With this release, Comodo has moved away from traditional “detection based” desktop security models to a radical new approach using a (proprietary) technology architecture platform called A-VSMART™. In addition, user support continues to increase as the firewall received an “excellent” rating, getting a four star user rating. Comodo is labeled Pro but it offers up its dragon-sized treasure of features for free.” This version follows the 5-star rating Comodo previously received for the 2.4 version of the firewall in October 2007.

In this review, Comodo Firewall Pro was, for the second time in a row, commended for, “providing a smorgasbord of information and options for advanced users, but simple enough for beginners. Jersey City, NJ, JanuComodo, a leading Certification Authority and global provider of security solutions today announced that the latest version of Comodo Firewall Pro (v3.0) has again been awarded the maximum 5 stars out of 5 in a recent review by CNET’s. COMODO FIREWALL PRO VERSION (3.0) IS AWARDED HIGHEST 5-STAR RATING FROM CNET’s DOWNLOAD.COM Acclaim and acceptance for the firewall’s groundbreaking approach has been so strong that the number of installed downloads has more than doubled since launch of V3.0 in November 2007.

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