It does have good defense though. Stealth is superb. Ive done many tests on my internet connection. As far as DMZ goes... I use it for my Wii

oh actually there are some ports that are blocked off for the very reason of stoping you from making servers (and also because of mass email worms, windows file and printer sharing infections and such...)and to make you pay for a business plan (with a static IP) if you need a server....

another would be if you used static port forwarding which then it would go the computer on that location...

 

[petrossa]

Yeah, I set the network up several times. Like I said above, it's now working. Go figure.

Thought I would try their anti virus as well just for kicks. Anyone else tried the anti virus? Good, bad, thoughts?

i have their full suite running on 7600 x64. No issues at all. Antivirus is what you'd expect. Caught a few already, also the heuristic realtime protection is very accurate in separating incidences from real dangers.

I tried to date: Norton 360, AVG suite and Bitdefender suite. All 3 had issues with 7.

So i give comodo 9 out of 10 on win 7

 

[johngalt]

I normally don't post a link to another forum, but this one is important - I used to love Comodo FW myself - their products a generally good to great, but after this surfaced I refuse to touch Comodo with a 10 foot pole.

Calendar of Updates: Windows, Security Updates and Software Help

It's a good (but long) read - think about it carefully when you are deciding to use their products or not.

 

[petrossa]

tnx for the link. read it. Seems like they are acting in good faith but were sloppy though.
i'll stick, anyway the heuristic defense picks out the malware anyway even if certified.

As I noted in my prior correspondence, Comodo has undertaken an internal review of the Certstar reseller account. We have informed CertStar that their email violates their contractual obligation to refrain from sending unsolicited emails and that their email could be interpreted as misleading and confusing to the customer. During our review, we discovered that Certstar had apparently issued a certificate to mozilla.com without validating control of the domain. We immediately revoked the certificate (prior to your posting) and have suspended Certstar's reseller activities until our investigation has been completed. Please let me know if you have any further problems.

Regards Robin Alden Comodo

 

[harpua]

I have been pretty happy with the way Comodo Firewall (I only use the FW part of CIS) works and find it works well with 7 on my system. I really don't care about these other issues that people are seemingly up in arms about. Apparently they don't get that these certs are not intended to validate the safety of the site in question. They are merely to insure that you are connected to the site you think you are connected to. At least that's the way I understand it. Anyway, for me, the C. firewall works well and it's free and imo, it's not that big a deal to uncheck the ask toolbar box when I install it, same as I do with lots of other free software I use (e.g., Deamon Tools lite, CCleaner, etc.). If that's the price to get a great free firewall, I'm OK with it.

 

[jebuchanan]

So, if Mike Burgess MVP (aka. WinHelp2002) is so meticulous about such things himself (ie. not pedaling rougeware, protecting users, etc), then why has his MVP Profile been showing him as being a Global Administrator for a site name that GoDaddy sold off to the highest bidder many, many months ago?

Warning: The highlighted URL in Mike's profile is a rouge site now, the SpyWareInfo forums (a really good site) is now hosted here: http://www.spywareinfoforum.info/

sources

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https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mike.Burgess
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21545567-SpywareInfocom-bad-news
http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/spywareinfo.com/summary/ (see User Reviews)
http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/regnow.com/summary/ (parent, see User Reviews)
http://certifiedbug.com/blog/2008/12/07/spywareinfocom-domain-sold-beware/
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=43973
http://securityticker.blogspot.com/2008/12/spywareinfo-domain-now-linking-rogues.html
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/forums.spywareinfo.com

 

[burtie]

I had an issue with Comodo firewall when i first installed windows 7. I could not get my PC to share my media with my PS3 no matter what I did

In the end I realised it was a setting in Comodo Firewall. When I first installed Comodo and it detected my network there was an option on first use in a pop up box with a green bar along the top...apparetly I didnt allow comodo to let my network be discoverd (as far as I can remember) I reinstalled the firewall and checked the tick tick box down the bottom and it worked.

Sorry its a little vauge I cant really remember the exact wording of it all

 

[gamepro127]

I used COMODO antivirus and their firewall for about 3 years, NEVER had a problem.
But about a year ago I bought NOD32 since it gives better protection (Again, never had a problem with COMODO)
COMODO 3.10 does NOT include ASK toolbar!
Their "SecureDNS" Actually saved me once...I clicked on a page and it shown up with a DNS error saying sometimes like "COMODO SecureDNS has blocked this page due to malware"
So I looked up the page on siteadvisor and it WAS malware SecureDNS blocked.
Still using SecureDNS on my router, works good.

I see nothing wrong with COMODOS products.
And again, read Melih replay at
https://forums.comodo.com/general_d...e_certificates_to_known_malware-t39564.0.html

 

[Jacee]

So, if Mike Burgess MVP (aka. WinHelp2002) is so meticulous about such things himself (ie. not pedaling rougeware, protecting users, etc), then why has his MVP Profile been showing him as being a Global Administrator for a site name that GoDaddy sold off to the highest bidder many, many months ago?

This is a long story ... Mike Burgess was never the owner of SpywareInfo... he was once a "moderator there, though. The 'real' owner, whose name is Mike, disappeared and so the Domain Name was sold to the highest bidder. BTW, they also jumped the gun with the selling of the site by about 2 months before re-registering the name with payment. :sa:

This is Mike Burgess' site:
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File

 

[rover3500]

privatefirewall(free)seems to work ok in seven,i use it as a second firewall.Has training mode aswell as other things like app protection.Have been using for weeks now,works with lots of different other security progs.commodo is one of the few i haven't tried it with.I use email certificate and securemail sometimes by commodo,but i don't really like their internet security / firewall,too many alerts for me...got to be a right pain.tried on training mode,safe mode and clean mode.I own avira premium which is one of the best i think.The new kapersky is good,but a bit slow.Also eset a good one.I've bought loads and i've narrowed it down to them over time(in my opinion)-i know they're all decent from reviews.
Using a host file is a good idea i think.I use host manager or hostexpert with homer server or built in one with hostmanager.Blocks web ads aswell so u dont need adblock or similar.Have to watch size of it though and not block sites u want,especially with hphost list