Online Armor v3 released

[subset]

Hi,

Online Armor Personal Firewall v3 is available from the Tall Emu download site.
http://www.tallemu.com/downloads.html

32bit versions of Windows 2000/XP/Vista are supported.

Cheers

[Fuzzfas]

I see no v3 for the free version in download.com. Does anyone know if there will be a new release for the free version too? (The last free version is unpatched compared to the paid version of the same version number and with various bugs).

[SystemJunkie]

-{ Quote: "I see no v3 for the free version in download.com." }-Same thought in the same time. Usually it makes no sense to release a new version without a new free version and why the hell they are not able as established enterprise to create 64 bit support?

[MikeNash]

-{ Quote: "I see no v3 for the free version in download.com. Does anyone know if there will be a new release for the free version too? (The last free version is unpatched compared to the paid version of the same version number and with various bugs)." }-

Hi Fuzzfas,

I've submitted the free version update to download.com. It takes them about 24 hours to update the site.

Still doing a few things release related - release notes (detailed) will come tomorrow; changes to the site to get multi-languages versions (Italian, French, Dutch are already supported, with more to come) - plus redirect the help which I might just get done now before I go to sleep.


Mike

[MikeNash]

-{ Quote: "Same thought in the same time. Usually it makes no sense to release a new version without a new free version and why the hell they are not able as established enterprise to create 64 bit support?" }-

We haven't looked at Vista64, and, at the moment have no plans to do so.

[Peter2150]

-{ Quote: "Same thought in the same time. Usually it makes no sense to release a new version without a new free version and why the hell they are not able as established enterprise to create 64 bit support?" }-

Question. If they did, and given the small market, they had to charge $120 to make it worth their while would you buy it. I think I know the answer.

Pete

[hany3]

i'm testing it right now

1-pleased to finally see an option for arp protection
mike ,if u remember , i've asked this long ago in OA forum
but how effective , is this ? i tried to do so spoofing , not sure about the results
is online armor offer the protection silently once the arp protection is enabled like comodo , or it has to alert the user like outpost when any arp poisoning is happening like changing gateway and telling me about the spoofing IP or MAC adress on the local network

2- i still sxperience the everlasting problem with OA sice version 2 which is freezing of the welcome screen for about 20 seconds , this reminds me of zonealarm , is there's any solution for this ? like disable the OA autostart then creating a shortcut of OA in the startmenu autostart ?

best regards

[Einsturzende]

Some screenshots would be nice, thanks

[Fuzzfas]

-{ Quote: "Hi Fuzzfas,

I've submitted the free version update to download.com. It takes them about 24 hours to update the site.

Still doing a few things release related - release notes (detailed) will come tomorrow; changes to the site to get multi-languages versions (Italian, French, Dutch are already supported, with more to come) - plus redirect the help which I might just get done now before I go to sleep.


Mike" }-

Thanks Mike. Best of luck with the new version. I am really curious to try it.

[robinb]

Can I put the new version over the older one?
also can you tell us the improvements from the older free version to this one?

thanks
robin

[Dark Star 72]

Read all about it at the OA forums:
http://support.tallemu.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=5586

[stapp]

A link here to the help files for V3

http://www.tallemu.com/webhelp3/Welcome.html

[Netherlands]

Does Online Armor has someting like an IDS (with an option to block an attacker for a couple of minutes) for detecting and blocking port scans, denial of service attacks, exploits as winnuke, teardrop etc?

[bman412]

Hope this version resolves Gameguard issues...

[loli22]

can i use it under xp64?

[SystemJunkie]

-{ Quote: "We haven't looked at Vista64, and, at the moment have no plans to do so." }-BTW I took a deep look into 64 bit and I guess most people know the advantages of 64 bit in relation to 32 bit.
-{ Quote: "Question. If they did, and given the small market, they had to charge $120 to make it worth their while would you buy it." }- The other question is how long lasts 32 bit? ;)

[alloucho]

Is the free version reliable as the pro version?
May the system be vulnerable when using the free version?
On the Home Page there is a comparison table, but could anyone give real threats situations?
Thanks:)

[subset]

-{ Quote: "BTW I took a deep look into 64 bit and I guess most people know the advantages of 64 bit in relation to 32 bit." }-
Please Comodo fanboy, stop spamming this thread with your pointless know-it-all junk.
This thread is not about 32bit vs 64bit, it's about OA v3.
How does OA v3 run on your system? Any problems?
Have you ever used any version of OA?

