So after all the hype I thought I would give CIS a try again. Tried it before (various versions) and did not really care for it. Please mods DO NOT come in here and shot down my post. 95% of antivirus programs contain a web shield such as Avast. Why hasnât Comodo done the same? Yes you believe in prevention rather then detection. But isnât stopping malware right when you click on a link considered âpreventionâ. I like being alerted right away rather then after a download has finished or an exe has been executed. May I have some feedback on this? Thanks.
BTWâŚGreat FREE product. I do not believe in paying for any software when there are great free versions of everything you need.
Hi and welcome Maverick326,
Comodos belief is the extra shields are not required and just use up unnecessary system resources.
If malware so much as breaths on the system, CIS will reacte.
I suggest you to try K9 Web ProtectionâŚ
ComodoDNS has very low detection rate of malware sitesâŚ
I donât know if and when they are going to improve SiteInspector->SecureDNS feeding.
K-9 is annoying and rather a PITA. I see K-9 has a good child filter but necessary for an adult. K-9 actually specializes in parental control. Its the main focus on there web site.
You have to disable all categories that are enabled by default.
Go to Settings and leave only Malware/Suspicious checked.
IMHO, their detection rate is by far the best among standalone web filtersâŚ
Web filters and web shields are two different things. I web shield usually is mainly for malware blocking. A web filter mainly a parental control to block things like porn, drugs and gambling sites.
Actually, with CIS I am not really worried about malware. If configured as I suggest here, no malware can harm my system anyway. Thus, my main concern is with phishing pages. Thus, my recommendation would be to either use K9, BitDefender TrafficLight, or OpenDNS.
Comodo donât believe in the web-shield protection since itâs a waste of resources and it might slow down your browsing. Also with Avast web-shield you still have to ping the malware site in order to stop the malware coming into the system if I remember correctly.
CIS will protect you without any shields as itâs your OS what matters the most. Some will say that the Comodo canât stop the exploits inside the browser due to not having any âonline shieldâ that might be so but the exploit will have to become a malware file and thatâs where the Comodo will neutralize it.
So you still protected plus it wonât use the extra PC resources and slow down your browsing.
I used to believe in the web-shields myself until I learned better just like with everything in life.
Bitdefender Trafficlight is full of FP. They seriously need to improve it. Just because itâs from the Bitdefender⌠It donât make it any good.
WOT is much better and it is also using OpenDNS phishing protection. So you can run the NortonDNS for the online malware protection while still be protected against phishing with WOT.
OpensDNS - Great at phishing protection. Thatâs it.
NortonDNS - Great at malware protection/not so much at phishing.
ComodoDNS - Need a lot of work to match any of the above.
I used Bitdefender Antivirus for awhile and never a false positive. Wish WOT had phishing protection. Bitdefender is actually top notch when it comes to phishing.
They can claim what they want but the Bitdefender Trafficlight is not the same as Bitdefender AV. WOT has phishing protection! It is using OpenDNS phishtank! That might be so⌠But not in the Bitdefender TrafficlightâŚ
Well, Iâm using both on CD and Iâm quite happy with it
Recently, after reading a post here on the forum, Iâve installed HitmanPro.Alert 2.0, but so far I havenât received any alert from it
