TSGL: Comodo Firewall

[Lee Bunyard]

jonpan wrote:
> I've been using Comodo now for several months and am very satisfied with it. 
> Once you've set it up, it runs trouble-free and reliably.  Mine is on the 
> main computer of two, whereby the second has ZA installed.
> A couple of German magazines here have mentioned, tested, recommended it 
> lately.
>
> I haven't tried the tests you mentioned, but whenever I used the Steve 
> Gibson "Shields Up" test everything was judged safe.
>
> Also, every comment I've ever read about MS Firewall demotes it on the basis 
> of the lacking outgoing traffic filter.
>
> That's all I can contribute...
>
> John
> Od/G
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "H Davis" <hdavis1 at gmail.com>
> To: "TSGL List" <List at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:33 PM
> Subject: TSGL: Comodo Firewall
>
>
> Those of you that get the Windows Secrets Newsletter will see this
> there. I found it a little scary. I use the free version of Zone Alarm,
> v 6.5.737.0, and it failed all 3 of the Comodo Parent Injection Leak Tests.
>
> Each test is described but I have no way to judge if these represent
> real threats or are just good advertising on the part of Comodo. I did
> read an article some time ago that made the point that firewalls that
> claim to stop outgoing "non-authorized" traffic aren't worth anything
> because any competent hacker could write code that would let him use the
> facilities of a legitimate program (browser) that had been given
> permission by the user to pass data through the firewall. That is what
> each of these tests seem to do.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts on this? Anyone using Comodo, especially with a
> local network?
>
> A couple of after thoughts:
>
> If the test data contains spaces not all of it is transmitted to the
> Comodo site in test 2 and there might be a couple of web page accesses
> with parts of the data as page names if you use Firefox.
>
> Notice that tests 1 & 3 use IE but test 2 uses your default browser
> which in my case was FF.
>
> I also tried to use the HackerGuardian free scan but after an incredibly
> long sign up process to get my free account it rejected the ID and
> Password I had just entered a minute ago to establish the account. No
> joy there.
>   
I haven't tried Comodo yet but I have used ZoneAlarm Free for years 
without a problem.  I also periodically test ZA on the Shields Up 
website and it has always passed every test on both my desktop and 
laptop.  I may try Comodo on my laptop sometime just to see how it 
works.  Otherwise I have no complaints with ZA.
Lee in the Mountains of Northern California