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Added WinPatrol and Online-Armor to my Security software, removed Comodo.

Comodo tends to get chatty — too many user-notifications for my own taste. This may be a nice feature, but for me, the notifications that require user intervention don’t come with detailed the information that I need. Basically, I’m guessing most of the time, fortunately, I didn’t find anything weird running on my computer.

I used to dislike Online-Armor, but know I’m a full-fledged convert. During its installation, it has this wizard, called the Safety Check wizard, that finds all the bits and pieces of your OS and installed programs, and I believe it automatically configures some firewall/HIPS rules on applications it recognizes. For programs it didn’t recognize as safe, it has created a list and it would ask if you would allow or block them. Now, OA has learned most of the installed applications inside the computer, and if you do an update or do some system changes it would give you a notification — telling you that this xxxx program has changed and such. I love the way this firewall presents its notifications, as it is clear and very informative.

I also added WinPatrol to serve as another security layer from Online-Armor’s HIPS capability. This 1MB program is very light on resources while its checking on the behavior of your system in real-time! It has lots of options that checks everything inside your computer. This one is a must have.