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689316 2008-07-16 08:22:00 just trying comodo at the moment.

its allready annoying the crap out of me. its letting every program through without asking. some of the basic things are tucked away which is a pain.

ok found where to change that, still its rather bad that it lets everything through by default :(

You must have something set up wrong then, eg: if you have it on clean PC mode it automatically assumes that all executables currently on your system are safe, and only prompts for any new ones
Agent_24 (57)
689317 2008-07-16 08:32:00 First problem - I CAN send emails, but CAN'T receive them (I use Mailwasher). Any suggestions? Haven't yet worked out where to 'fiddle' - the initial scan is still running... :( R.M. (561)
689318 2008-07-16 09:03:00 When you open mailwasher, a pop up window should come up, did you select " treat this application as" then in the drop down box to the right select " trusted Application" & press OK ???

Example of pop up and location to check (www.imagef1.net.nz) The pic is from the Comodo site, ignore the block settings etc, but the arrow is correct
wainuitech (129)
689319 2008-07-16 09:04:00 outpost pro, + NAT:clap :clap panther2 (11440)
689320 2008-07-16 09:11:00 Oops - premature panic! :blush:

All AOK now (at least for the moment - can't guarantee tomorrow!). All came right after the initial scan finished (2 hours later... I have lots of photos).
R.M. (561)
689321 2008-07-16 09:19:00 Awhhhhh you let it do a spyware scan - only done that once - only once;) wainuitech (129)
689322 2008-07-16 09:46:00 You must have something set up wrong then, eg: if you have it on clean PC mode it automatically assumes that all executables currently on your system are safe, and only prompts for any new ones

EXACTLY . . . . . . . . which is what the problem was . it assumes everything is fine and lets everything through without asking ! ! ! arrghhhhh ! !

they could have least had a default rule for svchost so the newbies don't let a worm in .
tweak'e (69)
689323 2008-07-16 09:54:00 EXACTLY........which is what the problem was. it assumes everything is fine and lets everything through without asking ! ! ! arrghhhhh ! !

they could have least had a default rule for svchost so the newbies don't let a worm in. Thats one good reason not to do the spyware scan ( apart from it takes a while) :D I'd rather trust the other antispyware programs, and leave the firewall to a firewall, once set though it shouldn't bother you.

If its setup correctly in the first place you shouldn't get many pop ups.

I set one up today at a customers house - opened all the programs that required internet access, or any sort of updates, allowed them through - took all of 10 minutes.

Some PC's I have here have Comodo, others have Esets Smart Security, the Comodo ones, it's lucky or unlucky depending how you look at it if I get a pop up every two - three weeks.
Only time I get them is if a program has been updated or a new one installed.
wainuitech (129)
689324 2008-07-16 11:06:00 just trying comodo at the moment.

its allready annoying the crap out of me. its letting every program through without asking. some of the basic things are tucked away which is a pain.

ok found where to change that, still its rather bad that it lets everything through by default :(

Two days ago I replaced ZA with Comodo. Did the same on a friend's PC. Both WinXP. Does NOT let everything through but instead give pop ups again and again and again. Yes, I do tick "Trusted Application" or "Allow" + "Remember", but it take a reboot for Comodo to learn. Any new application (even opening a text or msword file) will not open until I tell Comodo to allow it. Same on my friend's pc. Tweak, not sure why your's lets everything through. The number of pop ups can be really annoying - sometimes 10 or more for the same program.

BTW, I got rid of ZA Security Suite because: 1. It would not remember to allow my printer to print, and 2. Virus and Spyware scans never found anything (other programs did find stuff).
Strommer (42)
689325 2008-07-16 20:01:00 Now using Online Armor,the paid version.The free one is good too,just doesn't update itself.Found Comodo even worse than OA with it's pop ups. Neil McC (178)
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