Comodo Antivirus System Impact
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Very little impact. I'm only playing around with the firewall at the moment but the impact is the same. I have noticed CF or CIS launch things faster after the first load while is checks files but it's barely noticeable if at all. The website filtering element (which can be disabled as it doesn't work with browsers apart from Firefox, Comodo Dragon and IE) has sometimes used a fraction of CPU but otherwise it just sits there. I'd only really suggest using the firewall as the CIS bit only adds AV engine and the Firewall includes Viruscope, full containment, HIPS etc. The AV engine isn't great and providing you whitelist each other, it'll run along side Avast Free or MD or most other AVs though historically some issues with BD and KAV Free.
- Dec 12, 2016
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Firewall with cruel sister settings has very little resource use it would be the top 1 in the charts if it was tested based on performance impact
Because it's so light you can use any av you like with it
- Apr 15, 2019
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Great news, forgot to mention that I would be installing it with the AV component only, no Comodo Dragon or the Firewall.
The reason I want to switch for Avast Free for my clients is because after each major update or a scan, it tells them their computer is at risk, DNS, webcam, bla bla bla, and prompts them to upgrade to the paid version. Panda Antivirus requires an account, not a big deal but tedious to be doing it on multiple computers, Bitdefender FREE UI is full of snakeoil like system optimizer, file shredder, etc, Avira too. So this is a great free alternative that requires no registration
- Dec 12, 2016
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I won't recommend using comodo for people who don't know what to do when something unknown gets contained (sandboxed )
Maybe just set defender to high via configure defender as that's the best one for your case
Btw you can add a secure DNS and extensions to protect against a variety of threats
Btw you will have to test different alternatives to defender for those with hdds and low ram and comodo isn't necesisar good choice to clients because of false positives
Anyway try your best to get them an SDD drive and more ram if that's not possible just put them on chrome os or some other os that's low resource ,secure
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- Apr 15, 2019
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oh we don't sell laptops that have HDDs, all modern laptops have SSDs nowadays. So you don't think Comodo is lighter than Windows Defender?
- Aug 19, 2019
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@Spartan I second this one. Comodo's AV isn't good enough on it's own. See @Shadowra 's Big Comparative - Episode 1 - Free Antivirus for the current state of each though AV does include the containment module.
- Dec 12, 2016
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Comodo is obviously lighter then defender far lighter (defender is a hog on low end machines)
But the issue is false positives with comodo as it puts everything unknown into a sandbox and if you disable the container you're left with virus scope only that can't detect much malware
- Aug 19, 2019
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Lighter only in some circumstances. Being built into the OS it's not as noticeable as it used to be. I suppose it depends on the endpoint hardware.
- Dec 12, 2016
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As long as you have 8gb of ram and an SSD then defender shouldn't slow a system much except certain operations and just slightly on those machines
But those with low ram , hdd its unusable
- Dec 12, 2016
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How much ram do they have ?
under 4gb I wouldn't use defender as it will always take away a few mbs of ram even when the machine is starving
- Aug 19, 2019
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I see. CIS relies a lot on Containment and sandboxes anything unknown which may require more maintenance. Maybe give it a try. They also have a Open Source Free EDR which you might find useful depending on the network environment.
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- Sep 10, 2022
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Hello, I think the impact on the system is small compared to Avast and others on the market.
As for it, it is not being tested on AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives. This is a fact, I believe Comodo must have its reasons.
But if you take a look, it is being tested here. AvLab
As for it, it is not being tested on AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives. This is a fact, I believe Comodo must have its reasons.
But if you take a look, it is being tested here. AvLab
Recent Results » AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation
The latest results of the Advanced In-The-Wild-Malware Test, in which we regularly evaluate software designed to protect devices.
avlab.pl
- Oct 22, 2018
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That's a considerably different result than you'll read just about anywhere else here.Hello, I think the impact on the system is small compared to Avast and others on the market.
As for it, it is not being tested on AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives. This is a fact, I believe Comodo must have its reasons.
But if you take a look, it is being tested here. AvLab
Recent Results » AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation
The latest results of the Advanced In-The-Wild-Malware Test, in which we regularly evaluate software designed to protect devices.avlab.pl
- Jan 17, 2014
- 510
If you jsut use the antivirus? the system impact you will recieve will be infections in the hundredfold
sorry, couldnt resist...
sorry, couldnt resist...
Choosing Comodo Antivirus is akin to exposing your dark side, possibly leading you to a meeting with Dexter Morgan's table! 
- Nov 16, 2018
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I have noticed on 1 out of 3 machines that comodo would have increase latency in the network. For example ping to the router would not be 1-2ms but around 8ms. This happens randomly after some days have passed. I never seen this issue in the old versions of comodo. The only way to fix it is rebooting the OS or removing the filter on the NIC.
- Oct 17, 2023
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Comodo is improving their signatures i tested the latest pack and detection was 99%
- Oct 17, 2023
- 182
VirusScope is really good it can detect malware
- Dec 12, 2016
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