COMODO Internet Security is a fast growing, constantly improving, freeware product which provides 360° protection.
COMODO’s motto is “Prevention is the key to internet security”, we absolutely agree with this, so we decided to use COMODO Internet Security in our multilayered test.

Making this review we used the latest version of COMODO Internet Security (3.12.111745.560), Database Version: 2470.

Reviewing process had three stages:

1. On Demand scan on 50.000 samples of malware (June,July,August and September)

2. Self Protection test where we used various tools with which we tried to disable COMODO Internet Security and its services.

3. System Protection test – COMODO Internet Security was tested in Real Time against various most dangerous malware samples (better known as System Killers)


Result of our reviewing process:

1. On Demand scan test – COMODO Internet Security failed to detect 153 samples of malware out of 50.000, scoring a detection rate of 99.69%.

2. Self Protection Test - COMODO Internet Security successfully blocked all 10 attempts to disable it and its services.

3. System Protection Test - COMODO Internet Security successfully detected and blocked all 15 System Killers leaving the system unharmed and fully operational.

Conclusion:

COMODO Internet Security offers outstanding level of protection with their default settings, we were impressed with their Defense + and its ability to successfully block all attempts to disable it and harm the system.
This product offers outstanding Proactive Protection, excellent Leak Protection, On Demand scan speed is impressive, program runs very lite and uses very little of system’s resources.
As we are following the development of COMODO Internet Security we are able to see improvements made, we only hope that they will find a way to reduce the amount of popup screens which will make it more user friendly for the lesser experienced users.
Prevention is the key to internet security and COMODO is taking that seriously.

Malware Research Group

I really dig your testing methods and the way you provide the complete results not just percentages keep up the good work man!

Comodo is awesome they just keep getting better and better I can't wait until CIS V4 is released with the new features it will have it truly will be unstoppable I use Comodo on all my machines there just is not better protection for free anywhere this rivals the best paid applications

We are all waiting for the version 4 with great anticipation.

Hi,

thanks for the review. I'm happy to say that the new version of CIS, V4, will almost have no pop-ups anymore. We are hopefull to see a beta within a month or two.

best regards,
eXp

Just out of curiosity, have you tested the free version vs the pro version? Is there any difference in results between the two?

We tested the "free"version, but the results would have been the same if we used the "pro" version, in terms of protection both are the same.

Hi,

the CIS versions free and pro are the same. The difference is the extras you get. For example you get Comodo LivePcSupport (they help you with whatever problem 24/7 via remote support), Comodo trustconnect (it encrypts your wireless data so it's not readable for any "listeners", etc.

best regards
eXp

Sveta, eXPerience,

Thank you both. I am constantly asked by home users on strapped budgets what they should use. I have, until recently been recommending AVG to them, but lately, I have been watching Comodo. Just last week, I switched all my kids' computers to Comodo, and already caught three virii they were bringing home from the school computer labs on their USB drives that AVG was apparently missing.

Now all I need is a comparative test between Comodo and the new Microsoft offering, and I can get a friend to stop contradicting my advice to other friends.