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What works or doesn't work in Ungoogled isn't relevant, and has no relation to Supermium of Thorium. Supermium of Thorium aren't Ungoogled, therefore they function differently. Does your site work in Thorium? Edit. It (*the site) may try to invoke google services.

Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4.18.184 Comodo Firewall Pro has an easy to use and intuitive GUI which is suitable for both advanced and novice users. The selection of wizards make sure novice users will face no difficulties in managing vital security configurations. Advanced users and experts can fine tune Comodo Firewall Pro using its extensive configuration options. Comodo Firewall Pro is now freeware (it comes with lifetime free license on installation itself) and, of course, fully compatible with Windows XP. Features (listed in the manual): Network Protection: Comodo Firewall Pro, although designed for personal use, includes an industrial strength stateful inspection firewall, acting at OSI Layers 2, 3 and 4 to filter incoming and outgoing network traffic. Such an advanced filter keeps track of each and every packet sent/received and performs intelligent analysis on critical protocols such as TCP, UDP, FTP etc. Comodo Firewall Pro also detects and prevents DOS/DDOS attacks including: • SYN/UDP/ICMP Floods, • TCP/UDP Port Scans, Upon facing such an intrusive attack, it switches to an emergency mode by creating some automatic rules and updating its internal states according to the attack behavior, to secure the host against it until the attack ceases. Users will not notice such a change in terms of functionality but will remain protected. Quick Features: • Advanced TCP/UDP/ICMP and IP protocol filtering • IP fragmentation handling • DOS/DDOS resistance and handling • Stateful TCP/UDP Protocol Inspection Application Protection: Although the network protection is adequate to defeat the most of the network based attacks, today’s threats require highly sophisticated application based access filtering mechanisms to enforce true host based security policies. Comodo Firewall Pro provides a powerful application firewall which is one of the best application filters available in the market. Restricting network traffic according to the application which generates it, requires filtering at OSI Layers 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Application Filtering: Comodo Firewall Pro provides full control on applications’ networking behaviors. Application firewall can: • Limit applications network access characteristics such as port, protocol and host. • Give users the ability to control number of connections per minute an application can create. Leak Resistance: Unfortunately, malware programs are evolving rapidly. Many of such programs employ very advanced techniques to conceal their malicious activities so that they easily bypass the standard protection mechanism provided by the most personal firewalls. These techniques are commonly known as “leak” techniques. Comodo Firewall Pro passed ALL LEAK TESTS with an outstanding success rate not seen in any other firewalls available. Although passing the known leak tests are often enough to provide you a robust protection, Trojans do not have to limit themselves to these known techniques and they always try to find new ones to cheat the protection mechanism you have. Due to this fact, Comodo developers constantly research to improve our firewall to keep you protected at all times against emerging and unknown threats. Benefits quoted from the homepage: Constantly monitors and defends your PC from internet attacks Free maintenance upgrades Gain complete control over which programs are allowed internet access Stay protected against new threats via automatic online updates Real time traffic monitoring enables you to react instantly to threats and identify bandwidth bottlenecks. Easy to use interface and quick setup No license fee - complete protection at no cost for networks and home users Version history/Release notes: Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20070215084752/http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ Version number: 2.4.18.184 Date of release: 14.02.2007 System requirements: Windows 2000, Windows XP Reviews and tests: https://web.archive.org/web/20070301011725/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C1895%2C1969515%2C00.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20070228161335/http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/leak-tests-results.php https://www.comodo.com/news/press_releases/31-05-07/ Download links: https://web.archive.org/web/20070806133356/http://us2.download.comodo.com/cpf/download/setups/release/CFP_Setup_English_2.4.18.184.exe https://www.filesoul.com/software/Comodo-Internet-Security/Comodo-Firewall-2-4-18-184/ Manual: https://personalfirewall.comodo.com/Comodo_Firewall_Pro_2.4_User_Guide.pdf Screenshots: Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4.18.184 is a very old firewall from 2007. It surely was a good firewall at that time. And maybe, it is even today. A very positive point is that this version is totally unbloated, though. The installer size (English version) is only round about 5 MB. This Comodo Firewall version was very often recommended by users, but it unfortunately lacks modern features as, for example, IP6 support. This feature was only introduced starting with the version Comodo Firewall 5.3.174622.1216 from 2011. That means Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4.18.184 is only an option for those users whose internet provider does not offer or does not use the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). Due to its age, the potential users should carefully test this version in their Windows XP system whether it is still properly working even in these days as no one here reported any detailed test results or current experiences in using it. And as already explained in previous posts, I couldn't test this version, and I won't do it either. Personally, I think this firewall could still be an option in these days, but exclusively for the users of the Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4). If anyone needs the German version of Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4.18.184, please post the request here in the thread! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Good! But why it is so bright? The Recycle Bin is barely visible. Here's what it needs to look like.

Did you already apply the patch for client hints in 122? Does really work?

Thanks for your confirmation in terms of the firewall! About Comodo Antivirus, we will see what other users report here.

Any special setting in your hosts file? Local address 0.0.0.0 usually leads to nowhere. BTW, my condolences on the outcome of the sporting event.

