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Oct 17, 2017 When we previously looked at Comodo’s Internet Security Pro, the company had a habit of bundling software with its security suite—and that trend hasn’t changed with Internet Security Pro 10.
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Comodo Internet Security Pro 10
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When we previously looked at Comodo’s Internet Security Pro, the company had a habit of bundling software with its security suite—and that trend hasn’t changed with Internet Security Pro 10. Underneath the hassle of warding off extra installs, however, is a security suite that does a good job of detecting threats.
Note: This review is part of our best antivirus roundup. Go there for details about competing products and how we tested them.
When you install Internet Security Pro 10, you have to read every screen very carefully. If you don’t, the program will attempt to set your browser’s homepage and search engine to Yahoo, change your DNS provider to Comodo, set Comodo Dragon as your default browser, and import all the data from your current default browser.
Certainly, some users might like all that. Comodo Secure DNS is a popular choice among security enthusiasts who don’t want to use their ISP’s default service. Other security suites also route your DNS through their services. As for the browser, Comodo Dragon is a Chromium-based browser that some users might enjoy, and I guess there’s nothing wrong with Yahoo if you ignore that whole appalling security issue.
But here’s the thing: Most people will just click through the install screens without reading them, and software companies count on that. It’s just...unseemly. Plus, the attempt to switch your search engine and homepage makes all the other extra software look hostile. This approach is just not a good idea, even when acknowledging that companies are trying to make a buck. There has to be a better way.
As for the app itself, Comodo Internet Security Pro has some nice features. Comodo’s interface comes in three parts: the main application window, a widget that sits in the upper right corner of your desktop, and the system tray icon.
That’s a lot, but you can close the main window and get rid of the widget quite easily, leaving only the system tray icon. The widget, though, might be appreciated by some users as it has easy access to Comodo’s primary features.
At the very top there’s a status icon telling you the state of your PC. (Before running your first scan, it’s yellow.) Below that is a counter informing you of your current bandwidth usage for both up and down streams.
Then there’s a mini-dashboard shows the status of Comodo’s containment tasks (a feature that lets you run untrusted apps as well as browsers in a virtualized space); the number of tasks the security software is currently running; and a listing of suspect files. That last feature isn’t particularly great, given that Comodo treated the EXE files for two common and popular services—CrashPlan and Slack—as suspect.
The widget also has quick access to Comodo’s four basic operations: scan, unblock applications, update, and secure shopping. Finally, you’ll see the symbols for all of your installed browsers if you’re using any of the big four: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera, plus Comodo Dragon. There isn’t an icon for Edge on Windows 10 PCs.
If you open any of these browsers from the widget, they launch in a security container—one of those virtualized environments that are sandboxed from the rest of the PC. When you run a browser in one of these containers, the entire window will be outlined in green. Oddly, Edge has a tab inside the Internet Explorer container that is supposed to launch the newer browser. It doesn’t work, however. As for other, lesser known browsers like Vivaldi, Comodo ignores them.
This containers feature is supposed to keep you more secure, and it does seem to be a fine feature. However, during one test, my PC became unusable after enabling Internet Explorer in a secure container. Comodo’s secure shopping feature also inexplicably ate up 25 percent of my CPU resources even though I hadn’t activated it, and I had to restart my PC.
Comodo’s main application is really just a bigger version of the widget. It has the same four main options: scan, unblock applications, update, and secure shopping.
Scan opens a second window where you can choose carry out a full scan, quick scan, a “rating scan” for commonly infected areas, or a customized scan. Unblock Applications is where you can re-enable any desktop programs that Comodo may have prevented from running. Update lets you manually check for new virus definitions. Secure Shopping, meanwhile, is a virtualized, sandboxed desktop environment where you can only access Windows File Explorer and a select number of installed browsers that launch in incognito mode. The idea is to create a secure space where you can do online shopping.
Overall, the basic look of Comodo Internet Security Pro is clean and easy to understand. If it’s too basic, however, there’s also an advanced view that provides a lot more at-a-glance data. It includes firewall details, a list of enabled services, blocked applications or network intrusions, and other information. Personally, I prefer the advanced view since it behaves like a security dashboard for your system. It also has a nice drag-and-drop area to scan files for viruses.
