Hi there.
I currently have Norton Internet Security 2007 irritating me on my system
I figured, seeing as it was on there, all bought and paid for, that I'd continue using it.
Now that the year is nearly up, I'm not going to use it any more.
I use Avast on my laptop, and am quite happy with it, so will install that on my Vista x64 system.
I also want a firewall program, that operates in a similar way to the Norton Firewall. The Norton firewall asks me every time a new program wants to access the net, and I can block it/allow it there and then.
The Windows firewall asks me sometimes, but certainly not for every programme.
So, having never used Comodo, but have read a little about it on here, I was wondering if it was still recommended as a software firewall by you folks, if it has a small footprint, and does a suitable job of asking the first time a program is run whether to give it net access or not?
If Avast and Comodo can do a suitable job, then I'll be glad to get rid of Norton from my system at last.
I've stuck with Norton thus far as it never USED to be such a big bloated hog, that took over your system. Years ago it just did the job I wanted, no probs. As the years have progressed, it added more and more, that thankfully could be disabled. But the 2007 version was simply awful. Taking too much control away from the user, and I just hate it. So, I look forward to a, hopefully, more friendly and responsive system after it's gone again... I just want a decent enough software firewall, as the Norton one did a good enough job.
V1N
I currently have Norton Internet Security 2007 irritating me on my system

I figured, seeing as it was on there, all bought and paid for, that I'd continue using it.
Now that the year is nearly up, I'm not going to use it any more.
I use Avast on my laptop, and am quite happy with it, so will install that on my Vista x64 system.
I also want a firewall program, that operates in a similar way to the Norton Firewall. The Norton firewall asks me every time a new program wants to access the net, and I can block it/allow it there and then.
The Windows firewall asks me sometimes, but certainly not for every programme.
So, having never used Comodo, but have read a little about it on here, I was wondering if it was still recommended as a software firewall by you folks, if it has a small footprint, and does a suitable job of asking the first time a program is run whether to give it net access or not?
If Avast and Comodo can do a suitable job, then I'll be glad to get rid of Norton from my system at last.
I've stuck with Norton thus far as it never USED to be such a big bloated hog, that took over your system. Years ago it just did the job I wanted, no probs. As the years have progressed, it added more and more, that thankfully could be disabled. But the 2007 version was simply awful. Taking too much control away from the user, and I just hate it. So, I look forward to a, hopefully, more friendly and responsive system after it's gone again... I just want a decent enough software firewall, as the Norton one did a good enough job.
V1N