Cheers

[twl845]

-{ Quote: "Please Comodo fanboy, stop spamming this thread with your pointless know-it-all junk.
This thread is not about 32bit vs 64bit, it's about OA v3.
How does OA v3 run on your system? Any problems?
Have you ever used any version of OA?

Cheers" }-
64bit has been mentioned through out this thread, and Mike has responded too. I think if Pete has a comment he's entitled to voice it. :what:

[fax]

-{ Quote: "BTW I took a deep look into 64 bit and I guess most people know the advantages of 64 bit in relation to 32 bit.
The other question is how long lasts 32 bit? ;)" }-

Here there is a nice reading of MS state of the art on 64bit OS ;)
http://windowssecrets.com/2008/10/09/02-Bugs-and-lack-of-apps-plague-64-bit-users

We are still far away from a truly stable 64bit environment...

Cheers,
Fax

[Fuzzfas]

First impressions.

- The new skin is much more polished and looks more professional. Very good.

- It works along Threatfire 3.0.14 with no apparent problems. (v.2 had some issues with TF). Very good.

- It now has 4 processes instead of 2. However, i think that oasrv and even more oaui now eat considerably less CPU Time with heavy p2p. This was the most pleasant surprise to me. Although i haven't tested it with *heavy* p2p yet, still i think it is clearly improved.

- First boot into Windows was very slow, to the point that i was afraid it had frozen. It hadn't, simply it was slow. Next reboots were ok.

- Browsing speed is good.

- No BSOD or instability observed yet.

To sum it up, this is a certain improvement over v.2 Free and i am considering of making it my main firewall after a nice clean installation of a windows clean image.


:thumb:

Thanks Mike.

[qpok]

-{ Quote: "Here there is a nice reading of MS state of the art on 64bit OS ;)
http://windowssecrets.com/2008/10/09/02-Bugs-and-lack-of-apps-plague-64-bit-users

We are still far away from a truly stable 64bit environment...

Cheers,
Fax" }-

"Plain, simple, and clear: Vista-64 is junkware. It is absolutely the worst, the buggiest software Microsoft has ever released," Heiker tells Windows Secrets."

Interesting. As for me, it's the most stable Windows I've used, except for Server 2008. Funny that I've encountered none of the problems this Johnston fumes about.

[Einsturzende]

-{ Quote: "Please Comodo fanboy, stop spamming this thread with your pointless know-it-all junk.
This thread is not about 32bit vs 64bit, it's about OA v3.
How does OA v3 run on your system? Any problems?
Have you ever used any version of OA?

Cheers" }-
So you think everybody who use 64bit windows system is Comodo fanboy?

[virtumonde]

I gave this version a try but it didn't act well on my pc(xp pro sp3).
High cpu usage (http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/3/10/10/f_abcm_1ba41e7.png)from oasrv.exe,and freezes,while using utorrent.this starts happening after speeds get past 1MB/s .
Logging was disabled.
Everything else worked normal.

[doktornotor]

-{ Quote: "I gave this version a try but it didn't act well on my pc(xp pro sp3).
High cpu usage (http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/3/10/10/f_abcm_1ba41e7.png)from oaserv.exe,and freezes,while using utorrent.this starts happening after speeds get past 1MB/s .
Logging was disabled.
Everything else worked normal." }-

What are the HW specs for your box? P2P stuff like bittorrent tends to create hundreds/thousands of connections at a time, which have to be watched by the FW.

[Netherlands]

-{ Quote: "First impressions.

- The new skin is much more polished and looks more professional. Very good.

- It works along Threatfire 3.0.14 with no apparent problems. (v.2 had some issues with TF). Very good.

