Security Review: Comodo Internet Security Pro 8 (2015)

Internet security is something you don’t want to play around with. Staying safe from all those hacking attacks and malwares can become extremely frustrating if you don’t have the appropriate software to keep you safe.

And the truth is that while there is a vast variety of antivirus software packages, only a few of them stand out for their impressing performance and features. Comodo Internet Security Pro 8 is one of those programmes. In fact, this is a multilevel open source application that offers protection from viruses, Trojans, worms, buffer overflow, attacks from recently revealed security brinks (zero day) and monitor programs designed by hackers.

The Comodo can balance a powerful protection, a strong firewall that filters packages, with advanced capabilities to overthrow incoming attacks.

Despite the 25 million product installations in 100 countries, the brand is just beginning to gain recognition. The Comodo firewall thwarts the most sophisticated hacker techniques. The latest version is really a breakthrough concerning the security capabilities and ease of use with the virus scan through the cloud addition and the behavioural analysis of unknown files.

The Comodo firewall passes leak tests that attempt to connect with internet servers in order to send data. For example, Comodo successfully filters ICMP traffic as well as outbound TCP and UDP traffic. Comodo has control over the launching of Windows Explorer and it can prevent a suspected process from changing or launching the default browser. Some hackers attempt to replace the executable code of the default browser, but Comodo prevents such an action.

New features this time include an auto-sandboxing policy, which by default keeps dubious programs isolated from your PC. And if this doesn’t suit your needs, there is no problem; it is now possible to set up your own auto-sandboxing rules, using parameters like file reputation and origin.

Furthermore, spying tests such as keyloggers and packet sniffers is super easy, as the Comodo firewall successfully squelches spying tests with relative ease. If a keylogger repeatedly scans for the key-code status to infer which keys the user is pressing, Comodo detects and stops the action. In general, the performance of the firewall under extreme security testing demonstrates that not all Windows firewalls are created equal. Comodo Internet Security is a firewall with an antivirus module that conveniently and graciously allows the user to install one or the other or both.

Overall the Comodo Internet Security Pro 8 is an excellent personal firewall software choice that you definitely need to try out.