COMPUTER REPAIR

Comodo Free Firewall

The Comodo Free Firewall and Antivirus is the freeware version of its Internet Security software which has features that are considered by pundits as simply the most effective in the industry, though not as popular as many in the market. But is the free version good at all?

Comodo Free Firewall Features

Firewall

• The Comodo 3.0 freeware is a 32-bit version that provides basic firewall protection against hackers, spyware, and Trojans. Comodo automatically performs integrity tests, preventing executables from auto-installing themselves when launching Explorer until you've allowed it. It also prevents any attempt to modify registry settings.
• Comodo also protects itself against hacks that attempt to destroy registry entries of installed security systems. Suspicious attempts to change or terminate Comodo's processing are halted immediately with the associated warning popping up on your screen.

Antivirus

• As an Internet Security tool, it does the job to protect the PC from infected email attachments and malicious codes in unsafe sites online. Its A-VSMART technology inherited from the paid version ensures that worms, viruses, and other malware can be blocked before infecting your PC. New or unknown files and executables not in its database are flagged as potential malicious codes which can be annoying whenever you're installing a legit PC application. There's just no way preventing these pop-ups from appearing on the screen.

Comodo Free Firewall User Friendliness

The user interface and menu structure are uncluttered and simple enough for a novice user to configure which is often unnecessary if all you want is basic protection. You get that from its default configuration. However, it does have an annoying penchant for prompting you with a pop-up box every time you're installing an application. There's also no gamer mode and first time titles of movies can have distracting messages on the screens.

Comodo Free Firewall Help and Support

The tutorial guide in the system is basic and problems that can't be answered there can be referred to its 24x7 online chat without charge. Online help includes an expert database system that presents previous similar concerns and how other users have handled them successfully.

Comodo Free Firewall Summary

While the Comodo Free Firewall v 3.0 has many of the useful features for quality security and protection without spending a dime, basic protection functionality is all you get which makes the freeware more like a promotional tool for its full-featured commercial version. That's not to say it's a stripped down version since it shares many of the features of the full version. As a freeware, this is one of the more useful tools you can download.