- It now has 4 processes instead of 2. However, i think that oasrv and even more oaui now eat considerably less CPU Time with heavy p2p. This was the most pleasant surprise to me. Although i haven't tested it with *heavy* p2p yet, still i think it is clearly improved.

- First boot into Windows was very slow, to the point that i was afraid it had frozen. It hadn't, simply it was slow. Next reboots were ok.

- Browsing speed is good.

- No BSOD or instability observed yet.

To sum it up, this is a certain improvement over v.2 Free and i am considering of making it my main firewall after a nice clean installation of a windows clean image.


:thumb:

Thanks Mike." }-

Could you post some screenshots of the new skin?

[Fuzzfas]

-{ Quote: "Could you post some screenshots of the new skin?" }-

Here you go. It's imho more pleasant compared to the last free one that i had seen.

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4835/97996019ou6.png

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/6402/13420961th2.png

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/325/48885185jx0.png

[virtumonde]

-{ Quote: "What are the HW specs for your box? " }-

Pentium dual core E2140,1.6GHz(i think is the weakest dual core :) ),Motherboard Asus P5ND2SE,2GB Ram.

-{ Quote: "P2P stuff like bittorrent tends to create hundreds/thousands of connections at a time, which have to be watched by the FW." }-

I know but i don't get these behaviour with all firewalls(i must say that there are more that have this behaviour than more who work good from what i've tested),and usually i have higher speeds than in my screenshot.
Just to mention that i use Event ID 4226 Patcher ,and i increased the global connections in utorrent to 400.

[Netherlands]

-{ Quote: "Here you go. It's imho more pleasant compared to the last free one that i had seen.

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4835/97996019ou6.png

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/6402/13420961th2.png

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/325/48885185jx0.png" }-

Thanks for the pictures!

[doktornotor]

-{ Quote: "Pentium dual core E2140,1.6GHz(i think is the weakest dual core :) ),Motherboard Asus P5ND2SE,2GB Ram.
" }-

Should be enough I'd say... ;)

-{ Quote: "
I know but i don't get these behaviour with all firewalls(i must say that there are more that have this behaviour than more who work good from what i've tested),and usually i have higher speeds than in my screenshot.
Just to mention that i use Event ID 4226 Patcher ,and i increased the global connections in utorrent to 400." }-

Yeah, quite common problem. This kind of traffic can bring even cheap HW routers and wifi down to their knees. Anyway, worth reporting to the vendor I guess.

[rogervernon]

Is it OA (paid) definitely OK with Threatfire?

[Netherlands]

Does anyone have a release note or something that describes the changes?

[Fuzzfas]

-{ Quote: "Is it OA (paid) definitely OK with Threatfire?" }-

I can't speak about the paid, but i would expect that behaves like the free version. Mind you, i use TF 3.0.14, not the latest version with the antivirus. For all i know, Twister + OA v.3 Free + TF 3.0.14 + Winpatrol Plus = OK.

But i think i will remove TF, too much security for my taste once i will have OA. Oddly enough, oasrv and tfservice eat exactly the same CPU Time:

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4165/15931439zj5.png

Too much to bare for me. So one will go. Bye bye TF!

[Coolio10]

I am using 64-bit right now. HP now builds computers with mostly 4gb which means mostly 64-bit. Doesn't matter how unstable it is, its going to take over in 1-2 years. And no i'm not using comodo, i prefer suites now :).

[Flatiron]

-{ Quote: "Does anyone have a release note or something that describes the changes?" }-
Here's the changes:

