Free firewall and antivirus + more

gillianandterry

I use thees and they are free
http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html

spud17

See my problems, until a couple of weeks ago I was a Comodo fan but now.......http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=608551

gillianandterry

spud17 wrote: »

See my problems, until a couple of weeks ago I was a Comodo fan but now.......http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=608551

Oh dear ya not had much luck with it
I have been using it for a year now and never had a problem with the firewall or the antivirus

spud17

Have you got the latest version of the firewall?
Have you tried Comodos leak test?

gillianandterry

spud17 wrote: »

Have you got the latest version of the firewall?
Have you tried Comodos leak test?

yep they both passed

spud17

You don't say if they passed!
My standby reference below suggests that while Comodo firewall is basically OK,it may be best to wait until bugs are sorted. Number 5.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm#5

I am now using another of his recommendations

http://www.tallemu.com/Online-Armor.php

Free version is in sub menu on the right.

This does not seem to keep requiring repeat permissions, checks the startup menu on installation and seems lighter on resources, always useful on an older slower machine.

It also passed the Comodo tests, and has a HIPS.

For general interest scroll halfway down this page for some interesting results.

http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/leak-tests-results.php#firewalls-ratings