Comodo Firewall - any good?

[lister]

I just installed comodo firewall and so far I really like it. Any other comments? Anything I should do or avoid? Thanks!

 

[richc46]

Based upon reviews, it is rated number one or close to it. I just read an article, however that details its downside. If I find it, Ill, post.

Here is one read the Comodo Section, half way down
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-firewall.htm

 

[madtownidiot]

I use comodo internet security, and it's a bit annoying at first, but the firewall, antivirus and the sandbox features make it a far superior product than most retail internet security products. I would recommend setting everything to training mode for the first week or so, until notifications stop popping up. If you also install the retail version of Malwarebytes and enable the realtime scanning, nearly everything you throw at it is caught. I've been using both in xp and in windows 7 machines for several months and have had no problems with either, although prior versions had a tendency to attack the synaptics touchpad app in some laptops. If you have any problems with it, the comodo forums are quick to give good advice..

a bit of advice:
don't mess with custom or advanced settings until you know what you're doing and keep it up to date.

 

[Borg 386]

I've been using it for a while, it's good but there are a lot of settings on it.

If you decide to use it, I suggest you d/l the .PDF file which covers all the settings. It's a little bit of a read, but worth it if you want to get the most out of it.

It covers the advanced & custom settings as well

http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/Comodo_Internet_Security_User_Guide.pdf

 

[lister]

yes i must say that so far it is great....

 

[madtownidiot]

another relatively good free firewall is zonealarm.. not quite as many controls and setting. I'm not sure it's any better than the built in firewall for windows 7, however

 

[richc46]

I would stay away from Zone Alarm, it has been the cause of many BSODs.

 

[madtownidiot]

I would stay away from Zone Alarm, it has been the cause of many BSODs.

I wasn't aware of that.. guess software does change for the worse though (McrApafreeze for example).. used zonealarm until about a year and a half ago without any problems

 

[richc46]

I would stay away from Zone Alarm, it has been the cause of many BSODs.

I wasn't aware of that.. guess software does change for the worse though (McrApafreeze for example).. used zonealarm until about a year and a half ago without any problems

It not every time. For some reason there are some computers that ZA does not like. The problem is so extensive that MS has come up with a Hot Fix for the problem. But, why go there with so many others. I have Security Essentials, Malwarebytes and the Windows Firewall. After the settings are figured our for the built in firewall, it is great.

 

[thehappyman]

I would stay away from Zone Alarm, it has been the cause of many BSODs.

ZoneAlarm also has a lot of "overhead" with it - It slowed down my XP system noticeably so I trashed it

Switched to AVG Free for the AV and Commodo (also free) for the bi-directional Firewall. They co-exist very well and dont slow my XP system down at all.

For my new Win 7 system (arriving in 2 weeks) I have decided to go with Kapersky for both the A/V and the Firewall

 

[thehappyman]

The new Kapersky Internet Security 2011 has worked out quite well so far - now I would recommend it for new Win 7 systems.

 

[StPauliWolves]

I have installed and used zonealarm on many of my and friends systems (mostly xp) for years. But since I switched to Win7 x64 Ultimate I had several BSODs especially with streaming software like veetle and some games. No probs with commodo there...

 

[wilywombat]

I found AVG slowed the machine up when it was installed due to the file monitoring so I moved to Avast(free) + Comodo and Malwarebytes. Have been using Comodo since xp days and never had a problem with it. Just my 2 cents worth

 

[LiquidSnak]

I would stay away from Zone Alarm, it has been the cause of many BSODs.

I wasn't aware of that.. guess software does change for the worse though (McrApafreeze for example).. used zonealarm until about a year and a half ago without any problems

Lol, this reminds me of when I worked building and selling PC's, and we referred to it as Mcrapee

I stumbled upon Comodo a few years ago, decided to try it, and now it's what I recommend when asked.

 

[win7noob]

it's good

 

[gogreen]

Not to interject a dumb question, but what's wrong with the built-in MS firewall in Windows 7 HP x64? And if Comodo is better, what makes it so? Thanks.

 

[LiquidSnak]

Personally, I find Comodo to be much more user friendly, more tailored to individual needs, and I think it works better.

I won't discourage using windows firewall, but if you do more than everyday browsing at safe site I would recommend something a little tighter. I guess I cannot speak for the W7 firewall, though, as I haven't given it a chance.

A lot of security measures also come down to personal taste, since there are several available on the market.

 

[LonnieMac]

If you configure it correctly its great and by that I mean both system and firewall.