SETTINGS TO CHANGE
MORE/PREFERENCES
General tab:
Enable Comodo Message Center: Disable (Default = Enabled).
Show traffic animation in tray: Disable (Default = Enabled).
Appearance tab:
Set to windows theme
Logging tab:. (Apply after a few days as described in instructions above)
Disable Antivirus logging: Consider Enabling (Default = Disabled).
Disable Firewall logging: Consider Enabling (Default = Disabled).
Disable Defense+ logging: Consider enabling (Default = Disabled).
AV SCANNER OPTIONS
Change where applicable on real-time and and scheduled tabs:
Scan archive files: Disabled (Default=Enabled).
Show scanning progress: Disabled (Default=Enabled).
Do not scan files larger than: 20 MB (Default=40MB)
Create a scheduled scan profile and task to scan any one file daily to ensure AV updates.
(Realtime tab only:) Automatically update AV database: Disable
FIREWALL
Network Security Policy:
Simplify and purge application rules and any other rules. If you have a lot and don't know why they are there, consider a re-install (see notes at top of post).
Reduce number of trusted and blocked files
DEFENCE PLUS
Trusted files:
Reduce or purge trusted files, make trusted unrecognised files
D+ rules:
Simplify and purge. If you have a lot and don't know why they are there, consider a re-install without importing settings (see notes at top of post).
D+ Settings, general tab:
Enhanced Protection mode: Disable (Default = Enabled).
Adaptive mode: Disable (Default = Enabled)