Release 3.0.0.190 - 10th October 2008


New: Popup when new network is detected
New: Loopback in standard mode, and OA Free
New: A new "Trust" option on popups
New: Direct disk access control
New: MAC control - added (MAC addrs should fit to IEEE list to filter invalid Mac address)
New: Cookie Cutter– activate deactivate cookie cutter rule (default off) is available on the my
New: websites options page.
New: Program guard - New buttons to manage Trust Level, and Run Safer level
New: Program guard - new filter for "Show deleted items"
New: "Filter by" option on firewall status screen
New: Update Checking added in free version
New: SCW, All trusted mode
New: Installers now have an upgrade option
New: OA now allows management of the HOSTS file
New: Limited optional multidesktop support returned (default= off)
New: Excluded file types for AV scan
New: Orange pop-up on execution of items detected by Kaspersky as "not-a-virus"
New: AV Options added
New: AV Scheduler added
New: Vista 32bit Support
Improved: Many internal optimizations and tweaks
Improved: Many minor cosmetic changes and annoyances fixed
Improved: Cookie cutter detects more cookies
Improved: OA will automatically restart if it crashes
Improved: Blacklist processing enhanced
Improved: Keylogger detection - webcam keylogger detection added, false positives reduced
Improved: Boot splash logo removed
Improved: Network computers detection
Improved: Painting imroved to decrease flickering when resizing setup forms
Improved: Autoruns monitoring enhanced (Thanks to Tony Klein)
Improved: Firewall logging (events filter)
Fixed: Several BSoD, crash, and hang issues
Fixed: Many Web Shield fixes and optimizations
Fixed: Many cosmetic tweaks and fixes
Fixed: Program could appear multiple time in program guard
Fixed: Autoruns folder failed to open in AV+
Fixed: Free version confuses with advanced mode pseudo-switching
Fixed: Sometime you can see junk in the autorun popup
Fixed: Import "sites.sav" file to My Websites doesn't work
Fixed: "Run OA At Startup" cannot be disabled
Fixed: Learning mode issue after restore install
Fixed: "File system scan is done" message issue
Fixed: Blacklist issues
Fixed: Trust notification during file scan
Fixed: oaui.exe is autoallowed internet access
Fixed: Vista Hosts file strange entry (::1) handled (caused exception if attempted to edit)
Fixed: Endpoint editor tuned (doesn't reset input addrs now)
Fixed: Locked GUI allowed popups when opened in different account
Fixed: Sudden reboot after upgrade
Fixed: Sleep and hibernate issues
Fixed: IE7 start delay
Fixed: Hide Trusted works incorrectly after using "Only Deleted"
Fixed: Phide rootkit bypassing OA
Fixed: High CPU usage after updating very large HOSTS file
Fixed: Cancel button doesn't work in BL range editor when fields are empty
Fixed: Text truncated on installer Welcome dialog with high-DPI fonts
Fixed: Hosts loader excceeds 100%
Fixed: Blacklist processing issues
Fixed: Firewall status window context menu closing OA control panel
Fixed: Firewall log window position
Fixed: Parent/process misidentification error fixed
Fixed: Visual bug in keyloggers tab when deleting multi-selected records (resulting in "record
not found" error)
Fixed: Incoming connections fail when endpoint restrictions are set
Fixed: Black background shows when deleting item from the Programs list
Fixed: Blacklist not working for incoming connections
Fixed: FTP uploads freeze FTP client
Fixed: DNS API issue

[Fuzzfas]

-{ Quote: "I gave this version a try but it didn't act well on my pc(xp pro sp3).
High cpu usage (http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/3/10/10/f_abcm_1ba41e7.png)from oasrv.exe,and freezes,while using utorrent.this starts happening after speeds get past 1MB/s .
Logging was disabled.
Everything else worked normal." }-

Unfortunately, i can now say that i have problems with emule too... Not CPU usage though. Worse...

http://support.tallemu.com/vbforum/showthread.php?p=58898#post58898

[lu_chin]

The first reboot after installing/upgrading may be slower than normal as learning mode automatically kicks in. In my case I have to wait a few minutes before learning mode is complete and switches back to normal mode.

Cheers.
Lu Chin

[Ohmy]

Hi,
Does the free version of OA provides even the basic protection?
It seems to lack features, however I know thats the best you can get from a free software. ;)

[SystemJunkie]

-{ Quote: "Quote:
Originally Posted by SystemJunkie
BTW I took a deep look into 64 bit and I guess most people know the advantages of 64 bit in relation to 32 bit.
Please Comodo fanboy, stop spamming this thread with your pointless know-it-all junk.
This thread is not about 32bit vs 64bit, it's about OA v3.
How does OA v3 run on your system? Any problems?
Have you ever used any version of OA?" }-
-{ Quote: ""Plain, simple, and clear: Vista-64 is junkware. It is absolutely the worst, the buggiest software Microsoft has ever released," Heiker tells Windows Secrets."

