If you do spot it, then click it, you’ll be prompted to install Comodo’s own Dragon browser – to which your answer should be ‘not in a million years’, but ‘no thanks’ will also suffice. Unless you have the eyes of an eagle (I don’t), you won’t notice the word ‘Components’ tucked away in grey at the top of the window (see screenshot). On the next page, I was asked to grant the antivirus tool several permissions. That’s a pretty clear statement of Comodo’s priorities, which have nothing to do with keeping me safe, and everything to do with securing the commission it receives sending web traffic to Yahoo.Īfter starting badly, things tailed off further. I launched the installer, and the very first thing I saw was a pre-ticked box inviting me to switch my homepage and search engine over to Yahoo. After all, it has a good reputation, so my expectations were high.Īlas, the software let itself down before it had even moved in. Handy when you’re unsure of a site’s security level, or if you feel you may have visited a spoof site.I’ve been looking for a good alternative to Windows Defender for some time, so I decided to give Comodo Free Antivirus a go. Clicking this padlock gives you information about the exact level of security and encryption that site is using. When you visit such a secure site, the conspicuous padlock appears in the browser bar. It looks for certificates and verifies them automatically. Sites that happen to use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology for security purposes–such as entering credit card numbers–will be identified by Comodo Dragon as secure, but only if they really are. Instead of having to remember to delete your cookies afterward, as with a tracks eraser, Incognito Mode prevents cookies in the first place. This is handy for surfing over free public WiFi, where security is an issue, or in situations where you have to share a group or guest login. Comodo Dragon boasts what’s called “Incognito Mode,” which allows you to surf with all cookies turned off, no download tracking, and no other trace of your existence.
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