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Uninstall Comodo Internet Security – Removal Tips for Windows PC

Overview

Comodo Internet Security is a free software to both individuals and enterprises that furnish multiple levels of safety protection and technology that guarantees no hackers will not gain the unauthorized access to filch confidential information. With its users’ friendly GUI, highly refined settings, easy-to-understand alert and first-class and the detection on trust zone, Comodo Internet Security wins a wide popularity across the world.

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There are three main functions of it: Comodo Firewall, AntiVirus and Defense+ which is a fully developed IPS (Integrity Protective Systems) against the host with the capability of withholding the installation of malware/virus that could initiate corrupted infiltration. Therefore, Comodo Internet Security gains a high rank among various anti-virus programs. Here’s the chart about the performance of anti-virus programs:

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As its name suggests, Comodo Internet Security mainly deals with internet issues by filtering ingoing and outgoing traffic on computers. One should be clear that present malwares/virus are prone to take advantage of vulnerability on network to achieve infiltration. It is an efficient product to give alarms on any suspicious connections to the Internet and provide permanent or temporary permission/ restriction on them. There is another reason for Comodo Internet Security obtaining the high rank which is the customization of application and TCP/IP rules based on IP address, protocol and destination port can be executable. If any question about Comodo Internet Security is available, feel free to get answers from experts from VilmaTech Online Support.

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Features of Comodo Internet Security

  • Activity log
  • Trusted networks
  • Adjustable security levels
  • Automatic sandbox technology
  • Components (dll files etc.) monitor
  • Automatic update of the free version
  • Initiative interception of unknown threats
  • 60-days free GeekBuddy online PC support
  • Attack prevention (port scanning, flooding)

Such powerful functions furnishing radical prevention, tested by VilmaTech Research Lab, take up approximately 5% of the CPU usage.
 

Why Uninstall Comodo Internet Security

Comodo Internet Security is great. However, there are some requirements for its installation. Only PC users who own Windows 7,Windows XP (SP2) and Windows Vista (32 bit) with 64 M memory coupled with a surplus of 70 M hard disk space, or Windows 7,Windows XP (SP2) and Windows Vista (64 bit) with 64 M memory plus a surplus of 105 M hard disk space are recommended to install Comodo Internet Security; otherwise, malfunctions can be incurred:

  • Multiple tasks cannot be performed at once.
  • Beep may be heard by PC users from time to time in the process of its operation.
  • The running of other anti-virus programs may very well freeze the computer as a whole.
  • Triangle with an exclamation mark may give out the notification of insufficient memory.
  • Sluggishness is seen on overall PC performance as well as response from browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera.

It is not always recommended to uninstall Comodo Internet Security should there be no other anti-virus programs protecting the machine in an attempt to avoid virus attacks. If the configuration of a PC is too low to install another anti-virus program for protection, it is better for one to uninstall Comodo Internet Security without networking. Follow the steps below to uninstall Comodo Internet Security safely, completely and quickly. If unexpected issues occur, please live chat with professionals from VilmaTech Online Support for solution exclusively applicable to concrete situation.

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User Guide to Uninstall Comodo Internet Security from Computers

Option A – Uninstall Comodo Internet Security with its own widget.

  • Right click on Comodo Internet Security icon on the desktop.
  • Select ‘Properties’ on the drop down list.
  • Choose ‘Open File Location’ under the ‘Shortcut’ tab.
  • Tick ‘Remove’ and hit ‘Next’.
  • Choose ‘Yes’ to allow Comodo Internet Security to finish its uninstall automatically.

 

Option B – Uninstall Comodo Internet Security by Control Panel function.

 
Windows 8

  • Click on “Unpin button” on the bottom-left corner of the Start Screen.Unpin
  • Choose ‘Control Panel’ in the pop-up sidebar
  • Select “Programs and Features” thereafter.
  • Uninstall Comodo Internet Security.

 
Windows 7/Vista/XP

  • Click on Control Panel once on Start menu.
  • Choose Add/Remove a Program or Uninstall a Program on the window.
  • Find Comodo Internet Security to right click on it to choose “Uninstall” or click once on the top-located uninstall button or the change button next to it.win 7 uninstall comodo

 

Option C – Uninstall Comodo Internet Security by modifying registry entries in database.

 
Windows 8

  • Enable Search Charm bar by move mouse over lower right screen.
  • Type ‘regedit’/‘regedit.exe’ in the enabled bar and tap on Enter key to bring up another window.
  • Hold Ctrl and F key together to bring up ‘find’ box.ctrl+F
  • Copy and paste the key offered below and hit Find button to remove it.

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu\Programs\ Comodo\ Comodo Internet Security

  • Back to the Start Screen and open any folder available there.
  • Click on View tab to tick ‘File name extensions’ and ‘Hidden items’ options.win8 hidden file
  • “OK” button to follow up for confirmation.
  • Navigate to C:\Windows to search for and delete any file/folder contained the word “Comodo”

 
Windows 7/Vista/XP

  • Hold Win key and R key simultaneously to enable Run box.win+r
  • Type ‘regedit’ without quotation mark and hit Enter key.
  • Hold Ctrl and F key together to bring up ‘find’ box.
  • Copy and paste the key offered below and hit Find button to remove it.

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu\Programs\ Comodo\ Comodo Internet Security

  • Back to the desktop to open up ‘Control Panel’ for ‘Folder Options’.folder options1
  • Click View tab to tick ‘Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)’.
  • Save change by hitting on “OK” button.
  • Navigate to C:\Windows to search for and delete any file/folder contained the word “Comodo”.

 

Attention:

It is understood that Comodo Internet Security is the top option for PC users who don’t want to spent much money on anti-virus program while lay stress on the copyright. But uninstall Comodo Internet Security is required if one doesn’t want Comodo Internet Security to be mounted in system disk for which would unreasonably cause minor problems sometimes or the third-party software installed along with Comodo Internet Security. Anyway, reinstall can be accomplished thereafter through custom installation manner rather than recommended manner. It is out of question that Comodo Internet Security is able to ward off vicious items from infiltrating PC. However, good PC practice should be always bore in mind to secure both the information stored on a machine and the computer health. To put it in another way, if the safety awareness is enhanced, an ordinary anti-virus program can also safeguard a machine. Take the fact that virus exploit vulnerability on network to fulfill vicious infiltration into consideration, secure configuration there is in desperate need to be enhanced. As the enhancement requires computer technology and can be cumbersome, it is advisable to ask professionals from VilmaTech Online Support for modification without mistakes that could cause undesirable consequences.

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