There appears to be a bug/conflict with CIS and Firefox and the Windows Clipboard.
Scenario: Firefox 3.0, 3.5, 3.6 (all versions manifest the problem)
When running FF and clicking on a link linked to a downloadable file (a .ZIP, a .RAR, an .EXE, etc), the FF download manager pops up, prompts the user what to do with the file, etc…
As soon as the popup window prompts are closed, the Windows Clipboard ceases to work within Firefox. Nothing can be copied or pasted to or from FF at this point. However, if one switches to another application (IE, Opera, Outlook, whatever), the Windows Clipboard works just fine. The Clipboard bug is isolated to Firefox, and only after the download manager is invoked. To resolve the problem, once must shut down FF.
OR…uninstall Comodo CIS. The bug manifested itself after the January 30, 2010 update.
I’ve uninstalled Comodo and everything works fine now with Firefox.
I’ll have to consider looking for another firewall since it appears Comodo just broke theirs. CIS was working fine up until the Jan. 30 update.
"As soon as the popup window prompts are closed, the Windows Clipboard ceases to work within Firefox. Nothing can be copied or pasted to or from FF at this point. However, if one switches to another application (IE, Opera, Outlook, whatever), the Windows Clipboard works just fine. The Clipboard bug is isolated to Firefox, and only after the download manager is invoked. To resolve the problem, once must shut down FF.
Clicked on a link to download CIS. Started the download. After the download started I then copied the text from your post and pasted it into this message. We must be doing something different or have different addons.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6 ID:20100115144158
CopyAndPaste. Are you sure it is not a problem with the D+ rules you made for FF? Did you consider deleting FF D+ rule and make a new one? Did that help or not?
Are you sure it is not a problem with the D+ rules you made for FF?
Why would the rule only begin after the download manager first appeared?
Did you consider deleting FF D+ rule and make a new one?
It’s too late. I uninstalled CIS.
After I received your reply, I downloaded the latest version and installed it. In the hour that I’ve been running CIS, alongside with Firefox, I have not experienced the previous problem after using FF’s download manager.