Rating: 5
This post last updated: Nov 7, 2006
Version: 1.1beta
Description: Comodo promises to be a complete install-and-forget antivirus solution that it 100% free. This is beta software, so before you install and use this software please read the rest of this posting.
I have been using this software for a while now and I must say I am satisfied with it, so far it seems to be delivering what it promises. However, I will say that this software is in beta and this sometimes shows in the form of unexplained crashes and quirky behavior.
This program feautures (a) real time protection, (b) incoming/outgoing email scan, (c) automatic updates, (d) virus scans on demand, and (e) it also promises powerful heuristic detection of unknown viruses (i.e. a type of smart detection whereby an unknown virus is identified based on its behavior).
Comodo also does not seem to require a lot of resources to run. This is good, as my biggest peeve about many antivirus programs is that they can be so resource intensive as to literally slow up a fairly decent spec machine (Norton and McAfee spring to mind). Happily, from both what I read as well as well as my experience so far, this software does NOT seem to be a resouce hog.
But I do have a number of complaints about this program, all related to the fact that this software is still a beta release. Read more »