- Oct 22, 2018
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To be honest, Trident, I have never liked his videos. I saw that one and was shocked that he even mentioned Comodo, let alone recommended it, because he doesn't like Comodo anything as a rule.
Comodo CIS Bug fix policy
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- Jun 22, 2014
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He was employed by Sophos and it was obvious that he was pushing it but Comodo I don`t think so? He didn`t have the auto containment enabled in the video and the HIPS/firewall did the job.
Leo has done alright for himself over the years with plenty of subscribers of which I am not one.
Why not do a CFW video(CS settings of course) yourself showing how bad Comodo really is ? Now that would be evidence and you never know where it might lead ?
Regards Eck
- Feb 7, 2023
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I haven’t watched YouTube testing videos since the time of Mrizos (Matt with remove-malware.com). When someone posts a video here, I usually scroll through the video. There are many tests that are just absurd.
In regards to Comodo, the concept of containment is nice. But this concept is dressed in one outdated and neglected software, the CEO is literally telling you “this is what I offer, take it or leave it”, experts like @bazang who seem to be well acquainted are telling us that the product generates zero revenue and will get improvements proportionate to the revenue (zero to be exact).
So the software represents one outdated kit, highly user dependant and recommending it over others packages that can also be configured to be user dependant, but get their updates and upgrades is just phishy. No “specialist” will advise you to execute malware contained by outdated product and then wait for yes/no prompts, and will tell you this is the recommended security posture.
- Oct 22, 2018
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I didn't notice he ran it without containment. I think containment works to some degree even disabled.He was employed by Sophos and it was obvious that he was pushing it but Comodo I don`t think so? He didn`t have the auto containment enabled in the video and the HIPS/firewall did the job.
Leo has done alright for himself over the years with plenty of subscribers of which I am not one.
Why not do a CFW video(CS settings of course) yourself showing how bad Comodo really is ? Now that would be evidence and you never know where it might lead ?
Regards Eck
- Jun 22, 2014
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New_Style_xd
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- Sep 10, 2022
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I'm here to congratulate COMODO for going through these complex tests.
Showing that it's a very good product.
Hugs.
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Showing that it's a very good product.
Hugs.
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Just complementing your great comment:
It's a video from 3 years ago! By the way, in “cyber security”, 3 years equals 30 years! But curiously, I have dozens of negative videos and reviews about Comodo, also from ±3 years ago, so will Comodo fanatics accept them? When I present several negative reviews of this year 2024, Comodo fanatics ignore, minimize, and disqualify them. The same goes for the bug lists I submit, even officially acknowledged by Comodo in July 2024, already totaling over 500 unfixed dangerous bugs... all always ignored, minimized, and disqualified by Comodo fanatics.
Back to the video, Leo does not say that Comodo Firewall is the best choice. Leo recommends an external firewall.
And when “HIPS” is mentioned, same thing, it is presented as “a complementary add-on” to be used with other antivirus/malware... which contradicts Comodo fanatics, who claim Comodo is "the best and most complete unbeatable software on the market".
Now, regarding Leo's tests, in no case no virus/malware is detected, because Comodo Firewall is not an antivirus/antimalware, it is a simple dumb blocker... the one who determines if the file will be "blocked" or "allowed" is always the user. It is always important to remember that the blocker works with a list of “known” and “unknown” files, a list that in the past HAS BEEN PROVEN FAILED. But if an advanced user likes "blockers", Windows and other software can do better than Comodo.
Complementing, the video does not use any special settings... which contradicts the Comodo fanatics, who claim that Comodo must be used with specific untouchable settings.
Regarding the firewall, Leo fails to mention that 99.99% of Windows users do not need any outsourced firewall. And for those advanced users, it is important to remember that Comodo's firewall is frozen in time, it doesn't even allow to customize the Windows services, or the svchost etc., not to mention the dangerous bugs it contains.
At the end of the video, Leo takes even more care, and clarifies that it is NOT A REVIEW what he does, it is just his “thoughts about firewall”.
