Comodo firewall downgrade
from Windows Tips and TricksWell, wouldn’t you know it. Just over a week after I post about a favorable review of the new version of the Comodo firewall by PC Magazine, Scot Finnie says the newest free version has no outgoing leak protection and should not be relied on. He writes:
Because I have written in the recent past with an initially positive reaction to Comodo 3’s “Basic Firewall” installation option, I am honor-bound to post this quick message.
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.
As pointed out by reader Dean in his comment to my post, Finnie recommends Online Armor FREE version 2.1.0.31 (or newer)
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