Comments on: CyberWare: Protect Yourself With Comodo Personal Firewall http://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-121234 Ryan Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:17:49 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-121234 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121102" rel="nofollow">K-IntheHouse wrote:</a><blockquote>I just snagged the free Webroot license offer and trying it. Looks good so far but I might switch back to Comodo! Nice review by the way! :-) Stumbled.</blockquote></div> I still have a soft spot for Comodo as well. When the Vista-compatible version is released I'll probably be switching back, too. K-IntheHouse wrote:
I just snagged the free Webroot license offer and trying it. Looks good so far but I might switch back to Comodo! Nice review by the way! :-) Stumbled.

I still have a soft spot for Comodo as well. When the Vista-compatible version is released I’ll probably be switching back, too.

]]> By: K-IntheHousehttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-121102 K-IntheHouse Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:47:24 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-121102 I just snagged the free Webroot license offer and trying it. Looks good so far but I might switch back to Comodo! Nice review by the way! :-) Stumbled. I just snagged the free Webroot license offer and trying it. Looks good so far but I might switch back to Comodo! Nice review by the way! :-) Stumbled.

]]> By: pdedeckerhttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-27265 pdedecker Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:33:48 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-27265 Amen to that!This is yet another reason why you should avoid Norton Internet Security at all costs... Amen to that!

This is yet another reason why you should avoid Norton Internet Security at all costs…

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26525 Ryan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:22:30 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26525 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-26457">Emil wrote:</a><blockquote>Does it work in Vista?</blockquote></div> It didn't let me install it initially because it prompted saying I was trying to install it on an incompatible operating system. I was deterred by that because I just forced the installation to startup with XP compatibility. However, I ended up uninstalling Comodo right after it finished because Vista said that I was running an incompatible firewall that wouldn't be able to provide adequate security. So it looks like it might work but I wasn't about to go there. :)<div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-26498">Dave wrote:</a><blockquote>Did you check out Comodo Antivirus? We wacked it in a podcast a while back, seems it has a growing fanbase as well. Same pricetag as well ;)</blockquote></div> Actually I haven't tried Comodo Antivirus but I often like to diversify my products instead of having everything by the same company. That way it would make it harder for a hacker to break into a computer that just has the standard security suite. Emil wrote:
Does it work in Vista?

It didn’t let me install it initially because it prompted saying I was trying to install it on an incompatible operating system. I was deterred by that because I just forced the installation to startup with XP compatibility. However, I ended up uninstalling Comodo right after it finished because Vista said that I was running an incompatible firewall that wouldn’t be able to provide adequate security. So it looks like it might work but I wasn’t about to go there. :)

Dave wrote:
Did you check out Comodo Antivirus? We wacked it in a podcast a while back, seems it has a growing fanbase as well. Same pricetag as well ;)

Actually I haven’t tried Comodo Antivirus but I often like to diversify my products instead of having everything by the same company. That way it would make it harder for a hacker to break into a computer that just has the standard security suite.

]]> By: Alfredohttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26514 Alfredo Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:43:14 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26514 I used Comodo for a couple of weeks and found that with the dafault settings I was unable to upload files and photos for a couple of social network sites, I even had problems with Yahoo Gruops where as I told, was unable to upload photos and had to disable Comodo everytime I wanted to use these kind of services... I used Comodo for a couple of weeks and found that with the dafault settings I was unable to upload files and photos for a couple of social network sites, I even had problems with Yahoo Gruops where as I told, was unable to upload photos and had to disable Comodo everytime I wanted to use these kind of services…

]]> By: pdedeckerhttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26504 pdedecker Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:37:18 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26504 I tried Comodo's Personal Firewall once, and I didn't like it. But I don't remember why anymore.<div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-26488">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>I used to use Sygate,</blockquote></div>Me too, and I still use it.<div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-26488">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>Windows Firewall and the hardware firewall in the router do me fine anyway.</blockquote></div>If you think that Windows Firewall is safe, then you can't be considered 'aware of computer security'.[quote]About the Windows XP Firewall... The Windows XP firewall gives many people a false sense of security. Unlike SKPF4 and other leading stand-alone firewall software, the XP firewall does not block information going out of your PC. The bottom line: Your credit card numbers, passwords, account information and more could be sent from your PC to a hacker, without the XP firewall even detecting the breach.</blockquote></div> I tried Comodo’s Personal Firewall once, and I didn’t like it. But I don’t remember why anymore.
Inferno_str1ke wrote:
I used to use Sygate,

Me too, and I still use it.

Inferno_str1ke wrote:
Windows Firewall and the hardware firewall in the router do me fine anyway.

If you think that Windows Firewall is safe, then you can’t be considered ‘aware of computer security’.[quote]About the Windows XP Firewall…
The Windows XP firewall gives many people a false sense of security. Unlike SKPF4 and other leading stand-alone firewall software, the XP firewall does not block information going out of your PC. The bottom line: Your credit card numbers, passwords, account information and more could be sent from your PC to a hacker, without the XP firewall even detecting the breach.

]]> By: Davehttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26498 Dave Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:04:48 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26498 Did you check out Comodo Antivirus? We wacked it in a podcast a while back, seems it has a growing fanbase as well. Same pricetag as well ;) Did you check out Comodo Antivirus? We wacked it in a podcast a while back, seems it has a growing fanbase as well. Same pricetag as well ;)

]]> By: Ajayhttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26491 Ajay Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:39:08 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26491 Thanks for the review about this.Have been stuck using Windows Firewall for quite a while now. Am gonna give this a shot. Thanks for the review about this.

Have been stuck using Windows Firewall for quite a while now. Am gonna give this a shot.

]]> By: Inferno_str1kehttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26488 Inferno_str1ke Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:43:53 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26488 I used to use Sygate, but haven't bothered installing it since my last update. Windows Firewall and the hardware firewall in the router do me fine anyway. I used to use Sygate, but haven’t bothered installing it since my last update. Windows Firewall and the hardware firewall in the router do me fine anyway.

]]> By: Emilhttp://cybernetnews.com/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26457 Emil Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:01:10 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/11/cyberware-protect-yourself-with-comodo-personal-firewall/#comment-26457 Does it work in Vista? Does it work in Vista?

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