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Configuring Comodo Defense+ against EA's Origin
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<blockquote data-quote="Eiso" data-source="post: 36430" data-attributes="member: 957"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I've added the following configuration to Comodo's Defense+ to protect against EA's 'spyware' Origin application. EA have updated their user agreement to state that they do <em>not</em> collect personal data to sell to third-parties, however I still see access attempts to program data. This not only violates privacy, but also slows down your system immensely. Here's a way to counter Origin snooping around your PC while adding extra protection overall.</p><p></p><p>Under Comodo's interface, click on <strong>Defense</strong>+, select <strong>Network Security Policy</strong>, then select <strong>Groups...</strong> on the right pane.</p><p></p><p>A 'File Groups' window will appear, click <strong>Add > A New Group...</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Choose File Group Name</strong> input 'Program DATA'</p><p>Under this, right click and select <strong>Add...</strong></p><p>then input the following one at a time under 'Add new item';</p><p>%PROGRAMFILES\*|</p><p>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\*|</p><p>%APPDATA%\*|</p><p>%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\*|</p><p>%USERPROFILE%\Documents\*|</p><p>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\*|</p><p>%USERPROFILE%\Contacts\*|</p><p>%USERPROFILE%\Cookies\*|</p><p>%USERPROFILE%\Favorites\*|</p><p>%USERPROFILE%\Links\*|</p><p>%PUBLIC%\Documents\*</p><p></p><p>Select <strong>OK</strong></p><p></p><p>Then under <strong>Computer Security Policy > Protected Files and Folders</strong> select Add > File Groups > Program DATA (or whatever name you gave the group)</p><p></p><p>This should also protect against any unknown malware that attempts to access these areas. Peace of mind is everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eiso, post: 36430, member: 957"] Hello, I've added the following configuration to Comodo's Defense+ to protect against EA's 'spyware' Origin application. EA have updated their user agreement to state that they do [i]not[/i] collect personal data to sell to third-parties, however I still see access attempts to program data. This not only violates privacy, but also slows down your system immensely. Here's a way to counter Origin snooping around your PC while adding extra protection overall. Under Comodo's interface, click on [b]Defense[/b]+, select [b]Network Security Policy[/b], then select [b]Groups...[/b] on the right pane. A 'File Groups' window will appear, click [b]Add > A New Group...[/b] [b]Choose File Group Name[/b] input 'Program DATA' Under this, right click and select [b]Add...[/b] then input the following one at a time under 'Add new item'; %PROGRAMFILES\*| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\*| %APPDATA%\*| %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\*| %USERPROFILE%\Documents\*| %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\*| %USERPROFILE%\Contacts\*| %USERPROFILE%\Cookies\*| %USERPROFILE%\Favorites\*| %USERPROFILE%\Links\*| %PUBLIC%\Documents\* Select [b]OK[/b] Then under [b]Computer Security Policy > Protected Files and Folders[/b] select Add > File Groups > Program DATA (or whatever name you gave the group) This should also protect against any unknown malware that attempts to access these areas. Peace of mind is everything. [/QUOTE]
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