Windows 7: Dark side of COMODO...

Comodo is a popular name in the software business. Comodo provides multiple free, and excellent, products for home users including, but not limited to, the award winning Comodo Firewall (now bundled with Comodo Internet Security). Comodo has also recently become a big name in multiple front-page controversies including the issuance of its SSL security certificates to known malware distributors/scam websites and a row with Softpedia over the inclusion of a third party toolbar in their software. For those that don't know I will do a quick recap for you:
Comodo has been caught selling its popular SSL certificate to malware distributors/scan websites. Now in Comodo's defense, whenever a malware distributor/scan website which has Comodo's certificate is brought to their attention, they remove it; furthermore the purpose of the SSL certificate, technically, is not to verify the contents of the website but rather to verify how secure it is to buy from (the irony). However the question of why Comodo is repeatedly selling the certificates to known malware distributors/scam websites (there have been cases where a website with the same exact layout, interface, and "product" except different name has been issued a certificate even though their earlier one was revoked) is still a significant one and still an on going issue.
Softpedia, once upon a time, labeled Comodo Internet Security as "malware" because CIS included SafeSurf, an optional third party toolbar considered to be malware by Softpedia. Of course Comodo did not like that, so they tried to get Softpedia to remove the label. Softpedia, standing by their high standards, refused. So in the end the result was (is) Comodo Internet Security was (is) removed from Softpedia's download database.

Comodo sucks.

Dont mince words on us Dinesh ... tell us what you really think about Comodo??

The AV engine is very poor in terms of on-access protection. The firewall will keep throwing pop ups at you every 15-20 secs wanting your action. When i tried to update Comodo internet security, it was stuck at 30% for a long time. The Interface is complex. NOT RECOMMENDED.

Another thing... They still don't fix issue with their HIPS implemented in Defense+ module. This HIPS can give not clearly information about running actions in your system for example in Conficker aka Kido case (Information from OA vs information from Comodo Defense+:
Wilders Security Forums - View Single Post - Downadup/ Conficker worm versus HIPS

This issue is well known Comodo stuff for months but they do nothing with it...

Comodo (and anyone else that partners with Ask) will not be on my machines anymore. Been well over a year an a half since I allowed anything partnered with Ask, and I will keep it that.