How is Comodo 3 for system resources in XP? I currently am using XP SP2 firewall and am considering using Comodo, will Comodo have a big impact on my system and slow me down? My XP SP2 firewall alreday got all greens on the GRC Sheilds Up! tests. I know outbound protection seems to be a big deal, but I don’t really think I need it because I don’t go to any malware-ridden sites so I never get infected. I have dial-up if that matters, so I’m not always connected to the internet.
I have to try it into XP.
In Vista, for the 6th time, it fails to install the network driver (not digitally signed). Shame and pity.
After three hours, my RAM usage by CFW v3:
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I read in the Comodo Forum that the final release is forgetting Avast is installed. Anyone else seeing this? I have read about the slowdowns in the Avast Help section. Thanks.
http://forums.comodo.com/feedbackcommentsannouncementsnews/avg-t14906.0.html
Ohohoho! It looks like my laptop is staying away from Comodo… again! >:( What’s happening with this product ? Nothing but trouble lately… does that mean they are not able to cope with programming for Vista ?
Oh well… back to ZA free again… :
I’m surprises, astonished, with the lack of real support… nothing…
Well… first of all, you should be aware that outbound protection will not protect you from any kind of malware sites anyway. Its purpose is not to do that. It’s purpose is mainly to protect you from applications “calling home” and stop malware spreading out of your computer to other systems you communicate with. So I would say it is important, it is very important to have adequate outbound protection. Vista’s firewall has some outbound protection and it’s a lot better than having nothing, but you are on XP and you have no outbound protection at all… so my advice is to find some firewall with good outbound protection and do it ASAP.
Avoiding sites with malware is not an answer to this problem… why ? Because you can not possibly know which sites are malware infected and which are perfectly clean. Even some most trustworthy web portals get infected sometimes…
What amazes me is isn’t Comodo some sort of security signature provider, this is supposed to be the reason that they can provide the free products
Comodo Firewall V3 is actually quite outstanding …
it got very interesting Defender+ module with ‘heuristic’ and to my shock it’s able block lot of ‘malware’ including autoexploit ran ones…
definitely thinking about use (i wait one or two more patches :))
As you know Comodo just came out with their new Version 3.0.12.266 within the past couple of days. For you folks with Vista that are having a driver problem this may be of some use to you. I just received a update to the Version 3.0 today. Now the version is 3.0.13.268. I don’t know if this will solve the Network Driver issue for Vista or not. Just thought I would let you all know about the latest update available.
Hey Neal, thanks for the heads-up! I think I will give it a try, although some people told me it’s better to wait few days more and see if there are some major patches to be released…
I truly hope Comodo will not be heavy on system resources… Vista is such an eater alone, don’t need another SysRes Hog around ;D
Yes true…
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/whyfree.html?currency=USD®ion=North%20America&country=CA
I am testing it for the last 2 hours and I have to say I am impressed how it works. It looks like it doesn’t use a lot of resources, and I also noticed browsers are opening a lot faster now, plus there is no delay in opening pages like in ZA free. I’ll see how it behaves in next few days, but so far it looks like a real refreshment after ZA Free on my Vista Ultimate laptop.
EDIT: I have to add that my Vista system was never this responsive like it is now… it really looks like it came back to life. I also installed Comodo Firewall 3 on my desktop (XP) and it works like a charm. So, I guess I jumped the gun in one of my previous posts… Comodo, welcome back!
I am using the latest version 3.0.13.268 and it’s working just great for me.
It also works just great with my V.O.I.P. programs that I use.
I don’t like the V3 version of Comodo. What’s the word that i am looking for ? Ah yes OVERKILL !!!
I installed it the other day and it gave me hell when i tried to run a few of my games. Popup after popup after popup after popup. It’s damn annoying when you have to enter and exit the game a few million times(and get a BSOD while you’re doing that) to let Comodo know that yes you want the game to access the keyboard and mouse and joysticks etc. etc. If i wanted a HIPS i would have installed it, i just want a simple firewall and the only questions i want to see from a firewall are, would you like to allow xxx program to connect to the internet ! That’s all ! Not a billion pop ups related to everything else that i don’t care about … Not to mention you almost need a doctorate to understand this firewall. Actually i wouldn’t even call it a firewall anymore it’s more of a HIPS program than a firewall.
This is just my personal opionion but i would like to hear what makes this firewall so good as a firewall that you guys praise it so much ? Or is it more a matter of the fact that it does so well in the leak tests and you guys just have to use whatever is in spot nr.1 at matousec leak tests ?
For me, Comodo, even without HIPS is a nightmare. See here.
I’m thinking some low level driver from HP is preventing the installation of the network driver.
It’s a pity that it does not have an installation log that could show the conflict or the problem.
Miha, it simply works on my end, I haven’t tested it deeply or anything like that. I know it passes all tests so I didn’t bother doing it all over again. You could choose simple interface when starting it for the first time and you would get a lot less pop-ups. I don’t have them at all now. Because I went to Firewall section, Define a new trusted application and Define a new Blocked application and did it all manually. I added all my applications that I know I want to let connect, and I also added all those I don’t want to call home ever. Not a single question this firewall asked me after. Defense+ module is completely disabled on my end. I simply don’t need it. If you enabled it I understand why you got all those annoying questions, but in the same time I am 100% sure there is a wonderful and effective learning curve so it wouldn’t bug you that much after some time of using it… As I said I don’t use Proactive defense, I just use Network defense and that’s what I need.
I have to say that GUI is very pretty now, clean colors easy for the eyes, and its very intuitive. Informations are highly accessible. I am really impressed with this baby… Best of all, I have no clue it is even installed on my machines. So light it is crazy… pages are opening in a split of a second and I simply can’t remember when it happened last time on my machine (I had that ZA free installed for so long… finally it’s gone for good).
Yes i believe you Sash when you say that it works for you but it doesn’t work for me, would you use a program that produces BSOD’s on your rig ?
Also this isn’t the first time i got BSOD’s with Comodo it happened to me with v2 on XP aswell. But that was an even bigger problem(random BSOD’s caused by inspect.sys).
So you can understand me when i say Comodo is off my computer for good ?
EDIT: BTW the new and “excellent” HIPS was the only attraction point v3 had for me. Since it was supposed to be so quiet …
Hi Miha,
Like to stick to the previous version with the 3.0 update data. Why all these programs grow to be overbloated?
Damian
Whilst I don’t use comodo firewall, I couldn’t agree more about bloat, now it seems everyone wants to be all things to all men and I think we are going to see more problems when these jack of all trades applications clash as they cross into other applications areas.
My own firewall Outpost Pro 4.0 has lots of plug-ins, but the Outpost Firewall Pro 2008 adds yet more. So I’m currently sitting on my heels waiting for it to mature (read iron out any kinks) and make my decision if I will upgrade. Considering I have a lifetime license and the upgrade won’t cost me a penny, many would say upgrade.