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Comodo Internet Security 3.8 still eating CPU alive!

Well I was hoping the bug fix from the 19th would take care of the CPU issues when Comodo Antivirus is enabled, but it bug still resides (at least for me). If I disable the Antivirus, CPU usage returns to normal. See screenshots below.

Figure 1 – CPU at 100% when Comodo Antivirus is turned on

Figure 2 – CPU at 7% when Comodo Antivirus is turned off.

Figure 3 – Comodo Version



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Comodo Internet Security 3.8 Beta Detection and Removal Notes Feb 19 A.M. Hours

  • bad – Does not work in safemode…ouch
  • good – Realtime scanner very effective at detecting threats and removing them.
  • ok – Some rebooting is required to remove threats.
  • ok – Frequent messages of “Not all malware could be removed” and then a suggestion of grabbing a pro subscription.
  • ok – Defense+ keeps alerting me on the same issue until I reboot (and yes, I said remember my answer).
  • ok – Heuristics are there, however I’m not sure when they are being used.
  • ok – Get used to using defense+ if you’re using Comodo for disinfection.
  • bad – My pending files can be daunting to say the least…hundreds in there right now.
  • bad – Ignores almost all the rogues on my box even with heuristics turned on high.
  • great – Defense+ “My Blocked files” is flat out awesome….add a malicious binary, reboot, delete….sweetness.
  • bad – Antivirus on-demand scan crashes continuously unless I add rogues to “My Blocked Files”
  • bad – OS is probably corrupted after malware removal. 100% CPU split between winlogon.exe and system.
  • good – Hey, it’s only a BETA
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