ZoneAlarm Comodo Firewall Pro

BlueMak · Sep 9, 2008, 07:57 PM

Two questions.

1)My ZoneAlarm from one night to the next suddently forgot all the settings for software access to the trusted zones and internet. I haven't deleted anything of course and there was no system crash, huge magnet near my PC or alien fingering the case. What gives?

2)Is Comodo Firewall Pro any good?

RoyBatty · Sep 9, 2008, 08:47 PM

1) I have no idea. Maybe system restore would get the config back?

2) It's one of the best free firewalls out there.

Judas · Sep 9, 2008, 10:19 PM

comodo has had a considerable number of problems that still aren't resolved... the result of these problems are instant BSODs and such... quite irritating.. and it can happen due to incapbility with some software/program just not agreeing..

out of the machines i've used with it... meh i'm just not a fan due to the frustration caused when something just doesn't work with it...

cozumel · Sep 9, 2008, 11:40 PM

I stopped using Comodo a while back, not because I had any problems, but purely due to the fact I felt it was no longer required. My hardware firewall and Vista software firewall seem to do a pretty good job. I check my status with various companies on-line security checks and my system is often not detectable as being on-line at all. That makes me feel secure enough not to bother with Comodo any more.

It is an excellent product (like RoyBatty said). I think you pay for the Pro version though.

BlueMak · Sep 10, 2008, 06:46 AM

Thank you guys. As far as I know both XP and Vista firewall doesn't check for outgoing traffic, only incoming.

Cozumel, the Pro version is free, the Pro Plus is not.

I didn't do any system restore. Proper shut down of the system, then the next day normal loading. Oh well, I uninstalled it, the pop ups of ZA in full screen games where it makes it impossible to see the pop up over the game and not able to minimise the game was too much for me to handle.

Zmir · Sep 10, 2008, 08:42 AM

i thought only xp couldnt check for outgoing, vista is both ways?

and i would not recommend comodo at all, lags the computer to oblivion and a few days later BSOD gallore!

Sep 9, 2008, 07:57 PM	#1
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	ZoneAlarm Comodo Firewall Pro Two questions. 1)My ZoneAlarm from one night to the next suddently forgot all the settings for software access to the trusted zones and internet. I haven't deleted anything of course and there was no system crash, huge magnet near my PC or alien fingering the case. What gives? 2)Is Comodo Firewall Pro any good? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Sep 9, 2008, 11:40 PM	#4
cozumel I'm dangerous but cute... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Under the waves... Posts: 3,577 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	I stopped using Comodo a while back, not because I had any problems, but purely due to the fact I felt it was no longer required. My hardware firewall and Vista software firewall seem to do a pretty good job. I check my status with various companies on-line security checks and my system is often not detectable as being on-line at all. That makes me feel secure enough not to bother with Comodo any more. It is an excellent product (like RoyBatty said). I think you pay for the Pro version though. __________________ Don't worry about money - Be a beach bum! Scuba Rocks

Sep 10, 2008, 06:46 AM	Thread Starter #5
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	Thank you guys. As far as I know both XP and Vista firewall doesn't check for outgoing traffic, only incoming. Cozumel, the Pro version is free, the Pro Plus is not. I didn't do any system restore. Proper shut down of the system, then the next day normal loading. Oh well, I uninstalled it, the pop ups of ZA in full screen games where it makes it impossible to see the pop up over the game and not able to minimise the game was too much for me to handle. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Sep 9, 2008, 08:47 PM	#2
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,930 Rep Power: 115 System Specs	1) I have no idea. Maybe system restore would get the config back? 2) It's one of the best free firewalls out there.

Sep 10, 2008, 08:42 AM	#6
Zmir DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i thought only xp couldnt check for outgoing, vista is both ways? and i would not recommend comodo at all, lags the computer to oblivion and a few days later BSOD gallore!