Interesting. As for me, it's the most stable Windows I've used, except for Server 2008. Funny that I've encountered none of the problems this Johnston fumes about." }-;D ;D ;D Hahaha, I agree, probably they didn´t try 64 bit just screaming around. In future there is no way without 64. 8 GB Ram will be soon usual and graphic shapes are "sooo bad" in comparison to directx9. ;) Ever seen a game in 64 bit, compare it to your 32 bits. Nevertheless I will give OA3 soon a try/trial on another system, so Mister Topicstarter my horizon is not the way you want to push it on me.. ;D and I tested earlier versions of OA be sure. I likely tested all popular security related windows products as well as some unpopular security software at least once in history.

[alex_s]

-{ Quote: "Hi,
Does the free version of OA provides even the basic protection?
It seems to lack features, however I know thats the best you can get from a free software. ;)" }-

I think it provides pretty advanced protection. Features have nothing to do with protection, they are rather for debugging and for satisfying personal tastes.

[Albinoni]

I bought Online Armor last week for my Vista PC so can I still upgrade to this version 3.

[subset]

-{ Quote: "I bought Online Armor last week for my Vista PC so can I still upgrade to this version 3." }-
Yes, you can always upgrade as long as your license is valid.

-{ Quote: "When you buy an Online Armor licence, you receive:

* A licence to install and use the program, forever
* One year of updates (or two years of updates if you decide to take a 2 year licence)
* Updates include major product releases
" }-
http://www.tallemu.com/pricing.html

Cheers

[Albinoni]

-{ Quote: "Yes, you can always upgrade as long as your license is valid.


http://www.tallemu.com/pricing.html

Cheers" }-

My License is most definately valid as I bought OA about 2 weeks ago.

[usnuli]

Hello.
Does OA v3 FREE run on Vista 32? The tallemu.com says it runs on 2000/XP only, but the download.com says it supports Vista as well. I'm a bit confused. ???

[alex_s]

-{ Quote: "Hello.
Does OA v3 FREE run on Vista 32? The tallemu.com says it runs on 2000/XP only, but the download.com says it supports Vista as well. I'm a bit confused. ???" }-

Yes, it does.

[Kees1958]

-{ Quote: "Hi,
Does the free version of OA provides even the basic protection?
It seems to lack features, however I know thats the best you can get from a free software. ;)" }-

When you combine OA free with DriveSentry free you got all the protection you need.

[usnuli]

-{ Quote: "Yes, it does." }-
Now I can download and enjoy this wonderful software. :)
Thank you for the reply. :)

[demoneye]

comodo score better in his FREE version acording to here

http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/

[subset]

-{ Quote: "comodo score better in his FREE version acording to here" }-
Have you clicked the Comodo FREE GET IT NOW! link? :lurking:
-{ Quote: "Comodo Sign-Up Page

$39.00/yr *FREE 30-DAY TRIAL*
(Note: Your card will not be charged for 30 days)
" }-

$39.00 per year is pretty much for a FREE software. :blink:

Cheers

[twl845]

The Comodo Pro FW is free, but the Comodo Pro Plus is $39 after 30 days. :)

[doktornotor]

-{ Quote: "The Comodo Pro FW is free, but the Comodo Pro Plus is $39 after 30 days. :)" }-

Apparently needs a clarification - these are not two different software products... CPF Plus is merely a support service, see here (http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/avsmart/product_selection.html).

[subset]

Hi,

apparently Comodo's GET IT NOW! link needs a correction, this humbug is just designed to squeeze money out of unaware Matousec visitors. :thumbd:

Cheers

[doktornotor]

-{ Quote: "Hi,

apparently Comodo's GET IT NOW! link needs a correction, this humbug is just designed to squeeze money out of unaware Matousec visitors. :thumbd:

Cheers" }-

Well, you need to contact Matousec for this; plus that's not just Comodo but Online Armor Personal Firewall and PC Tools Firewall as well... Matousec is about money and nothing else.

