Comodo Antivirus vs. Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Comodo Antivirus
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Comodo Antivirus is available in a free edition, or paid editions with more advanced features.N/A
Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Forefront is Microsoft's antivirus offering.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Comodo AntivirusMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Considered Both Products
Comodo Antivirus
Chose Comodo Antivirus
When we were using Avast, at first we thought its working well but soon we witnessed three malware and then we realized to find the best of all malware protection which leads to getting the Comodo Antivirus. Comodo [Antivirus] is fast, secure, and efficient. and this was all we …
Chose Comodo Antivirus
McAfee was a heavy-weight antivirus tool and that was its major drawback as we were looking for a lightweight smart tool advanced enough to detect every kind of virus. And fortunately, Comodo Antivirus meets our
Chose Comodo Antivirus
AVG antivirus was a bit expensive tool offering the same features as that in Comodo but unfortunately, the working speed of AVG Business edition was not as fast as of Comodo and the way Comodo is efficient against Malware is unmatchable and it automatically removes the threats …
Chose Comodo Antivirus
I personally haven't found Avast efficient against Malware attacks as I have witnessed two Malware attacks when I was using Avast which forced me to change antivirus and I switched to Comodo which is an excellent tool with multiple customizations and it is a perfect tool …
Chose Comodo Antivirus
Especially considering the containment feature it had, we felt it was very well worth the price. All of the features are very hard to compare, and you have to eventually take a leap of faith. We were fine with where that took us with this program choice. Support has always …
Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Chose Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
The biggest advantage that MSF and SCEP provide over Norton is:
One: Far less client overhead required. Both Norton and McAfee are highly intensive client side when in use.
Two: We've had far better luck using the Microsoft system with its detection capabilities, versus the …
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User Ratings
Comodo AntivirusMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
Comodo AntivirusMicrosoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
Likelihood to Recommend
[Comodo Antivirus] is good for
personal and professional use. It has the capability to detect viruses and
malware and remove them within no time. Its scanning speed is far better than
many other antivirus software. Its pricing is not so good so if one can afford
such a high rate anti-virus tool then I think one should go for it because it
is worth it.
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In large deployments, I have found Microsoft Forefront to be very effective at combating the majority of threats faced by our users. It provides the base platform for catching threats that would otherwise threaten our users and their data. If you have an environment that is under constant malware threat, then a secondary program may be needed as required.
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Pros
  • It works swiftly.
  • It keeps the history of the threats and detects them immediately.
  • Highly efficient against malware.
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  • SCEP is a light weight client which is minimally impactful on the user end.
  • Forefront's management console provides excellent monitoring and reporting.
  • Setup and configuration is very easy.
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Cons
  • The interface is a little bit difficult which really needs to be improved.
  • The lazy support team can affect it badly.
  • The installation process is too slow.
  • Searching for some features is difficult at times.
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  • Malware detection is not quite 100%. We have to use a secondary program occasionally.
  • On low ram and weak CPU systems scanning can freeze the machine.
  • The same reporting tools that are on the console version, aren't on the client.
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Likelihood to Renew
We just renewed for our second year without even shopping around. We are very happy with it.
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Support Rating
I have interacted with them several times, and I'm not giving them a 10 because they never blew my mind how good they were, but they certainly met my high expectations and helped us resolve all issues we had. We paid for support to help us set it up, and I think that was a good choice. There's a very steep learning curve at first with the initial configuration. We feel confident in being able to change everything now that we have been using it, but initially it was all a very new thing to us since we never had used a centrally managed Antivirus and Firewall program before.
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Alternatives Considered
When we were using Avast, at first we thought its working well but soon we witnessed three malware and then we realized to find the best of all malware protection which leads to getting the Comodo Antivirus. Comodo [Antivirus] is fast, secure, and efficient. and this was all we needed and doing well for us.
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The biggest advantage that MSF and SCEP provide over Norton is: One: Far less client overhead required. Both Norton and McAfee are highly intensive client side when in use. Two: We've had far better luck using the Microsoft system with its detection capabilities, versus the others. Three: It is tied right into the Microsoft updating system, which provides central updating capabilities of av/mal/windows updates.
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Return on Investment
  • We are relaxed in our concern for data protection.
  • It has proved itself as a beneficial tool.
  • It assisted us in protecting our systems.
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  • Less turnaround on virus based issues.
  • Helps reduce malware issues over time.
  • Can breed overconfidence in the system, so people don't always try a second tool.
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