Comodo Internet Security

Comodo Internet Security is a security suite from the Comodo Group, which originally drove only digital certificates. The personal firewall included in the software package protects against attacks from outside as well as from unwanted connections from the PC to the Internet. It behaves itself over complex circumvented very restrictive and should be according to a test superior to other commercial personal firewalls in their recognition rate. The virus scanner included to ensure total protection of 98 % compared to virus attacks, but also provide a 30 % increased rate of false positives. In addition to a basic version for private and business users several paid versions with more elaborate functionality and service are offered.

Features and Functions

The firewall has a rule-based global network filter. Subordinated This is an application filter. Here the internet -using programs are assigned ( for inbound or outbound traffic ) rights or prohibitions. There are more functions available, such as a Programmsubkomponentenüberwachung.

When a program requests access to the Internet, a pop-up window appears. Here, access is allowed or prohibited and the selection can be saved if required. About the settings determine whether each program is to be sought only once or more than once if it accesses each on a different IP address (or plus additional for accesses to different ports). From this so-called alarm frequency level and the sophistication of the rules depends on that are automatically created by a storage of choice in the pop-ups.

The software either automatically creates a simple set of rules when installing. The firewall ( security suite ) is comparable to operate with the free version of ZoneAlarm. Both firewalls are more suitable for users with basic knowledge who already know (or want to learn ) how to place a higher priority rules created in a firewall and to the detail of the adjustable rules. Comodo goes a step further in all areas and can be adapted to each individual function very accurately. Partitions, folders, files can be locked for any other user. The program can be protected by password to prevent manipulation of the rules.

Versions

Supported versions of Windows

  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows 2000 ( Currently only version 2.4 is available for Windows 2000 Version:. 4 July 2008)
  • Windows Vista ( 32bit and 64bit; Version 3 supports )
  • Windows 7 ( 32bit and 64bit; Version 3 supports )
  • Windows 8
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