The idea is to create a secure space where you can do online shopping.
Secure Shopping, meanwhile, is a virtualized, sandboxed desktop environment where you can only access Windows File Explorer and a select number of installed browsers that launch in incognito mode. Update lets you manually check for new virus definitions. Unblock Applications is where you can re-enable any desktop programs that Comodo may have prevented from running. Scan opens a second window where you can choose carry out a full scan, quick scan, a “rating scan” for commonly infected areas, or a customized scan. It has the same four main options: scan, unblock applications, update, and secure shopping. (Before running your first scan, it’s yellow.) Below that is a counter informing you of your current bandwidth usage for both up and down streams.Ĭomodo Internet Security Pro 10’s basic view after first launch.Ĭomodo’s main application is really just a bigger version of the widget. Ian Paul/IDGĬomodo Internet Security Pro’s desktop widget in Windows.Īt the very top there’s a status icon telling you the state of your PC. The widget, though, might be appreciated by some users as it has easy access to Comodo’s primary features. That’s a lot, but you can close the main window and get rid of the widget quite easily, leaving only the system tray icon. Comodo’s interface comes in three parts: the main application window, a widget that sits in the upper right corner of your desktop, and the system tray icon. There has to be a better way.Īs for the app itself, Comodo Internet Security Pro has some nice features. This approach is just not a good idea, even when acknowledging that companies are trying to make a buck.
Plus, the attempt to switch your search engine and homepage makes all the other extra software look hostile. But here’s the thing: Most people will just click through the install screens without reading them, and software companies count on that.
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