8/9/08

Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0

The Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 (CFP) it’s not a free software for noncommercial use—it's free to all, period. According to Comodo CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu, it will remain free indefinitely. A well-thought-out set of protection levels lets it conform to the needs of any user, from novice to über-geek.


This new version has a refined-looking user interface without the separate Comodo Launch Pad used by version 2.0: Future add-ins will plug directly into CFP. Its main screen shows overall system status, much as many security suites do. It also includes Comodo news, a tip of the day, and links to configure program features. Most suites display a red warning if you turn off a significant security element, but CFP figures that if you turned it off you must have meant it. CFP shows a red X only if there's something actively wrong with the configuration, in which case it offers a link to a built-in diagnostic that could fix the problem.

Comodo's press materials mention a significant reduction in memory footprint despite the new features. I happened to have an installation of version 2.0 handy, so I took a quick look using Task Manager. Indeed, version 2.0 tied up over 22MB of memory, while version 3.0 used less than 7MB it’s Reduced by two thirds

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