Re: How good is Comodo Internet Security?

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:35:45 +0200, Nik Gr wrote:

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BOTTTOMLINE IS USERS ARE DOOMED TO BE INFECTED.

You are much too pessimistic but then again paranoia can be a healthy
approach to compute safely :)
We can talk about this issue till the cows come home. There is no perfect
operating system on the market. It is up to you to make it safe and secure
to suit your personal computing/browsing habits.
And there is no silver bullet; But running a LUA is one of the best way of
running an os safely.
A fully patched windows (NT) system is more secure (has less
vulnerabilities) than a fully patched windows system with a 3rd party
firewall (PFW) added to it.
Even updating the OS is not enough. You have to make sure all other
applications are patched as well to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Security cannot be guaranteed. It's all about balancing risk. But I would
at any time prefer a LUA approach to any security product which requires
you to run as Administrator.
You're already a big step ahead for understanding that the claim made by
most makers of PFW's that outbound traffic control is a vital part of
Internet Security is misleading, outrages and false!
You have received some good links authored by well respected Internet
experts for you to read and excellent advice especially from A50c-W, it's
now up to you to implement accordingly.
After you got used to your 'secured' operating system and browse
responsibly, you may even find that you can get by without AV application
and utilize monitoring tools such as AutoRuns and ProcessExplorer instead.
Also, ensure you Back-Up regularly; Develop a Contingency Plan; Be
prepared! Consider "What if..."
Familiarize yourself with crash recovery tools and re-installing your
operating system; Don't get caught flat-footed.
(As a side note, I can flatten and rebuild my os in about than 3 hours;
This beats scanning/updating with 'sophisticated/complex' AV apps.)

Most computer magazines and/or (computer) specialized websites are *biased*
i.e. heavily weighted towards the (advertisement) dollar almighty!
Make it a habit checking credentials of authors writing articles/messages
in advertisement sponsored publications and take commercial messages with a
ton of salt.
How Security Companies Sucker Us With Lemons.
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2007/04/securitymatters_0419
http://www.schneier.com/index.html

Good luck :)
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