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Comodo Firewall Pro
Developer(s)Comodo Group
Stable release
3.13.125662.579[1] / December 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeFirewall
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.personalfirewall.comodo.com

Comodo Firewall Pro (CFP; previously COMODO Firewall) is a freeware firewall developed by Comodo Group that provides protection on a Microsoft Windows operating system from both inbound and outbound attacks. Comodo also has an open source firewall for Linux based systems called Trustix[2]. Comodo can pass firewall leak tests that ZoneAlarm Free can’t. In an independent review consisting of leak tests in 2009, the freeware software Comodo Firewall Pro version 3 received 100% on all tests (ZoneAlarm Free v8 - 11%)[3] Version 3.0 includes HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System) technology called Defense+, to protect a computer from unknown attacks.

Comodo Firewall Pro has been integrated into Comodo Internet Security.

Version History

Key: Old Version Current Version
Major version Minor version Release date Supported OS Significant changes
Version 2[4] 2.0.0 Unknown 32-bit versions of Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003;

Windows Vista and 64-bit versions of Windows not supported

Automatic Updater, Application Component Authentication, Windows Security Center integration, Self Protection against termination of critical firewall processes, Error Reporting interface, improved graphical user interface
2.1.0 Unknown Monitor COM/OLE requests, automatically approves safe applications, improved zone modification
2.2.0 Unknown Improved display settings, passes leak test[5]
2.3.4 Unknown Reduced Memory Usage; fixed bugs causing Windows to freeze, Log Size selection to be forgotten after a reboot; will now use the default browser instead of Internet Explorer, added defense for own registry keys and files against malware tampering
2.3.5 Unknown Fixed startup delay if Terminal Services service is disabled
2.3.6.81 Unknown Fixed Network monitor rules not loaded during system boot; fixed crashes when a ShellExecute hooking software(SuperAdblocker, counterspy etc.) is installed; fixed tray icon showing wrong tooltip text; fixed other bugs reported by users
2.4.16 Unknown COMODO Firewall rebranded as COMODO Firewall Pro; Added 13 languages support including Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, French, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (Continental), Russian, Spanish (LA), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Turkish; Added an optional system tray icon animation; activation does not require the user to activate the license, CFP now verifies the digital signature of its own applications; Reduced the false positive rates for the application behavior analysis; fixed various bugs
2.4.17 Unknown Fixed vulnerabilities addressed in http://www.matousec.com/info/advisori...; fixed incompatibility problem with ArovaxShield; fixed some user-reported bugs; German language support added
2.4.18 Unknown Updated help for multi-languages installation
Version 3[6] 3.0 November 22, 2007 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista;

Windows 2000 not supported.[7]

Added support for 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Server 2003 and Vista, but removed support for Windows 2000; New Defense + Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) Control; improved firewall engine; new graphical user interface; improved security rules interface; improved application behavior analysis; added new ‘Training Mode’ and 'Clean PC' Mode; Windows Security Center integration in both Windows XP and Vista; improved error-reporting to Comodo
Version 3.5 3.5.57173.439 December 3, 2008 Improved System Resource Usage, Reduced Number of Alerts
Version 3.8 3.8.64263.468 February 12, 2009 Improved File submission engine, Revised AV engine, Trusted software vendor list is expanded. NEW COMODO Threatcast etc.
Version 3.8 3.8.65951.477 February 26, 2009 Fixed BSOD in Windows XP 64 with NWLink installed, applications not running in Vista 64 with CIS installed, Defense+ conflicts, traffic filtering problems on some dialup/adsl adapters, AV crashes while scanning and AV exclusions not working.
Version3.13 3.13.121240.574 November 19, 2009 IMPROVED! AV engine now includes more advanced detection techniques and Windows XP 64 registry protection has been hardened.FIXED! Defense+ does not handle object names properly while handling section names and Defense+ does not protect against registry key ACL modifications


Technical problems

In May (2008?) version there is an error causes the computer to reboot when starting games that use nProtect GameGuard as an anti-cheating device, unless Defense+ is turned off. This problem has been solved if the game hosts updated gameguard and have the Comodo Firewall updated to the June version at least.[8] The problem reappears for Vista users in the February version.

References

  1. ^ "Comodo Firewall Pro". Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  2. ^ http://www.trustix.com
  3. ^ Proactive Security Challenge - Leak-tests results by Matousec.com, December 2009
  4. ^ Comodo Firewall Release History
  5. ^ Firewall Leak Tester
  6. ^ Free Internet Firewall Protection Best Firewall Software from Comodo
  7. ^ Comodo Forum post by Global Moderator "panic" on July 22, 2007
  8. ^ Comodo Forum thread "Gameguard + Comodo = Computer reboot ", begun April 23, 2008.
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