I have installed new apps recently that use internet connection.
I noticed firewall did not show alerts for any of them!
Also there were no HIPS alerts.
Important options in Firewall Settings:
Do not show popup alerts is UNCHECKED
Create rules for safe applications is UNCHECKED
Set alert frequency level is UNCHECKED
Important options in HIPS Settings:
Do not show popup alerts is UNCHECKED
Create rules for safe applications is UNCHECKED
Also in Firewall application rules there were only couple of applications and some “generic” like:
system
comodo internet security
windows updater applications
windows system applications
Where I can read more about this “trust” classification?
Also as a user I would like to have possibility to block internet access even for “trusted” applications
Trust is not 100% objective term. Someone can trust one application and other might not. And they are both “right”.
Read the help documentation, for starters the file rating section and the unknow file scanning process. You can also just change the firewall mode to custom-ruleset mode.
Thank you very much!
I have read it and it was … calming
Still, please consider at least some log, so we can review what apps were granted access.
Currently Firewall Log Events is empty.
There is Connection View but it’s only snapshot at given time.
Good news.
If you wish you can then apply to each “application rule” a “Firewall Rule Set” (Web browser, Email client, …) by adapting it to your needs.
Couple of months I had some issues with HIPS,
and then I disabled “create rules for safe apps” for both HIPS & firewall.
I must have misunderstand that it was general problem, not HIPS only issue.