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Comodo Internet Security - CIS Install / Setup / Configuration Help - CIS
#1

Hello, everybody.
For quite some time I didn’t use CIS because I was scared of its bugs. What I really want is to simply back to CIS, but I really don’t know where CIS is standing right now.

Here is what tortures me:

  1. I have 1 GB of RAM Memory and 80 GB of hard disk space, will this be enough for CIS running without slowing down my computer actions as well as entering and using CIS?
    What about RAM memory, how much RAM memory CIS takes?
    Is this because of this why CIS would be running slow on my computer or because it had bugs?
    So, I guess I can try this newest version?
    I want CIS mostly because my CDs, USB sticks ant etc… are usually infected with malware when I want to install something into my home computer and even Avira couldn’t catch them all.

What are the reasons why computer is getting slowdown?
For some weird reason when my computer literally adapts to new software it becomes faster, that happened with Avira and every other software, and everything works just fine.
I guess any software needs to adapt some each computer’s envirnoment.
Thanks.

One more important thing.
I usually download cracks and keygens just to see if antivirus will catch it, I usually submit file on virustotal.com or virscan.org. However, what about malware that instantly copies itself from USB stick for example, without opening it?
This is is where HIPS is crucial, at least for my needs.
My computer system is completely clean since I have, 5 days ago, totally repaired XP from scratch and submitted all kinds of files to virustotal.com and virscan.org just to make sure.

My problem becomes when I right now, from foreign computer go with USB stick and plug it in on my home computer (the same goes with CDs, DVDs and all other portable media).
My question here is: Do I really have to wait 10-15 days for CIS to fully analyze my computer and accept all of the applications as safe/secure, processes and executions of different programs as secure?
Because if I install CIS today, and the next day I put infected USB stick from foreign to home computer, will CIS’ HIPS recognize it even if I put my CIS to “Clean PC Mode” for my computer (since my computer is rrefectly clean)?
When should I put it into “Paranoid mode”?
Thanks.

One more thing:
http smuggling, http splitting, and man in the middle attacks are so dangerous aren’t you scared of being easily hacked?
I have a router, and my router has never hacked so far?

So, why making apocalyptic statements?
I’ve been for hours surfing, downloading, entering all kinds of websites, and I have never seen this!?
Should I consider myself a lucky guy?

Do you consider yourselves lucky guys, since from the posts you have never been attacked by these forms of attacks?

However, I do remember an particular situation where I was under thinking that I’ve been a victim of ARP spoofing (if that was the case, I’m not sure if that was ARP spoofing attack)?
The fact the router blocked all traffic and shut itself down, and restarted itself-weird situation indeed, but this was 6 months ago, at least.

If router blocks all of these attacks by shutting itself down against mentioned attacks and than restarting itself, than there shouldn’t be any problem, right?

The more important question here is:
Does CIS protect against these attacks, or so far it’s impossible to either detect these attacks or protect against them?
I found the thread here:

Thanks to all.

#2

One more even more important question:
If I only want to install purely FULLY-FEATURED Comodo Firewall, would I still have FULLY-FEATURED Defense, FULLY-FEATURED Memory Firewall (Cutting-edge protection against sophisticated buffer overflow attacks), and or without Anti-Malware?

But would this make any difference in less usage of RAM memory usage, less usage in hard disk memory/space, and compatibility with other antiviruses (but if you install only Comodo Firewall) Avira Antivirus??
Or it will be again 64 MB of RAM memory and 150 MB of hard disk memory/space?
Thank you.

#3

If you are still worried that you are infected you can do a scan with the programs here:
How to check if your computer is infected

As to the rest of it I think I 'll let someone else comment. I don’t have the time right now to look into it. I do however know that CIS is light on RAM.

#4

Dont use the latest beta. Use the latest CIS 3.xxxxx and everything will be all right.
I think u can istall the whole suite( without AV) and then use Avira as front antivirus. Or u can install the whole suite(WITH AV) and switch off the real time scanner of any of the AVs(comodo antivirus or AVIRA ur choice).
OR
Wait until CIS 4 comes out of BETA.

#5

Hi Ultra-Bot

...I want CIS mostly because my CDs, USB sticks ant etc.. are usually infected with malware when I want to install something into my home computer and even Avira couldn't catch them all … … what about malware that instantly copies itself from USB stick for example, without opening it?...
To answer this question – you must disable Autoruns completely (globally) through the System... all devices/ external drives / USB / all removable media...

For example, read this and sure MS article
If you Google-search you can find many other discussions and even script(s) that you can apply in order to protect your system
After that’s done all you need is always rescanning the media. Then even if the AV misses anything , which is possible , then the Defense+ should Alert you when and if you personally will start anything from the media or what was copied in to hard drive, but nothing will ever be executed automatically.

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If you choose Firewall only and Defense + (proactive mode) during the installation – you will have strong protection by the Memory Firewall that is now integrated (see Image Execution Control in Defense+ > Advanced

At the same time, you must have antivirus / anti-malware / and Behavioral Blocker (BB). As for the later you can choose existing one or wait since Comodo will develop it’s own BB

...But would this make any difference in less usage of RAM memory usage, less usage in hard disk memory/space, and compatibility with other antiviruses (but if you install only Comodo Firewall) Avira Antivirus?? Or it will be again 64 MB of RAM memory and 150 MB of hard disk memory/space?

Many are running Comodo Firewall and other AVs (Avira included)
Basically not much if any compatibility issues reported.
(well, they do exist and even there is a list of incompatible security packages somewhere in the forum, but mainly that do not involve pure use of AVs)

64MB of RAM - 1st that is not a lot at all by itself, then much more memory always used during the scanning and that is quite individual depending on AV solutions.
150 MB on hard drive if you mean the space taken by AV database I don’t think that is a big “loss” so to speak as well . Some AVs may use less but still ~58 / 75 /100MB… ?
The main concern here as far as I understand, not the space taken but the method and the efficiency of delivering differential updates

My regards