Which PlugIns would you like?

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[Kent Brockman]

I would love to have an integrated DNS resolution for open connection (actually using Active Ports 1.4 by Smartline) and whois (actually using whois 1.01 by sysinternals.com) feature in CFP, since from time to time I need to know who is using my connection, why, and where is connecting to.

Popup blocker: I use MSIE SP2 or Mozilla firefox, and both them block pop-up windows nicely.
My antivirus of choice: AVG Free Edition
My antispywares of choice: Spybot S&D + Spywareblaster
My registry scanner of choice: Hijackthis
My temp files remover of choice: CCleaner
My antispam of choice: Spambully

Obviously, if all these apps may be unified in a single free tool, lots of people would be very happy.
 

[AnotherOne]

These plug-ins - are they loaded when the program runs or can they be invoked from a menu, but not loaded until requested?  Most of the plug-ins look like they might have appeal at one point on another, but it would be nice to have some of the functionality available via a request and terminated shortly thereafter.  Whois, DNS resolution, internet logging among others, could be only loaded as requested.  This would avoid some of the overhead that comes with plug-ins.

[AnotherOne]

I don't know if you were soliciting more plug-in ideas, but I would like to have a program that can be used to parse and request approval for Javascript actions.  I usually have Java turned off, but occasionally a site will not work without it.  I try to use discretion about turning it on, but with the spoof sites around, it would be nice to be able to discover that I have just enabled the website to install a keylogger when I clicked an innocent-looking button. 

[Mercury_22]

I also subscribe for a "Javascript blocker" plug-in 

[Eduardo]

Hi,

At top priority i would like to see asap : an IP BLOCKER because sometimes i need it
Then i would like to Comodo handle IDS/IPS and after that i will appreciate Whois, DNS Resolution.

 

Me too!

But, finally, will CFP 3.0 support plugins? Or just themes and language packs?

[Searinox]

In order of priority

IP Blocker - with an ability to wildcard IPs. This is important for more than just protection, it's because IP blocking is a feature found in every good firewall. If you wanna make a firewall look good, it'll need this. Also the ability to choose block time, or block indefinately should be there.

AntiDialer - it's a firewall, so it's gotta do what it's made to do, and blocking dialers is an extension of traffic control.

Cookies, referrers, ad blocker - not so much on the adblocking side, although if you could block adresses with wildcards from an importable filter list I could import FireFox's AdBlock filter and get rid of those darn commercials and ads offa IE too. Would be quite nice. What I consider important is the private data control on 3rd party cookies. Cookies which try to get info about your OS, IP and so on in order to keep you annonymous over the internet. Careful not to cripple cookies to the point where I can't get into my email though. For that you can use what has always been your strongest point yet again: allowing the user to fully customize cookie and referrer blocking.

Skin - CFP v3's choice in colors make it look primitive and therefor untrustworthy. It needs more elegance in design such as metallic luster and color gradience so that its outer aspect truly reflect its polished status.

[Ron_75]

Hi,

I just wanted to add if your gonna have addons then it would be quite essential to have an uninstall feature for addons built into CFP, that way one can install an addon and uninstall it later if its not to their liking and won't have to worry about bloating up their firewall too much then 

[warchief_ryan]

A IP Blocker(2) plugin would be great, I always use PeerGuardian2.  So as long as theres no performance decrease and its supports all the formates they put the blocklists in, im all for it.

WhoIs(7) plugin would be cool to.



 

[Burillo]

a useful feature would be installing add-ons while installing CFP - like "custom installation options" and then "download plugins". Also the above mentioned ability to dynamically load plug-ins (instead of constant resource hogging) is very appealing. I don't like all these ad-blockers and cookie controls (maybe i got nothing to hide? ) but CFP may provide some useful functions like ip-blocker (without creating zillions of FW rules), whois, HTTP logger, DNS resolution and parental control. Also i love the idea about skins, but it would be very nice if skins could be very flexible - like being able to move a button to a different place or change it's size etc. Not that i'd prefer design interface myself, just a little flexibility

PS IP wildcards are also supported by FW rules, just in case )

[AnotherOne]

A number of these features are possible by invoking a script or another stand-alone program, and keeping them from being incorporated into the running CFP process would be vastly preferable.  WhoIs via a separate program makes more sense because it is not a function that will be used all the time.  Scripts that run via a "Wizard" need not be a part of the main program, just some code sitting in the Firewall directory.

[Burillo]

A number of these features are possible by invoking a script or another stand-alone program, and keeping them from being incorporated into the running CFP process would be vastly preferable.  WhoIs via a separate program makes more sense because it is not a function that will be used all the time.  Scripts that run via a "Wizard" need not be a part of the main program, just some code sitting in the Firewall directory.

thus allowing malicious scripts to be installed and run from within CFP, thank you very much

[AnotherOne]

I assume that Defense+ would protect the Comodo files.

[Burillo]

it's not about protecting Comodo files, it's about Comodo doing malicious things through scripts! a script can, for example, open up some ports, allow some programs, kill security software (my NOD32 is under control of CFP, you know)... possibilites are endless, so, please, NO SCRIPTING... just look what scripting done to IE and M$ Office

[AnotherOne]

Yes, but the scripts that I have in mind would run only from the firewall menu and be restricted to predefined code in the CFP directory, so it is not alterable as it is protected by Defense+.  Call it a stand-alone program if you don't like the word Script.  The only reason that I used that word is because the functionality required for some of the plug-ins requested is available from the menu system and automating  the process would be useful for many people.  I assume that you have scripting turned off on your system? 

[Ron_75]

What I would like, is any user or comodo made plugins have to be tested and checked by Comodo first and given a Comodo certified signature so that anyone who wishes to use or try that plugin knows its been tested to work with CFP 3 with little to no issues and is one we can trust.

Also I definetely think an uninstall plugin feature built into the firewall would prove invaluable, that way if an installed plugin someone downloads and installs causes any problems or instability issues or a user just tried it and don't want to have it installed anymore, they can safely remove the plugin using the uninstall plugin feature in the firewall and have no traces or changes left over that a plugin made

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