- Oct 22, 2018
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I've only got one last comment here (for today). I'm already late for my birthday party, celebrating my antiquity.
This entire conversation reminds me, speaking of my advanced age, of an incident some years ago. I was trying to advise Charles the Great (or Charlemagne, if you prefer). of an impending battle. I was young then.
There was an obvious language barrier, of course. I couldn't make him understand what I was saying. It all turned out well, and we won the Battle of Tours. Maybe there's hope here.
This entire conversation reminds me, speaking of my advanced age, of an incident some years ago. I was trying to advise Charles the Great (or Charlemagne, if you prefer). of an impending battle. I was young then.
There was an obvious language barrier, of course. I couldn't make him understand what I was saying. It all turned out well, and we won the Battle of Tours. Maybe there's hope here.
- Feb 7, 2023
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- Jun 22, 2014
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I get it you don`t like the brand, ethos and all that but it still works like a charm so"I`ll take it" if you don`t mind.
Yes I remember Matt(forgot he was Mrizos) great for a heads up for stuff back in the day.
Regards Eck
- May 9, 2017
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Apparently i find myself in that same boat, I was previously 100% satisfied and happy as a lark with WiseVector StopX. It was innovative, sleek and constantly refined/improved, and i threw everything at it but the kitchen sink and it was formidable! But then one day it was GONE, KaPutt and now i find myself circling back to this latest 2025 Comodo FW once again. Of course with @cruelsister's long standing and time tested Cruel Config. This newest Comodo has solved some previous problems in a very leisurely maneuver is made itself happy on my Windows 11. Empty Container=Decontaminate.When considering resource usage Comodo wins hands down compared to it`s bloated system hog competitors. So what if there`s still a few bugs to iron out the protection is stellar considering it`s free.
The previous verion of CIS did create a bit of drag for me but the latest version is causing no such problems proving that there has indeed been some under the hood improvements.
I always come back to Comodo it works well for me and quite a few others.
Keep up the good work cruelsistor, can`t wait for the next video.
Regards Eck
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Obviously it works. Windows XP works too and if I install Norton 2009 on it, that will work too.I get it you don`t like the brand, ethos and all that but it still works like a charm so"I`ll take it" if you don`t mind.
Yes I remember Matt(forgot he was Mrizos) great for a heads up for stuff back in the day.
Regards Eck
But ask yourself, what value does this product really bring? For example, Avast can terminate malicious connections, pre-infection and post-infection. Including connections to machine generated domains. It offers you high quality AV that you can put in default-deny mode and behavioural blocker that managed to blocked the Petya ransomware with no updates back in the days.
It also blocks phishing and scam pages, more recently scam shops too.
It has a quality firewall, optionally, you can configure it to issue prompts.
Paid versions can protect your browser passwords and cookies to an extent, by issuing warnings when something tries to access them, or blocking automatically.
It gets updates on monthly basis and is also free (or very cheap). I really don’t see the value of Comodo over it.
- Jun 22, 2014
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Ah,so that was you with the hand signals at Frank well how time flies and all dat der.
Happy Birthday!
Regards Eck
- Jun 22, 2014
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WVSX was too good to be true( and worth spending top dollar on), still Comodo is always there to turn to when others disappear in a puff of smoke.
With as you say CS settings of course. Enjoy
Regards Eck
- Jun 22, 2014
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Why would anyone install Norton on an XP machine when Comodo Firewall would a better job without any need for updates et al ?
Anyway CFW can be used as part of a layered defence strategy turning any free AV into a more complete solution. It`s also incredibly light.
Regards Eck
- Feb 7, 2023
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According to these labs everyone performed well, but solutions were called “oblivious to malware” by experts here. So who do we trust, the lab that specialises in use-case scenarios or the experts?
Whenever it’s convenient for you, you bring the expert videos as evidence and you deny tests and reviews being credible. Then whenever these tests and reviews are convenient evidence, you change your mind and start bringing them up.
Not sure what the incorrect things are.
