Comodo Firewall 6 Review

I always had a bit of bias towards Comodo but since version 6 has had time to mature this program does very well, and I have to retract my earlier statement of recommending online armor. There are many reasons behind this and I will elaborate. You can also look under our computer security tab, and it shows our firewall recommendations, and it takes you right to the Comodo website. You should look at trying the program because there truly is no better firewall on the market.

Features

While many of us have the idea that all firewalls are equal we see that Comodo stomps on the competition with features and protection. We have a lot of "toys" and security settings to play with in this program but for the sake of simplicity lets elaborate on those at a later time.
-Firewall - Kind of important.

- Defense + - This is a technology that was developed by Comodo, and the point of it is to scan every action that is occurring and it warns you. While the pop ups are very annoying from a security aspect you are practically impregnable unless you allow the unsafe process to run by clicking allow. I find that this is annoying until you allow all of your programs.

Scan- The program will scan for files and programs and compare them to Comodo's records and ratings. If the file is known it is given a rating. If not you generally will have the option to submit it for analysis. I recommend running this right after installation is complete.

Sandbox- This allows you to run a program in a sandbox environment. It is best to use this when you are banking so that you prevent malware and hackers from getting into your accounts.
     Virtual Kiosk- This is an added feature from the sandbox that allows you to run in an instanced environment separate from your main desktop to prevent malware and keyloggers. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS WHEN SHOPPING AND BANKING.

Create A Rescue Disk- While you download this separately it is nice to include all the other tools as links in the program. I recommend running this if your computer does not start or you can't access the internet.

Protection

This program while may seem very simple to use it is actually very feature rich and can be complicated when editing settings. Don't mess around with any other features unless instructed to by someone like me or another person who knows what they are talking about. The program is rated as the most secure firewall on the market, and since it is free it must be hard to resist. On the leak test without being configured it scores about 250/340. This beats every other firewall out of the box but after my configuration the score came out to be a perfect 340/340. I was also able to terminate the test right after I completed the first test. Even when I used online armor I was not able to get a perfect score no matter what settings I had.