Performance
Comodo has a reputation for being something of a resource hog. That perception is less deserved these days, but we still found some truth to it.
During our first performance test, which checks how an antivirus program affects system resources during lighter tasks, Comodo held its own against the competition. When we fired up PCMark 8’s Work Conventional benchmark, the synthetic simulation of word processing, spreadsheet editing, web browsing, and video chat churned out a score of 2507. After starting an antivirus scan, the second score for PCM8 was 2535—ever so slightly within Comodo’s favor, though not significant because the number falls within normal margin of error.
However, when we moved on to our more strenuous Handbrake benchmark, Comodo caused a notable drop in performance. On our test PC, Handbrake v0.9.9 typically takes an hour, fifteen minutes, and thirty seconds to transcode a 3.8GB MKV file to MP4 using the Android Tablet preset. With Comodo running, that same file conversion took one hour, forty-one minutes, and 31 seconds. That 34.4 percent increase in time is the worst Handbrake result of the antivirus suites we’ve tested thus far.
As for virus detection, A-V Test rated Comodo’s Internet Security Premium quite high, with 100 percent detection against real-world threats like malware attacks and web and email threats. Virus detection, meanwhile, was equally high at 99.9 percent. A-V Comparatives did not test Comodo’s performance—the organization only tests security suites that are submitted to it by the vendor—nor did SE Labs.
Conclusion
Comodo’s antivirus and malware detection is fine, but it has some of the lowest-scoring benchmark performance results we’ve seen so far. However, this program does have a very nice price of $40 per year for three devices. If you don’t mind the slip in performance for resource-intensive operations, then Comodo is a fine choice. For those with mid-range PCs, however, you’d do well to look elsewhere.
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Comodo Internet Security Pro 10
See itComodo is fine at catching viruses and other malware, but it tries to add too much extra software to your PC. It also offers to change your default search engine and browser homepage to Yahoo upon installation. Then when you try to get rid of it, Comodo requires you to uninstall multiple pieces of software. None of this is user friendly.Pros
- Helpful desktop widget with easy access to key features
- Highly rated for malware detection
Cons
- Tries to add unwanted software and change your default browser's search engine
- Difficult to uninstall
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Comodo Internet Security version 10 Premium on Windows 10 | |
Developer(s) | Comodo Group |
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Platform | IA-32 and x64 |
Type | Antivirus, personal firewall |
License | Freemium |
Website | www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php |
Comodo Internet Security (CIS) is developed and distributed by Comodo Group, a freemium Internet security suite that includes an antivirus program, personal firewall, sandbox and a host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS).
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Version history[edit]
In CIS 5.0 cloud antivirus protection and spyware scanning capabilities were added. As it could not clean all the malware it found effectively, Comodo Cleaning Essentials was developed to supplement CIS.[4]
Host-based intrusion prevention system: Comodo's host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS), named Defense+, is designed to provide protection against unknown malware. It is designed to restrict the actions of unknown applications, and restrict access to important files, folders, settings and the Windows Registry. Defense+ by default refuses any unknown program to install or execute except when specifically allowed by the user or when the file appears on Comodo's whitelist. In CIS 4.0 a sandbox was added to Defense+ to isolate and run unknown applications.[5]
CIS v6, released February 2013, provided a major revision of the user interface and significant new features such as a fully sandboxed desktop environment.[citation needed]
On 6 March 2014, Comodo announced completion of beta testing for CIS v7. Release 7 became official in April 2014. This release includes a new virus monitoring tool called VirusScope and Web Filtering features that provide control over user access to web content.[citation needed]
Release 8 became official on 3 November 2014. It includes enhanced auto-sandboxing features.[6]
Release 10 became official on 22 December 2016. [7] It includes Secure Shopping, prevention on malware intercepting during online transactions.[8][9]
Release 11 became official on 26 June 2018. It includes many stability and performance changes.
