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How is the Firewall taking priority over other applications when the PC first boots? How is the priority given,is it through a kernel driver?
I'm using Comodo Firewall and I see that the Spotify app is loading before Comodo loads;well it seems like that since the Spotify panel appears before the Comodo one.I mean the Firewall has to start first before other applications can access the internet,isn't that so?
That might be ok for Spotify but what if there is a rogue app that gets access to the internet before the firewall does? How can you prevent that?
many thanks for your answer. Is Defense+ of the Comodo Internet Security alike WinPatrol? and, can virus programs use the same technique employed by Comodo for loading early or first? – microwth – 2016-05-06T09:59:14.037
1There appears to be some overlap between WinPatrol and Defense+, but Defense+ seems more like an AntiVirus. Virus programs can do anything they are programmed/allowed to do. They could load early (as a service) if not caught before installation by AntiVirus or other software. That's one of the reasons I run WinPatrol (it alerts for "Newly installed Windows Services"). "A Windows Service has total permission to EVERYTHING on your computer. You NEED to know when one is installed and why!" – DavidPostill – 2016-05-06T10:07:34.613