(pcmag) “The moon belongs to everyone, the best things in life are free.” So goes the old song, though it’s rarely true in real life. Thus, I’m always pleased to find an exception like the Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 (CFP). And it isn’t just free for noncommercial use—it’s free to all, period. According to Comodo CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu, it will remain free indefinitely.

New version has a refined-looking user interface without the separate Comodo Launch Pad used by version 2.0: Future add-ins will plug directly into CFP. Its main screen shows overall system status, much as many security suites do. It also includes Comodo news, a tip of the day, and links to configure program features. Most suites display a red warning if you turn off a significant security element, but CFP figures that if you turned it off you must have meant it. CFP shows a red X only if there’s something actively wrong with the configuration, in which case it offers a link to a built-in diagnostic that could fix the problem.

Comodo’s press materials mention a significant reduction in memory footprint despite the new features. I happened to have an installation of version 2.0 handy, so I took a quick look using Task Manager. Indeed, version 2.0 tied up over 22MB of memory, while version 3.0 used less than 7MB. Reduced by two thirds—that’s pretty good! View more this version

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