Comodo Endpoint Security Manager (CESM)[edit]
Comodo Endpoint Security Manager (CESM) is a server product for centrally managing the security settings and security components of network endpoint computers.[10] CESM manages the distribution and updates of antivirus and firewall software.[11][12][13]
The antivirus and firewall software managed by CESM are versions of the same software used by the consumer versions of Comodo Internet Security[14][15][16]
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Reviews[edit]
PC Magazine lead security analyst, Neil J. Rubenking, reviewed Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 and Comodo Internet Security 3.5 on 3 November 2008, giving 4.5 out of 5 to the first and 2.5 to the second. He praised the suite's firewall capabilities but criticized its antimalware capabilities.[17][18] On 28 May 2009, Roboert Vamosi of PC World reviewed Comodo Internet Security 3.8 and gave it a score of 1 out of 5, criticizing it for its 'disappointing malware detection' based on AV-TEST result and 'limited feature set'.[19]
Three years and three version later, Comodo Antivirus results became significantly better. On 30 January 2012, Rubenking reviewed Comodo Internet Security 2012 Pro (v5.0), giving it 4 stars out of 5. He praised its support service and antimalware features but was panned for its 'effectively off by default' firewall, Defense+ popups, lack of parental control, antispam, antiphishing, and privacy protection features, and finally, 'Low ratings from independent labs'.[20]
In a 9 January 2013 review, Techworld awarded Comodo Internet Security Pro 2013 4 of 5 stars and concluded 'Cloud-based scanning and behaviour analysis joins a suite of top-notch security tools, designed to keep your PC secure. Recommended.'[21] Also on the same date, Mike Williams of BetaNews.com reviewed Comodo Internet Security Pro 2013 and concluded 'The program remains too complex for total PC beginners, we suspect. The average user will appreciate its largely automatic operation, though, while experts enjoy the powerful tools and extreme configurability.'[22]
On 7 February 2013, Comodo Internet Security Complete v6 earned the PC Magazine Editor's Choice award. Reviewing the software again, Neil J. Reubenking gave it a score 4.5 of 5 stars, commended its support service, VPN solution, Comodo Secure DNS service and value for price but criticized its behavior blocker and its poor anti-phishing capabilities. Reubenking concluded 'The biggest win for Comodo Internet Security Complete 2013 isn't in features, but in support. The GeekBuddy service fixes any problem, security or otherwise, using remote assistance. A Virus-Free Guarantee reimburses you for damage if malware gets past Comodo; you can also get reimbursed for expenses related to identity theft. Add a GeekBuddy-powered tuneup tool and an unusually powerful backup utility and you've got a winner.'[23]
Independent test labs[edit]
AV-TEST, an anti-virus test lab based in Germany, tested Comodo. Products that surpass the industry standard (measured by the mean score of the participating products) are awarded a certificate. Comodo Internet Security participated in their tests since 2010, and for the first time in February 2013, Comodo Internet Security Premium version 6.0 obtained the AV-TEST certificate in the field of home products.[24]
On 18 January 2013, Matousec, an independent tester of security software, analyzed 38 security products for their proactive defense capabilities and ranked Comodo Internet Security 2013 Premium (v6) number one. Comodo Internet Security 2013 was tested on Windows 7 SP1 with Internet Explorer 9 and passed 101 out of 110 tests (92%).[25][26] It was also ranked number 1 in 2012.[27]
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- ^Rubenking, Neil J. (18 December 2007). 'Comodo Firewall Pro 3'. PC Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2012.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- ^Rubenking, Neil J. (3 November 2008). 'Comodo Internet Security 3.5'. PC Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2012.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- ^Vamosi, Robert (28 May 2009). 'Comodo Internet Security Pro 3.8'. PC World. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^Rubenking, Neil J. (30 January 2012). 'Comodo Internet Security Pro 2012'. PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^'Comodo Internet Security Pro 2013 (v6.1)'. TechWorld. IDG. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^Williams, Mike (9 January 2013). 'Comodo Internet Security Pro 2013 [Review]'. BetaNews. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^Rubenking, Neil J. (7 February 2013). 'Comodo Internet Security Complete 2013'. PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^'Test Comodo Internet Security for Windows 8'. av-test.org. AV-TEST. February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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