Comodo Antivirus for Mac review, manual and guides

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Comodo Antivirus for Mac[1] is a proactive antivirus application for Mac OS. The program provides complete protection against viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

Comodo Antivirus for Mac is developed by a security vendor Comodo Security Solutions.

Comodo Antivirus for Mac Review

Comodo Group is one of the best-known SSL vendors and develops antivirus, Internet Security, firewall, endpoint security and other security software across all the major operating systems, including Windows, Android, Macs, and Linux.[2]

The company was established in 1998 in the UK. Today Comodo headquarters are in Clifton, New Jersey, USA and has mover than 200,000 customers in 193 countries.[3]

Comodo Cybersecurity is an innovator and developer of digital solutions with over two decades of experience. With tens of billions of OS-VMs created in over 85 million endpoint installations, not a single infection.

Reviewed by Pro has already reviewed Comodo Internet Security Pro on Windows PC. Now we decided to test Comodo Antivirus for Mac. 

Comodo Antivirus for Mac provides users with advanced security features to protect Apple OS X devices. The antivirus package is compatible with Mac OS X 10.9.5, Mac OS X 10.10 and later, and Mac OS X 10.11 and later, with Mac Intel i386 and Mac Intel x86_64.

Comodo Antivirus provides the state-of-the-art virus protection to your Mac OS computer at no cost.

Test results

Comodo Antivirus for Mac is free to download and provides users with unique features. We tested the software using our test MacBook 13 inch that supports Mac OS X 10.13, High Sierra.

The installation and download of the software are quick and easy. Once installed, Comodo Antivirus for Mac performed a full scan.

Comodo Antivirus for Mac Screenshot

Antivirus protection

Comodo Antivirus for Mac offers automatical updates for the most up-to-date virus protection. The application provides always-on real-time protection and a constantly updated database of known viruses and zero-day malware.

In order to test the software, we installed a number of malicious icons and infected software on our test device. However, after the full scan, the application detected only half of the infected files. The application also provides users with in-depth reports on viral activity.

In addition, we also checked the test results of independent testing labs, such as AV-TEST.[4] According to this German-based independent testing lab, Comodo Antivirus for Mac only detected an unacceptable 38.1 percent.

Additional features

Comodo Antivirus for Mac is a free application and not a stripped down version of a paid product. It includes various security features that range from a user-friendly interface to personalized protection.

Here is the list of all the free Comodo Antivirus for Mac features:

  • On-access Scanning checks every file and application invoked and blocks them if they are identified as threats.
  • One Click Scanning allows users to run on-demand scanning and cleaning of the system.
  • Instant Scanning allows users to scan individual files and folders by dragging them to Comodo Antivirus icon in the dock.
  • Personalized Protection feature allows users to schedule virus scans when it is convenient for the user.
  • Quarantine System to Isolate Suspicious Files. Comodo Antivirus for Mac quarantines all malicious files to ensure that they will not harm the system.
  • Real-time Access to Updated Virus Definitions provides users with the most current protection possible against new viral strains.
  • Unique Slider to Easily Change your Current Security Level allows users to change the behavior of Antivirus to reflect the security preferences.

As you can see, the free Comodo Antivirus features completely cover Mac security essentials.

System-performance impact

Comodo Antivirus’ system-performance impact was also tested by our researchers. The antivirus application hit the system by an average of 15% to 20%. In addition, according to the independent AV-TEST testing lab, the application had a relatively mediocre system hit. It scored 5.5 out of 6.0 in the performance section.

Comodo ANtivirus for Mac Tasks

Scanning performance

Comodo Antivirus for Mac offers users a variety of scanning modes including on-access scanning, one-click scanning, and instant scanning. The application even allows users to scan compressed .zip files.

The full system scan took about an hour and has a mediocre system-performance impact.

Customer support

The company provides users with a customer support, however, at this time, while we are writing this article customer support was unavailable.

The official Comodo’s webpage is very informative and provides users with products demonstrations, guidelines, and other product-related information.

User interface

Comodo Antivirus for Mac has an easy and user-friendly interface. The application allows users to simply install and forget Comodo Antivirus for Mac, while the application is doing its job protecting users’ device.

Comodo ANtivirus for Mac Events

The basic look of Comodo Internet Security is very clear. All the main features are accessible from the main interface window. The subsections are informative and include a lot of more at-a-glance data. Comodo provides users all options and information in a well-organized way. The interface is bright and modern-looking and also includes a drag-and-drop area to scan files and folders for viruses. What we did not like, Comodo requires you to install unwanted software and change your default browser’s search engine.

Feature Score
Antivirus protection Poor
Security and Privacy features Basic set of free security features
Scanning performance Informative system scans with a mediocre system hit
System-performance hit Mediocre
User interface Simple and user-friendly

The final verdict

Comodo Antivirus for Mac is a free, easy and lightweight security program for Macs. It provides a decent set of free security features and a user-friendly interface.

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Gabriel E. Hall
Gabriel E. Hall - Antivirus software specialist

Gabriel E. Hall is an antivirus software specialist at Reviewedbypro.com.

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