Do Not Rely on Comodo 3’s ‘Basic Firewall’

[somanyholes]

http://blog.scotsnewsletter.com/2008/01/20/do-not-rely-on-comodo-3s-basic-firewall/


have to say I do like the online armour app, comodo was just to buggy for me. You can turn outbound protection back on, in the hips part for comodo, you will need to reboot afterwards.

Eset smart security does not appear to be doing well in his tests either, proving that software vendors should stick with what their good at, in esets case, making dam good av. Security suite's are just no good. The security suite has failed on a large amount of outbound leak tests.

[Rik]

I'm with you, security suites invariably seem to end up as bloatware.

[somanyholes]

got to blame norton for leading the way with that, sorry for swearing.(norton)

[Rik]

Followed closely by McAfee.

[Sebby]

I think a lot of the good AV makers had to follow the likes of Norton. Norton is marketed well and most people, even those that aren't terribly technical, have probably heard of it.

Personally, I don't feel the need for additional firewall software when using NAT. Good antivirus, the Windows firewall, and a router is enough, IMHO. Of course, this doesn't stop outgoing threats...

[Simon]

Sorry folks, have to disagree on security suites.  My Bit Defender Internet Security 10 has just passed all the tests I could find on www.grc.com, and it runs smoothly on my machine.  One advantage of a suite is that there's no danger of software conflicts, as there may be if using different 'brands' of security software.  Most suites covers the user for viruses, spyware, spam and intrusions, and some have additional features such as a backup facility and parental control.  To get all that separately would need several different applications to be installed, each taking time to start up, and resources to run.  Suites are also easier for 'novice' users, as they can practically be ignored most of the time, and if they do need to be configured, the user has everything under one roof.  Sure, some suites are better than others, and some suit some machines better than others, but they shouldn't be discounted, as they have a legitimate place in the computer security market.

[Lance]

I'm quite happy using just my router's firewall and windows firewall as a backup. The 2700's firewall seems pretty powerful!

[mrapoc]

Comodo has gone ultra buggy. Which software firewall can we rely on now? 

I just put ESS on my aunts pc and it seems to be doing a good job 

Shame dell conned my uncle out of £25 for mcafee - i told him to sell it on

[Noreen]

I've always understood that having McAfee was akin to installing a virus. I use NOD32 v3 and Comodo firewall although not the latest version.

[Rik]

I've always understood that having McAfee was akin to installing a virus.

[Noreen]

  From my membership of and browsing forums I've found two items have always been stressed...........to avoid AOL and McAfee and I'm happy to be advised by those more technically knowledgeable than me.

[Rik]

Add Norton and you're safe, Noreen.

[somanyholes]

This link may be of interest, http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/leak-tests-results.php, matousec provide a decent leak test and information service. Scroll down the page and se how yours did.