CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Getting Started ...........................................................................4
Firewall Basics ...........................................................................................................4
What's New in Comodo Firewall ..............................................................................4
Comodo Firewall - Overview ....................................................................................7
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................7
System Requirements ..............................................................................................8
Comodo Firewall Installation ...................................................................................9
Comodo Firewall Management Interface ...............................................................13
Comodo Firewall Uninstallation ............................................................................14
Starting Comodo Firewall .......................................................................................16
1. System Tray Icon ............................................................................................................16
2. Windows Desktop ..................................................................................................................17
3. Start Menu ..............................................................................................................................17
Activating Your Free License .................................................................................18
Activate your free license ...........................................................................................................18
Registering and getting a license ...............................................................................................20
Chapter 2: Firewall Summary ................................................................21
The Main Interface ...................................................................................................21
Highlights ....................................................................................................................................22
Traffic Info ...................................................................................................................................22
System Info .................................................................................................................................23
View Alerts .................................................................................................................................24
Update License ..........................................................................................................................27
Computer Security Level ............................................................................................................27
Security Monitoring ....................................................................................................................28
Protection Strength ....................................................................................................................28
Updater ......................................................................................................................................28
Automatic Updater ...................................................................................................................................................28
Manual Updater ........................................................................................................................................................29
Chapter 3: Firewall Activity ....................................................................32
Connections .............................................................................................................32
Logs ..........................................................................................................................34
Chapter 4: Firewall Security ..................................................................38
Tasks ........................................................................................................................39
Define a New Allowed/ Trusted Application .............................................................................40
Define a New Banned Application ..............................................................................................41
Add/Remove/Modify a Zone .......................................................................................................42
Send files to Comodo for analysis ..............................................................................................44
Need Help? .................................................................................................................................46
Check for Updates? ....................................................................................................................46
Define a new Trusted Network ...................................................................................................47
Scan for Known Applications ......................................................................................................49
Application Monitor .................................................................................................50
Application Control Rules ...........................................................................................................50
Comodo Firewall 2.3 – User Guide 2