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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Date added: March 17, 2008
- Total Downloads: 888,009
- Downloads last week: 6,334
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1465 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Comodo Firewall Pro gets a major revision from its publisher, upgrading to Version 3 with some significant changes. Most importantly, user complaints about resource hogging when Version 2 came out have been all but eradicated with the new model.
The program still provides a smorgasbord of information and options for advanced users, but it's simple enough for beginners, and runs smoothly and silently in the background. The most obvious new features include support for Windows Vista at the expense of Windows 2000 support, although the older v2.4 with Windows 2000 support is still available.
The other big change is the new interface. This new UI isn't exactly an improvement on the old one. However, the blue color scheme has been toned down in favor of basic white, and there's more empty space between the various options. Old terminology has been replaced with more intuitive terms. The new main tabs are Summary, Firewall, Defense , and Miscellaneous. In each, though, there are links to relevant security issues so users can drill down to learn more about how the firewall is performing.
There's a new feature called the Host Intrusion Prevention System that supposedly protects against unknown threats. Obviously, it's hard to tell if it works unless an unknown threat gets in, but it didn't seem to affect system performance negatively. Mostly, Comodo rears its head most often soon after installation when Security Alerts ask about new Internet connections as the program "learns" your computer's behavior.
Don't be fooled by the name, either. Comodo is labeled Pro but it offers up its dragon-sized treasure of features for free.
Publisher's description
From Comodo :Comodo Firewall Pro is aimed to secure your system against internal attacks such as Trojan viruses / malicious software and external attacks by hackers. Safeguard your personal data through a simple user friendly single click interface offering full immunity to attack. Comodo Firewall Pro helps you connect in a secure way to the internet and global networks.
Version 3.0.19.318 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.0.19.318 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.19.318
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 1465 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.19.318
Pros: This really works and works way to good, maybe tooooo good
Cons: Becareful it may block something that you need??????????????
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.19.318
Pros: Free
Cons: I found this product unacceptably intrusive. It did not "just work in the background"; it continually was blocking sites that I have been using for years, constantly was flashing warnings or requests for permission. It reminded me too much of Computer Associates "Internet Security Suite". I fretted with "Comode" for about a month then uninstalled it.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.19.318
"Very Annoying, It Does Not Simply Run In The Background"
Cons: After I installed it I kept getting a lot of popups to grant permission for applications and when I check remember my answer I get another popup for the same application and the worse thing of all is after I installed it I could not connect to the Internet and when I tried to fix it, it still didn't work, I finally had enough and got rid of this program.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.19.318
"This is also for Version 3.0.20.320"
Pros: Version 3.0.19.318 (released 14th of March)
* FIXED! Bugs in D+ affecting CFP's ability to handle some events properly
* FIXED! CFP freezes the computer in certain cases of network traffic
* FIXED! CFP GUI slows down when some other software is installed
* FIXED! CFP GUI fails to start when resource extraction fails
* IMPROVED! The default configuration has been updated to protect more resources
Version 3.0.20.320 (released 17th of March)
FIXED! Slow network performance under certain circumstance
V 3.0.20.30 fixes network problems that were in 3.0.19.318. If you have 3.0.19.318 installed on your machine, you will be prompted to update, Click next, and reboot.. Network issues should be over.
By the way... GREAT FIREWALL FOR YOUR XP/VISTA machine! Defense+ rocks! :-)
Cons: Nope!!!!
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Version: Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.19.318
"I'm Buying the Guys at Comodo a Beer Sometime"
Pros: I'm going to hold my breath and refer you to the credible firewall testers at Masoutec: matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php
They give a much broader overview than I can - the results don't lie.
Cons: Not for anyone who is accustomed to the 'ignorance is bliss' style firewall like the Windows stock. I wouldn't change a thing about it, but others find it too 'in your face'.
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