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Comodo Firewall Pro - Free
FREE Comodo Personal Firewall - Secure your system against internal attacks such as Trojan viruses / malicious software and external attacks by hackers. With a user-friendly single click interface you can allow or block access to the Internet offering complete immunity to attacks and total protection of your personal information. Comodo Personal Firewall is a software that helps you to protect internet connection and traffic monitor. Real time traffic monitoring enables you to react instantly to threats and identify bandwidth bottlenecks. Silent Security Technology means no needless alerts with out-of-the-box protection against hackers, Trojans and other unknown threats.

Benefits
  • Constantly monitors and defends your PC from internet attacks
  • Free maintenance upgrades
  • Gain complete control over which programs are allowed internet access
  • Stay protected against new threats via automatic online updates
  • Real time traffic monitoring enables you to react instantly to threats and identify bandwidth bottlenecks.
  • Easy to use interface and quick setup
  • No license fee - complete protection at no cost for networks and home users
Requirements: Windows 2000 / Windows XP SP2 | Internet Explorer Version 5.1 or above
Note: Not compatible with Windows 9x systems

Product Info: Comodo Firewall Pro

Note: Script to backup existing CPF firewall settings:
https://forums.comodo.com/index.php/topic,2366.0.html
Chachazz
Here's what the new Comodo PF looks like - with Default Settings

























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Chachazz
Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4 "Flora" has been released!
COMODO Firewall Pro 2.4 is now available for download at http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com.

Note: Script to backup existing CPF firewall settings:
https://forums.comodo.com/index.php/topic,2366.0.html



What's New in 2.4?
  • New! COMODO Firewall brand name has been changed to COMODO Firewall Pro
  • New! COMODO Firewall Pro is now available in 13 Languages other than English
    1- Chinese (Traditional)
    2- Chinese (Simplified)
    3- Dutch
    4- French
    5- Greek
    6- Hungarian
    7- Portugese (Brazilian)
    8- Portugese (Continental)
    9- Russian
    10- Spanish (LA)
    11- Spanish (Spain)
    12- Swedish
    13- Turkish
  • New! Added an optional system tray icon animation
  • Improved! The activation does not require the user to activate the license
  • Improved! Self defense : COMODO Firewall now verifies the digital signature of its own applications
  • Improved! Application connections breakdown(In/Out traffic with correct traffic amounts)
  • Improved! Reduced the false positive rates for the application behavior analysis
  • Improved! Removed Non-TCP/UDP connection alerts until version 3.0
  • Improved! DHCP stateful analysis : added MAC address verification for the DHCP server
  • Fixed! Temporary 100% CPU utilization of Cmdagent.exe
  • Fixed! Some incompatibility problems with various applications(SSM, Avast etc.)
  • Fixed! Some folders were locked by the firewall causing unmounting problems
  • Fixed! Few bugs reported through COMODO Bug Collection system
  • Fixed! Few bugs which can cause DoS attacks against the firewall
Some Known Issues
- In some languages, Exporting logs to HTML does not work properly
- Help files are still in English except for Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish[/list]

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Frequently Asked Questions ?
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Q1 - I am using an older version of the COMODO Firewall, do I have to uninstall the old copy and reinstall this one?
A1 - No. Users of the previous versions of COMODO Firewall, can use the automatic updater to upgrade their copies

Q2 - Can I use Language Add-ons without updating my COMODO Firewall?
A2 - No. You must upgrade your copy to version 2.4 which is the minimal release that supports multiple languages

Q3 - If I use a multilingual version, do I have to download the English version too?
A3 - No. English is the official language of the COMODO Firewall and comes with all the installation packages.

Q4 - How many languages may I install?
A4 - You can install as many languages as available as addons

Q5 - If I update using automatic updater, will my settings be lost?
A5 - No. Unless you choose a clean reinstall, by uninstalling the previous version
stidyup
Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4.17.183 Released

Comodo Forums

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What's New?
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* Fixed the vulnerabilities addressed in http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Co...T-functions.php
* Fixed the incompatibility problem with ArovaxShield
* Fixed some bugs reported by users
Chachazz
Open CFP and select update, or wait for an automatic update (if enabled)

New Users - Download page
stidyup
Comodo Forums

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Hi Guys,
Just to inform before updates go live. Following are the changes:

* Help is updated
* German translaton is updated

So only help file is going to be there as update, update size will be around 4MB.
For existing German language users, resource dlls are updated and update size will be (10+4)MB

Thanks
-umesh
Chachazz
Here it is: Version 2.4.18.184
(via internal updater: suggest to reboot)

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Thanks stidyup :)
MickeyTheMan
Still awaiting version 3 that will support Vista
Chachazz
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It's in Beta Testing at last....
the new COMODO™ Firewall Professional»
Terryala
Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.12.266

What is New in CFP 3?
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NEW! Windows Vista and 64 bit OS support
NEW! Patent-pending Host Intrusion Prevention System(HIPS) a.k.a Defense+

- Virtually Bulletproof protection against root-kits, inter-process memory injections, key-loggers and more;
- Authenticates the integrity of every program before allowing it to load into your computer’s memory;
- Alerts you every time an unknown or untrusted applications attempts to run or install;
- Blocks Viruses, Trojans and Spy-ware before they can ever get onto your system;
- Prevents unauthorized modification of critical operating system files and registry entries.
- Detects the significantly high percent of unknown malware with its advanced behavior heuiristics

NEW!Intuitive Graphical User Interface

Summary screen gives an at-a-glance snapshot of your security settings;
Easy and quick navigation between each module of the firewall;
Simple point and click configuration – no steep learning curves;
New completely redesigned security rules interface - you can quickly set granular access rights and privileges on a global or per application. The firewall also contains pre-set policies and wizards that help simplify the rule setting process.

NEW! ‘Training Mode’

Introduced the leaning mode which enables the gamers as well as novice users to configure their firewalls easily

IMPROVED! Reengineered Network Firewall Engine

Comodo Firewall Pro has always offered the highest levels of perimeter security against inbound and outbound threats – meaning you get the strongest possible protection against hackers, malware and identity thieves. Now we’ve improved it again by adding new features such as Stealth Mode to make your PC completely invisible to opportunistic port scans; Wizard based auto-detection of trusted zones; Password protection of firewall settings; Diagnostics to analyze your system for potential conflicts with the firewall and much more.

IMPROVED! Security rules interface

Version 3.0 gives offers more control over security settings than ever before. Users can quickly set granular internet access rights and privileges on a global or per application basis using the flexible and easy to understand GUI. This version also sees the introduction of pre-set security policies which allow you to deploy a sophisticated hierarchy of firewall rules with a couple of mouse clicks.


Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

Q: I am using CPF 2.4. Can I update my firewall using automatic updates?
A: Yes. As soon as the updates are available, your CPF should update itself. Or alternatively, you can download the new firewall from the web and install it manually

Q: Does CFP 3.0 support Windows 2000 ?
A: No. Windows 2000 users should continue using the 2.x series.

Q: Does CFP 3.0 have multilanguage support?
A: Not yet. But it is on the way. Since it has been completely redesigned, the multilingual versions will follow the main release shortly.

Q: Can I migrate my rules from 2.4 to 3.0?
A: No. 3.0 is a completely reenginered product with its own logic.

Q: How different CFP 3 from its predecessors?
A: CFP 3.0 is a completely new anti-malware product whereas 2.x series is leak-proof firewall product

Q: What is the effects of CFP 3.0 on the system performance?
A: In most computers, it should be very light on the system resources. Average RAM usage shoul be between 6MB-20 MB.

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