Amazing software mate! I'm on 24H2 21620.1252, Dev channel, new taskbar works like the old one, but Show Desktop or Win+D shortcut does not work properly. After a reboot, it will work once to show desktop, and then it doesn't respond ever again unless explorer.exe is restarted. This also breaks fullscreen functionality in media players/browsers as it now starts to display the taskbar on the screen at all times. I've temporarily disabled the visual shortcut though I do sometimes without thinking press Win+D and I'm having to restart explorer from time to time. Hope this gets resolved mate! Much love for this product! Aside from that, every StartAllBack version I've used has a problem with top taskbar where the notificaiton area/calendar will most of the time pop out from the left side or not show at all after a restart until you go to StartAllBack settings and change the taskbar to bottom and back to top again. Then it will display properly until windows or explorer is restarted. Slightly annoying but not a ridiculously big deal, haven't scanned through all of the forums on the stable version to see if this is a known issue. In light mode as well, the arrows will be white instead of black until you toggle theme from Kinda 11 to Kinda 10 and back again. Weird issue but again, only happens once per restart, which is not a huge bother. Included some images of former problems, though it's pretty self-explanatory. Cheers!

Except that this advice is harmful. I do computer repair and over the years have been able to recover a large number of systems using restore points. And on my computers system recovery has saved the system from reinstallation several times. On Win 10-11, restore points are disabled, so any problem there means you have to reinstall the whole system, so I enable system restore there too. And even SSD wear and tear won't be an excuse, because a full system reinstallation gives more wear and tear than an occasional non-big restore point.

As far as proper spelling, is this supposed to be "of" or "if" ??? This coupled with the incessant spelling point-outs just make you sound like a pretentious snobby snoot. Or is that your goal in life ???

I'm not familiar with your experience or any "security" work, where to look for it?

No, it was a friendly reminder to follow the news on the site.

Unfortunately, the very, very old version Comodo Firewall 2.4 from 2007 does not offer all features in comparison with Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP from 2016. For example, it lacks IP6 support. This feature was only introduced starting with the version Comodo Firewall 5.3.174622.1216 from 2011. That means Comodo Firewall 2.4 is only an option for those users whose internet provider does not offer or does not use the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). For better overview, I have updated my article about Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP in terms of offered features, download links and screenshots.

If you had read my post carefully, you would have noticed that I didn't say that this behaviour seems to be "unique" to my referenced Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP. I also used Comodo Firewall in the past. It was and is certainly still a good firewall but Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP did all I needed better in a more comfortable way and very low on consuming resources. It's as simple as that. BTW, I will write an article about the standalone Comodo Firewall soon. But testing it in these days must be left to others, as I have already explained in one of my last posts.

One reason I am using Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP is that this firewall not only blocks incoming and outgoing connections from programmes, but also from Microsoft's operating system components. This firewall simply blocks everything that the user wants blocked. I used the Avast Premier 2018 firewall myself for a long time, but it kept letting through connections that I hadn't authorised. This prompted me to disable it completely, i.e. not install it in the first place, and replace it with Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP. I really don't know why I had these issues with the Avast Premier 2018 firewall. However, I think that firewalls which come with Internet Security packages are not that powerful as single, specialised ones. And Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP is very specialised and mighty, especially when it comes to the creation of own rules and zones. Just my opinion based on my experiences I made in the past.

One thing seems to be clear. It's better to have blocked incoming connections, even if suspicious, than outgoing ones. The latter would mean your computer is compromised by malware or other intruders.

I forgot to ask whether your Windows XP computer is part of a network and still other devices are connected to it? Does your router keep logs of all connections?

Ok. In any case, it was an incoming connection at the local port 3389 and blocked by Avast. The corresponding service was disabled by you anyways. And Avast did its job. So, nothing bad could happen. Personally, I always disable all remote features from the very first. To use a properly working firewall which reports all blocked incoming and outgoing connections is mandatory and as we can see necessary and meaningful.

But Vista has known troubles with Haswell CPU family. Do you have delays upon boot?

I still have Comodo Firewall without Geek Buddy, without Antivirus, it's on my old Siemens laptop with Geforce 6600 mobile and Core Duo T7200. Sadly, I can't attest to any of these precise versions, the reason - they are too new to my taste. Overall , Comodo 5.xxxx and 6xxxx. has a glitch, when too many IPs are added, it may say "oops, we've encountered a bug", and it quits, all until you reboot. Hope this helps.

One need to look at Direct 3D Feature level, it's the only one true parameter. "D3D 12 API" is a set of software emulations, meaning it could, in theory, run that game, but the FPS would be just terrible. Win 10 x64 can emulate in soft mode, hence the screenshot. By the screenshot one can also see how the drivers and cards became brighter with years. Washed out colours.

Care to share, have you had any luck with Elden Ring or similar titles on Win7 + DX12 bypass? Thanks.

Wrong, go to NVCPL and open "system properties", 700 series only had 11.0, and 11.1 was probably advertised only as a software emulation. In all, a pure marketing gimmick. I'm posting this screenshot from EVGA SC 780 ACX V.2 (on updated chip GK110B), I found it in a dumpster a couple of years ago.

No issues with Vietnamese, either. OS Vista SP 6003. Taken from HP support site. Just chose a random non-European language, all is shown fine.

DIY, we-don't-owe-you-anything-article from Microsoft. "This sample showcases how to use D3D12 on Windows 7, also known as D3D12On7. Specifically, this sample demonstrates how to write an app that supports running with Direct3D 12 both on Windows 7 ... with the same packaging layout and executable." "D3D12 doesn't exist on Windows 7 in such a way that you can do that. Instead, apps that want to use D3D12 on Windows 7 need to redistribute the D3D12.dll file, along with supporting binaries." https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/directx-graphics-samples/d3d12-12-on-7-sample-win32/

TCP Fast Open is neither related to the OP topic, nor Windows 7. You would need to ask on the link below. https://msfn.org/board/topic/184971-wip-windows-7-extended-kernel/page/

Never had any good experience with it - except only one game - RDR2

That's good to hear! So, is it russian, then?