1. Is it a fact that everyone, apart from Eset had perfect 100% score on the latest test, including Webroot and QuickHeal?
Subquestion: How is Comodo, according to your words from another thread, “consistently demonstrated to be performing better”, when third-tier and unpopular solutions like QuickHeal are getting the same results as Comodo.
2. Is it a fact that leaders like Bitdefender, Kaspersky and McAfee, according to the lab result, achieved everything that Comodo did, but did it 60x quicker, minus all the bugs, being up-to-date and in the McAfee case, with 0 setup and poking around?
Bitdefender didn’t allow more than 2-3 threats to execute and upon execution, remediated them in <2 seconds. Comodo and Xcitium allowed plethora of malware to be executed and then dwelled roughly a minute on every sample. Malware was working on the OS for a minute, before Comodo takes action.
3. Is it a fact that all of the aforementioned leaders do a lot more than Comodo, without entering in unnecessary details?
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Abandonware? You must have been living under a rock for years.
Comodo CIS latest proud Bells And Whistles is that Intel protection stuff only supported on a handful processor types which nobody wants or is waiting for.
That's the Comodo style.
You hereby agree that staff on Comodo forum is fooling people on the their forum with promises to improve CIS by resolving more that one or two bugs out of 500 or so?
bazang
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- Jul 3, 2024
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That's a typical social media move to "re-smith" my words to say something that I did not say. Nice try, but it's not going to work.
No. I do not agree with the characterization that Comodo staff are deliberately misleading anyone. The statement "We will fix the bugs" does not mean "We will fix all the bugs." In fact, it does not mean they will fix any amount of bugs. How people interpret the statement "We will fix the bugs" is what causes them to be disappointed.
What I do know is this, and it very, very easy to understand - Comodo's revenue is $0 and the product owner is not going to spend money on it to fix 500 bugs. He might fix 5, which is appropriate for a completely free product that is not subsidized by paying subscribers.
Melih has zero incentive to put any more resources into Comodo than he already does. You either take Comodo as it is or you move on.
bazang
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- Jul 3, 2024
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The "reviews" that I have seen Decopi post have been nothing more than personal opinion posts on websites that provide good reviews only by software publishers that pay.
@Adrian Ścibor at AVLab.pl is a leading industry expert, and a very well respected one on that. His advanced tests are the only ones of their kind in the industry. He does not do them very often because he does not charge the software publisher for the testing. He only charges them if they want the test detail reports.
The attacks on @cruelsister 's video demonstrations are more about attacking her and what she does than they are about what is shown in the video. Launching malware from the desktop is an entirely valid test method. Anyone that says otherwise either does not understand malware testing and\or is just being argument for the sake of being argumentative.
Nobody has ever supplied an in-the-wild malware that bypasses Comodo's containment whereas thousands of malware have bypassed Avast, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, etc.
Relative to built-in Microsoft Defender, people could do a lot worse than choose to use Comodo.
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This is our next test from the series of comprehensive tests of various types of products for protection of computers and workstations. In February 2019,
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There's more but I'm sure it is pointless as you will only counter-argue that these and a whole bunch of other independent test results are somehow flawed and misleading to the general public.
@Adrian Ścibor configures the test systems with various tools to monitor for any changes on the OS. So if during the "dwell time" the malware was making serious malicious changes to the OS outside of Comodo's containment then he would have reported it.
Everybody knows Comodo has bugs. That does not mean it is a terrible software. Software intrinsically has bugs. So the complaints about Comodo's bugs are vastly overstated.
Have you been to a Bitdefender discussion? The first thing that happens are people complaining about Bitdefender's bugs. "Bugdefender."
CS settings take about 2 minutes, if that.
Essentially, CS configuration is the equivalent of a heavily tweaked and hardened Sandboxie in about 5 steps, whereas customizing Sandboxie takes about 30 minutes and requires the knowledge to do it. An idiot can follow the CS configuration video and succeed.
Are there "better" - as in "install it and forget about it" - software? Of course. Nobody here ever denied it.
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