[Peter2150]

Folks this thread isn't about Comodo. It was taken off topic by one poster. Enough. Anymore Comodo posts go away.

Pete

[Yoda1953]

-{ Quote: "When you combine OA free with DriveSentry free you got all the protection you need." }-

Kees, can one then leave the hips in OA activated? Nice tip !!

[SystemJunkie]

I tested the free version 3 unfortunately oa service fails to start after reboot. (on fresh windows xp pro sp2 incl. updates)

[wtsinnc]

First, I want to say "thanks" to the Tall Emu team for their good work to date. I've been using Online Armor 2 and love it.

-That said-

I've used OA ver. 3 for two days now and don't feel it's ready for prime time. Installed in Vista (no service pack) and XP Home/SP 2, it drags and boot time is considerably longer than with OA-2 (XP only), ZA 7 (XP & Vista), PC Tools ver. 4 or 5 (XP & Vista), or Comodo ver. 3 (XP & Vista).

I do like the interface and the file scanner (still Kaspersky 6 I think) is a real bonus for a quality second opinion scanner, plus it's nicely configurable, but none of this matters much when it slows me down to this degree.

I hope the bugs get ironed out; I would like to make this one of my preferred apps.

[Philo]

Hi Guys.
Just installed V3 over the old version a few days ago on a xp32 system.Since then it blocks everything that i try to install and uninstall.The message reads,"Unable to execute the file in the temporary directory.
Set up aborted.
Error 5 :no access".
Have uninstalled the firewall using a piece of software called Your uninstaller pro 2008.It no longer comes up in the control panel. But no matter what i do,even trying to install the firewall again gives the same message.???
Please help. :)

[Ohmy]

Hi,

I can't find the place to buy OA AV+ v3.

Can anyone help?

[SystemJunkie]

Looks like we have a early beta version, better to declare that from the scratch.

[JCorliss]

-{ Quote: "Hi,

I can't find the place to buy OA AV+ v3.

Can anyone help?" }-
AV version is on hold while they decide whether to hook up with someone else. Kaspersky did not renew their agreement but will support current license holders. http://support.tallemu.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=5340

[wtsinnc]

Hello Philo;

Unless specifically instructed, I would never install an applicati9on directly over an earlier version of the same application.

Did version 3 ever work properly for you ? If so, did you download/install anything after you installed OA 3 ? I'm wondering about a conflict with another application.

Don't know about "Your Uninstaller Pro 2008"; never used it; never heard of it.

Have you contacted Tall Emu regarding your problem ? I'm told they are very responsive to support inquiries.

Have you performed a search for left-over files and folders ? Junk is ALWAYS left over from a simple uninstall and these fragments can cause problems.
You need to search primarily for "Online Armor" and "OA", and then do the same search through your registry. Manually delete each folder, file, and registry you find. Be sure to do this in the "safe mode"

In the file/folder search, be sure to enable the options to also search hidden files and folders as well as subfolders. After you have finished, reboot normally and run CCleaner (download and install if you don't already have it) and reboot.

Following reboot, security center should tell you that the Windows firewall is enabled. If so, you should be able to re-install OA 3.

Good luck !

[Philo]

-{ Quote: "Hello Philo;

Unless specifically instructed, I would never install an applicati9on directly over an earlier version of the same application.

Did version 3 ever work properly for you ? If so, did you download/install anything after you installed OA 3 ? I'm wondering about a conflict with another application.

Don't know about "Your Uninstaller Pro 2008"; never used it; never heard of it.

Have you contacted Tall Emu regarding your problem ? I'm told they are very responsive to support inquiries.

Have you performed a search for left-over files and folders ? Junk is ALWAYS left over from a simple uninstall and these fragments can cause problems.
You need to search primarily for "Online Armor" and "OA", and then do the same search through your registry. Manually delete each folder, file, and registry you find. Be sure to do this in the "safe mode"

In the file/folder search, be sure to enable the options to also search hidden files and folders as well as subfolders. After you have finished, reboot normally and run CCleaner (download and install if you don't already have it) and reboot.

