Help. Comodo Firewall Doesn't Remember Approval To Allow Avast AV AvastSvc.exe.

[Harvey]

I am currently using the latest free version of Comodo Firewall and Avast's new ver. 6.0.100. When I first boot up, Comodo Firewall pops up to ask if I want to allow AvastSvc.exe. I click to approve, making sure it is set to remember the answer, and there is no further problem... until I power down and boot up again.

OS is XP Pro. I just installed this same combo on a friend's machine, and it does the same thing.

I think I recall this problem first showing up while I was still running the previous version of Avast AV, but I'm not sure.

Everything is working once I get past approving the initial request so it's more of an annoyance than a major problem, but I'm afraid to recommend Comodo Firewall to my non-geek friends until this is resolved.

TIA for any ideas or help.

 

[bruceb]

See link .. something about a new digital signature from Avast which Comodo is not recognizing .. I am still uncertain if Avast has to fix the signature of if Comodo has to update it's data to see the new signature.

http://forums.comodo.com/news-annou...ast-v6-not-recognized-t69874.0.html;msg496123

 

[Harvey]

Thanks, Bruce.

I posted the same message on their forums because, when I saw the thread at your link, it didn't refer to not remembering the setting. I'll be tracking the replies, there, as well.

 

[Harvey]

New Comodo update, yesterday, to ver. 5.3.181415.1237 appears to have resolved the problem. Posted so others know.

 

[Harvey]

Oops. Looks like I spoke too soon. The problem re-emerged when I went to download the newest versions of Comodo's installers.

On Comodo's forums, Valentin N suggested:

add the avast folder here CIS ---> Defense+ ---> Defense+ Settings ---> Execution control Settings ---> Detect shellcode injections (i.e. Buffer overflow protection) ---> Exclusions ---> Add ---> Browse...

I added the entire Alwil Software folder and replied to confirm that's what he meant, or whether meant to go to a sub-folder.