- Aug 30, 2012
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COMODO 6.3.302093.2976
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- Aug 30, 2012
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Earth said:
For Yahoo and PrivDog I don't know, but I think that installers are the same size 'cuz user can? decide if he/she want more than a firewall or antivirus installed from downloaded installers. Comodo is offering to "upgrade" Antivirus or Firewall to Internet Security direct from installers if I can recall correctly...
- Oct 15, 2013
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The components are offered separately, but the user is compelled to download the CIS installer and then select Custom Install to choose what components they want. If, like I did, you install the firewall only, but later decide that you want to add the AV, you can then go to add/remove programs and chose the option to add the AV to complete the suite.BoraMurdar said:
- Jan 8, 2011
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So really they are identical except for the preset defaults are selected differently. Yeah, nice move Comodo. And sure it may be convenient for those "planning" to switch to the full suite. So yes, kudos to Comodo for smart thinking.
No, not really.
No, not really.
- Jan 27, 2013
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I wish they would offer the pure firewall on its own without ANY extras and that includes the hips and sandbox modules.
It seems to me that pure firewalls are quite rare nowadays.
I have decided to use kaspersky internet security as ive realised comodo simply has features i will never use like kiosk etc.
It seems to me that pure firewalls are quite rare nowadays.
I have decided to use kaspersky internet security as ive realised comodo simply has features i will never use like kiosk etc.
- Jan 8, 2011
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- Jun 5, 2013
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Sheesh, I just did a search on PC Tuneup in the Comodo forum, as I hadn't heard of it... boy oh boy. They were advertising this as free, to scan your PC then tell you you gotta pay 20 bucks a year to have the PC trouble-free, only it won't be trouble free and you won't find help from GeekBuddy or in the forum.
Comodo have always trusted that their fanbase will deliver where they can't, that's what I can surmise. Since no user can help with this program in particular, you won't find help from staff in the forum. By the way, there's not even a forum section dedicated to PC Tuneup.
If you look in the forum, you'll see that Melih actually called for the end of bloat in browsers – in reference to IE's SmartScreen Filter which is cloud-based and doesn't add bloat at all – while in a discussion on the semi-forced installation of PrivDog, a program that keeps running in the background at all times, not just when your browser is up. Oh but the browser bloat must end, of course. I mean, how can you download a 30MB (non-zipped) firewall in a 100MB+ (zipped) package from a bloated browser?
Comodo have always trusted that their fanbase will deliver where they can't, that's what I can surmise. Since no user can help with this program in particular, you won't find help from staff in the forum. By the way, there's not even a forum section dedicated to PC Tuneup.
If you look in the forum, you'll see that Melih actually called for the end of bloat in browsers – in reference to IE's SmartScreen Filter which is cloud-based and doesn't add bloat at all – while in a discussion on the semi-forced installation of PrivDog, a program that keeps running in the background at all times, not just when your browser is up. Oh but the browser bloat must end, of course. I mean, how can you download a 30MB (non-zipped) firewall in a 100MB+ (zipped) package from a bloated browser?
- Oct 15, 2013
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Well I asked this question in the Comodo forum when I was trying to download the firewall. Why must a user download a 200MB file (CIS) just to get the 40MB firewall installed? I received one reply by a Comodo Hero. That's just the way it is, basically.Jaspion said:
- Jan 27, 2013
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I think in the long run it is in case a user of comodo firewall may decide they wish to use the full suite at some point in the future.
The size of the installer has benefits.
If you were to change to the full suite it is far easier to simply change the installation rather than uninstalling the firewall and then downloading the full suite again.
The size of the installer has benefits.
If you were to change to the full suite it is far easier to simply change the installation rather than uninstalling the firewall and then downloading the full suite again.
- Jan 8, 2011
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@aztony, got a link to that thread?
@Amiga, that is IF the user already PLANNED on upping to the Suite from AV or Firewall.
However, there are no benefits (unless above).
In my opinion, by right, they should offer the standalone installers AND ones without the extra software. No one likes being forced into using stuff they don't want to use, but this isn't anything new, they did that recently with a CIS upgrade + PrivDog.
Even software that include adware in their software, have alt versions without bloat (ie. CCleaner, CDBurnerXP).
@Amiga, that is IF the user already PLANNED on upping to the Suite from AV or Firewall.
However, there are no benefits (unless above).
In my opinion, by right, they should offer the standalone installers AND ones without the extra software. No one likes being forced into using stuff they don't want to use, but this isn't anything new, they did that recently with a CIS upgrade + PrivDog.
Even software that include adware in their software, have alt versions without bloat (ie. CCleaner, CDBurnerXP).
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@aztony, Strange. I've been blocked. Last week (as a guest) I could view the boards.
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- Oct 15, 2013
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Earth said:@aztony, Strange. I've been blocked. Last week (as a guest) I could view the boards.
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