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   Review - Comodo Firewall Pro

   3.0.25.378 (Oct 12, 2008)

   Comodo Firewall has really turned to horse #*$% in this latest release (3.0). The UI has become a cumbersome nightmare (for example, unable to sort program rulesets by program. You can only sort by path, and even that doesnt work right. There's just too many things to list. The UI is a total mess compared to the previous version which I actually liked).
   
   This firewall is pretty overhyped. It gets high ratings in tests, but I wonder how much real-world protection people really get from this.
   
   It gives a false sense of security - this firewall brings up a warning for just about every frivolous event that occurs on your computer. This in itself can become pretty tedious and annoying in a very short time. I'll explain more on why this seemingly heightened security is bad in a sec.
   
   The WORST part about this firewall - is that some programs inexplicably get free unrestricted access to the internet without so much as a confirmation. Oh sure, a big program like Mozilla Thunderbird brings up the usual "connect to the internet" confirmations, but various programs I DL'd off of Bit Torrent, the cultivator of computer plagues, gets free access without so much as a blip on the radar. After having 1 million confirmation windows shoved in my face every minute by this firewall, I find this internet favoritism to be quite a irritating.
   
   The firewall may be ok for preventing attacks, however, I cannot recommend this for someone wanting to protect from identity theft (keyloggers, etc.) or other unauthorized broadcasting by trojans which may have slipped past your Anti-virus.
   
   That it would just allow some programs (quite a few seem to get this privelage with comodo) free, unrestricted access to the internet, without any confirmation whatsoever, is just completely asinine for a program which tries to "protect" you from malware by force feeding you a million confirmation pop-ups a minute over the most frivolous things.
   
   Ive been using Comodo for a few years now, and I've had high respect for them up until release 3.0.
   
   Now it's just gone to crap. It can get the job done, but it needs constant, and I mean CONSTANT tinkering and TLC in order to get what you want out of it due to its poor design. Otherwise it's simply a false sense of security.