stopped creating rules for safe apps

Comodo Internet Security - CIS Firewall Help - CIS
#1

Yesterday a friend, also a CIS user, came to me to ask why he doesn’t get no more popup windows from firewall so I tried to test it:

  • Safe Mode set
  • create rules for safe applications - disabled
  • rule ANY ANY ANY for Opera removed
  • rule ANY ANY ANY for Total Commander removed
  • settings confirmed
  • Opera and Total Commander started and connected to the Internet without neither popup window nor any rule re-creation

Today:

  • the mentioned rules for O and TC are re-created
  • uTorrent started and connected (up and download) without neither popup window nor any rule re-creation

This worked perfectly a while ago. Now it doesn’t neither for me nor for my friend.

The latest v of CIS 4
Windows 7 x64 (mine)
Windows 7 ??? (friend’s)

#2

First start with enabling “create rules for safe applications”. Then you will get rules created.

What configuration is your friend’s computer using? The default Internet Security or Proactive Security?

#3

It’s weird that I got those rules created before without that option enabled. My friend uses Firewall Security configuration for some reason…

I’ve just got a rule created without doing anything:

  • had uTorrent as blocked and Custom Policy mode
  • uT started and then closed
  • uT block rule removed and firewall switched to Safe Mode
  • uT started, connected
  • uT rule created automatically (still with “Create rules for safe apps” disabled)

Same for Opera.

i.e. everything’s fine again (?)