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8 Replies Last post: Jun 3, 2008 10:52 AM by mphenterprises  
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May 27, 2008 1:26 PM

Looking for Opinions on Comodo

Hello: a lot of talk about the new avg 8. i have avg 7 which has been excellent,but 8 seems to have some problems. so...avast and alvir seem to be the top two picks. what about comodo(beta). gotta make a choice by the 31st. thanks 8mile
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1. May 27, 2008 2:03 PM in response to: 8mile
Re: Looking for Opinions on Comodo
Comodo is a firewall i believe and its pretty good for a free firewall but i still prefer zone alarm as a firewall. As for antivirus i prefer avast because it has the best real time protection compared to avg 8.

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2. May 30, 2008 7:29 PM in response to: 8mile
Re: Looking for Opinions on Comodo
:D Hi :


Best to AVOID "Beta" ( "experimental" ) programs .

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3. May 30, 2008 5:57 PM in response to: 8mile
Re: Looking for Opinions on Comodo
Give Comodo Pro a try. I'm running the free version because I got tired of the basic stuff Zone Alarm has.. You'll like Comodo but take into account that during the installation the user will be asked if they want to initialize "Defense +" which is a setting that runs behind your system to ask for permission of the execution of DLL's and software installations on your Operating System. If you install software every 30 minutes on a daily basis, you will quickly become annoyed by the pop ups.

AVG 8 Free is NOT that bad. I'm actually enjoying the newer "improved" interface compared to the old style. I haven't had any problems.
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4. May 31, 2008 3:21 AM in response to: techie4fun
Re: Looking for Opinions on Comodo
I have been switching between Avast! and AVG. Recently I had a mass of adware, trojans and keyloggers on my computer (downloader apprently), anyway. I didn't even know with Avast! I downlaoded and installed AVG 8 and they picked up most everything.

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5. Jun 2, 2008 6:05 AM in response to: AuroraDizon
Re: Looking for Opinions on Comodo
Morning folks: this is the beauty of forums. a question gets negative and positive comments and/or advice which helps in making a decision.. i was ready to install avast,then read Ms. Aurora's comments,which brings me to this question to her. how do you run both avast and avg together? seems like a good idea,but i thot that it was not possible to run two antivirus programs at same time. Guess what i found this morning?? on the avg web site,forums,update,sticky notes, sez that avg 7.5 will continue to be updated 'till 12-'08. thanks to all for your help. 8mile
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6. Jun 2, 2008 7:46 AM in response to: 8mile
Re: Looking for Opinions on Comodo
8mile wrote:

how do you run both avast and avg together? seems like a good idea,but i thot that it was not possible to run two antivirus programs at same time.

Hi 8Mile and welcome to the PCWorld Communities. :D

This exact question was posed not too long ago. Please take a look at this Discussion Using both AVG and Avast As Security Against Viruses. There is a wealth of information within that Discussion that should answer all of your questions related to AVG & Avast.

In addition to that, please review this Document on how to effectively use multiple applications to secure your computer:

Using the Tiered (or Layered) Approached to Protecting Your Computer

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8mile
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7. Jun 3, 2008 10:47 AM in response to: mphenterprises
Re: Looking for Opinions on Comodo
not sure why the change,but avg 7.5 updates are good thru Dec. 31. per a sticky note on their forums. mine updated last nite after a 3 day lull. thanks again for your advice. 8mile
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8. Jun 3, 2008 10:52 AM in response to: 8mile
Re: Looking for Opinions on Comodo
With Pleasure. :D


Since you have this Discussion marked as "Answered," please select the two (2) posts that you feel were "Helpful" and the post that you feel was "Correct."

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