In an earlier post, Scot reported that Online Armor Firewall Shows Strong Promise. Online Armor isn't ready for Windows Vista yet. See Windows Vista Compatible Firewalls for links to free and subscription Vista compatible firewalls."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.
The previous generation of the Comodo 2.4 provided anti-leak protection without the HIPS.
Not only does this mean that Comodo 3 Basic Firewall is no longer a contender in this blog’s firewall evaluation, but if you are relying on this version of Comodo for your firewall protection, Windows XP users should switch to Online Armor FREE version 2.1.0.31 (or newer) and Vista users should uninstall Comodo 3 and reinstall it, choosing the “Advanced” installation option."
24Jan08 Edit Note: See Comodo Firewall Update
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As an employee of Comodo, we are working hard to make the best security solutions out there, bar none. The post from Scot had some incorrect assumptions including the erroneous belief that in certain installation modes, Comodo Firewall Pro does not have outbound protection – when in fact it does. It is worth repeating -- Comodo Firewall Pro does provide outbound protection in all installation modes. Scot’s assertion that it did not to have outbound protection is a serious accusation. We are anxious to correct this misperception as misinformation can lead to the wrong conclusions.
ReplyDeleteMelih Abdulhayoglu, Comodo CEO explained his position regarding Scot’s post in the Comodo Forum http://forums.comodo.com/feedbackcommentsannouncementsnews/feedback_cfp_3_basic_installation_merged-t18598.0.html;msg128025#msg128025
At Comodo a point of pride is that fact that we are open to feedback. Good and bad. There is no small irony to the fact that this “basic” firewall installation mode which caused all confusion was a last minute addition because users wanted that option. We will continue to respond to our users because that is what ultimately creates the most brilliant solutions. That’s as it should be.
Judy Shapiro
Thank you for your comments, Ms. Shapiro.
ReplyDeleteNote to Security Garden Readers: Judy Shapiro is Vice President of Marketing for Comodo.
Scot wrote a follow up post entitled, "Comodo’s CEO Attacks Scot’s Newsletter Product Decision", dated 22Jan08 at http://blog.scotsnewsletter.com/.