Functionality lost after Version 3.9.95478.509?

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[AzJazz]

After upgrading past Comodo Firewall Version 3.9.95478.509, it seems like a very major functionality was lost: If I decided to block a particular application from accessing the Internet, if it was listed on some Comodo-managed "safe list", the application would still have full access to the Internet even though I wanted it blocked. Comodo seems to override my settings.

Is this the way that Comodo operates now? Or, is there a configuration option that I missed in later Comodo versions? For now, I'm using Comodo Version 3.9.95478.509 until I find another option ...

Please let me know if I'm missing something here ...

Thanks!

AzJazz

[HeffeD]

Please let me know if I'm missing something here ...

Hmmm... No, you aren't missing anything. If you block a file, it should be blocked.

Can you give more specifics? Any file or files in particular that we may have on our systems to test this issue?

[AzJazz]

I am running WinXP SP2 Pro.

When I upgraded from Comodo 3.9.95478.509 to the next release, everything I had blocked now had free access to the Internet.

Before I upgraded from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 7, I had Windows Explorer blocked from all access to the internet. (This was due to a hidden executable / trojan that had run on my computer once that used used Windows Explorer to FTP some unknown file to someplace in Eastern Europe). Since I never use Windows Explorer to get on the Internet, it was fine for me to block all internet access - and it also provided a useful tool to check if Comodo was working properly after an update. (Note: The Windows Explorer test doesn't work after I upgraded to IE7, since now Windows Explorer will automatically start up IE7 when a URL is entered into the path field in Windows Explorer).

I also had Adobe_Updater blocked, and it wasn't blocked after upgrading.

It has been a few months since I "downgraded" Comodo back to 3.9.95478.509 (for me it was an upgrade). I'm not sure, but I think that the "Settings >> Update >> Automatically perform an online lookup" option is no longer available after that update (or maybe it isn't working).

[EricJH]

I tried to reproduce the behaviour  you described. I set the Firewall to Safe Mode. I deleted FF cache and closed FF. Then I changed the rule for Firefox (which is on the safe list) to blocked. When I started FF it could not connect anymore.

I think something has gone wrong with your configuration. Please do a clean install of the yesterday released v 3.12: https://forums.comodo.com/feedbackcommentsannouncementsnews_cis/comodo_internet_security_312111745560_released-t45362.0.html .

[AzJazz]

OK, cool! Will I be able to import my 3.9.x configuration into 3.12?

[Ronny]

That's not advisable because of some internal changed made to the saving of the policies to improve system response during heavy alerts of CIS.

[AzJazz]

My configuration seems to be working OK after the clean install. Maybe I had a problem before because I upgraded?

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