Following reboot, security center should tell you that the Windows firewall is enabled. If so, you should be able to re-install OA 3.

Good luck !" }-
Thanks mate will give it a try.;)

[Eh_Greg]

Systemjunkie, You can just manually start the services immediately after install, and then it should be automatic every time afterwards. I'm not sure why this happens. I thought it might be related to another service being disabled but I did install once without having to touch these manually.

[Zyrtec]

Philo,

I guess your computer might still have leftovers from old installations of OA.

Have you tried to do a Search from Windows to see if you still have a folder in the Programs Files that says “Tall Emu” ? Also check if you have leftovers in your Windows registry ( Start--->Run--->Regedit---> when there, check under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_USERS) and if you happen to see a folder there named TALL EMU or OnlineArmor, just right click on it and choose Delete.

Then, right click on My Computer (I'm using Win XP Pro SP-3 for that matter) and select Manage, from the drop down menu, when there, select Device Manager and on the View tab, select SHOW HIDDEN DEVICES and right click on a device named OA something (sorry I don't recall the rest of that word but I do know it starts with OA) and select Uninstall. Reboot your PC when prompted to do so.

Then , use CCleaner and perform a computer clean up and select the Registry tab on CCleaner and perform a registry repair.

Lastly, go to the Tall Emu web site and download a fresh copy of OnlineArmor and install it, using the default settings.

Hope this helps,

Carlos

[truthseeker]

-{ Quote: "Hi,

Online Armor Personal Firewall v3 is available from the Tall Emu download site.
http://www.tallemu.com/downloads.html

32bit versions of Windows 2000/XP/Vista are supported.

Cheers" }-

It fully supports Vista? And it's free?

[Victek123]

-{ Quote: "Here there is a nice reading of MS state of the art on 64bit OS ;)
http://windowssecrets.com/2008/10/09/02-Bugs-and-lack-of-apps-plague-64-bit-users

We are still far away from a truly stable 64bit environment...

Cheers,
Fax" }-

Normally Windows Secrets does a good job of presenting various issues, but this article about Vista x64 is just anecdotal information from a small number of users who had problems - not very useful IMHO.

[aigle]

-{ Quote: "Hi Guys.
Just installed V3 over the old version a few days ago on a xp32 system." }-
It was not a good idea at all. Always go for a fresh install in these cases.

[aigle]

I am very pleased with this version. Smooth and running well with GW n TF.

I have a Q. In V2 there was an option to check an executable on the basis of hash only or on the basis of hash n application path. I don,t find this option any more.

I like to have just hash check only and ignore the path, it decreases the no of popups.

Thanks

[subset]

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With OA v3 Program Guard and Firewall are set to check by hash and path automatically and the settings were removed. :dry:

Cheers

[aigle]

I wish they could keep this option. May be they add it later at some stage.

[alex_s]

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There were some debates about it in beta. The main reason of hash+path control is when you have (for example) two different apache.exe in the two different directories with the two different configs and want to have different firewall rules for them.

The only reason to have only hash control is to keep it simpler.

Since the duplicates (the programs with the same hash in different directories) are quite random thing it was decided that removing this option adds more to usability than subtracts :)

[aigle]

Yes, but they clould have kept it optional.

[alex_s]

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It caused some confusion to the not-tech people, unfortunately. I mean option itself. People asked "what I need it for", "what does it do", "should I need to turn it on or off". And since nobody grounded the need for this option during debates, it was removed.

[Mongol]

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I can't find the place to buy OA AV+ v3.

Can anyone help?" }-

The OA AV + version is currently in limbo. Their contract with Kaspersky is running out shortly and is not being renewed. If you go to the Online Armor Forum their is a full explanation posted. I hope they find an alternative...:blink: ::) :)

[Meriadoc]

Just had a look at the OA3 free. (wow 36 SDDT entries) Strong hips, very nice firewall and extremely easy to use. Just a little slow down on start up but then runs pretty smoothly. Does exactly what it says on the tin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Does_exactly_what_it_says_on_the_tin).