Reviews of Comodo Firewall Pro

1. 
   Blaxima

   Reviewing 3.0.25.378 (Jun 11, 2009)

   Comodo is alright but I didn't realize how much of a strangle hold it actually put on my bandwith until I removed it in favor of a router.
   
   It doesn't play so nice with some things either and is resource heavy. Software firewalls are overrated imo and this one in it's current state might have good defensive abilities but it impacts my system too much to recommend it
2. 
   Chocobito

   Reviewing 3.0.25.378 (May 17, 2009)

   Its really a shame that Comodo has become, now its a bloatware with adware instalation, some software portal like Softpedia delete Comodo from his list because Comodo refuse to throw away his adware instalation, really really shame.
3. 
   BigOrange029

   Reviewing 3.0.25.378 (May 11, 2009)

   A solid firewall if you are looking for something kinda basic. However, the consistent popups are annoying and often times for safe programs. If you don't mind the constant popups for permission, it's solid. It can also be a little heavy on the RAM, but with most computers having at least 512 MB of RAM at the very least(for older computers) it is not so taxing that it will bring your system to it's knees. The only other complaint I have is that the Firewall has now been bundled with their anti-virus software to form their "Internet Security" package meaning that updates to the firewall only are likely to end soon. All that being said, you can certainly do worse than this one.
4. 
   us3r

   Reviewing 3.0.25.378 (May 7, 2009)

   This product has been renamed to Comodo Internet Security. It's still freeware. Now includes Firewall, Antivirus, HIPS (Defense+), Buffer overflow protection.
   
   http://fileforum.betanew...rity-32bit/1224699488/1
5. 
   therisin

   Reviewing 3.0.25.378 (Oct 12, 2008)

   Comodo Firewall has really turned to horse #*$% in this latest release (3.0). The UI has become a cumbersome nightmare (for example, unable to sort program rulesets by program. You can only sort by path, and even that doesnt work right. There's just too many things to list. The UI is a total mess compared to the previous version which I actually liked).
   
   This firewall is pretty overhyped. It gets high ratings in tests, but I wonder how much real-world protection people really get from this.
   
   It gives a false sense of security - this firewall brings up a warning for just about every frivolous event that occurs on your computer. This in itself can become pretty tedious and annoying in a very short time. I'll explain more on why this seemingly heightened security is bad in a sec.
   
   The WORST part about this firewall - is that some programs inexplicably get free unrestricted access to the internet without so much as a confirmation. Oh sure, a big program like Mozilla Thunderbird brings up the usual "connect to the internet" confirmations, but various programs I DL'd off of Bit Torrent, the cultivator of computer plagues, gets free access without so much as a blip on the radar. After having 1 million confirmation windows shoved in my face every minute by this firewall, I find this internet favoritism to be quite a irritating.
   
   The firewall may be ok for preventing attacks, however, I cannot recommend this for someone wanting to protect from identity theft (keyloggers, etc.) or other unauthorized broadcasting by trojans which may have slipped past your Anti-virus.
   
   That it would just allow some programs (quite a few seem to get this privelage with comodo) free, unrestricted access to the internet, without any confirmation whatsoever, is just completely asinine for a program which tries to "protect" you from malware by force feeding you a million confirmation pop-ups a minute over the most frivolous things.
   
   Ive been using Comodo for a few years now, and I've had high respect for them up until release 3.0.
   
   Now it's just gone to crap. It can get the job done, but it needs constant, and I mean CONSTANT tinkering and TLC in order to get what you want out of it due to its poor design. Otherwise it's simply a false sense of security.

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