You can't uninstall this software without being forced to participate in their survey

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I initially only installed "Comodo Firewall" but for some reason they also installed a "Comodo Dragon Browser", which I did not consent to. I always choose the "advanced" installation to uncheck bloatware, but in this case there was none and when you try to uninstall the browser, they force you to participate in their survey otherwise you won't be able to uninstall the software..

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Shit like this is what lorem ipsum is for.

That or a in depth description of your last bowel movement.

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Or just fuck you with U repeating till the character limit.

Ask ChatGPT to generate long review without actually saying anything of value.

Title: A Meandering Exploration of Comodo Dragon Browser: A Chimerical Conundrum

Introduction:

In the intricate tapestry of the digital realm, where information surges with fervor and curiosity dances with possibility, one seeks a companion, a guide, a vessel through which to traverse the vast expanses of the internet. Enter Comodo Dragon Browser, an enigmatic entity that beckons with promises of security, speed, and serenity. Here, dear reader, we embark upon a verbose voyage, delving into the ethereal depths of this browser, attempting to unravel its enigmatic essence. Prepare yourself for a verbose reverie of words, meandering through the alleys of ambiguity, while occasionally punctuating the prose with polysyllabic gems.

Aesthetics and Design:

At first glance, Comodo Dragon Browser presents a visage that lies betwixt the ethereal and the prosaic, as if forged from the finest digital artisans of our time. Its interface, a symphony of pixels, harmonizes with the eye, bathed in a palette that dares to meld the hues of timeless elegance with the whispers of modernity. The layout, though not without its quirks, resembles a labyrinthine jigsaw puzzle, each piece interlocking with meticulous precision. Yet, beneath the facade of grandeur, one finds a maelstrom of conflicting sensibilities, resulting in a paradoxical amalgamation of charm and convolution.

Performance and Speed:

Like a sprightly stallion galloping through the verdant meadows of technological prowess, Comodo Dragon Browser embraces the mantle of swiftness with ardor. Its load times, akin to the blink of a myopic owl, are nothing short of astounding. Alas, despite its relentless quest for celerity, the browser occasionally stumbles upon obstacles, a tangled web woven by the whims of fate. This fickle dance between promptness and perplexity, though poetic in its own right, might leave the user yearning for a more consistent experience.

Security and Privacy:

In the labyrinthine world of online vulnerabilities, Comodo Dragon Browser emerges as a valiant sentinel, brandishing its shield of security with resolute determination. It pledges to guard your digital footsteps from prying eyes and shadowy hackers, imparting a sense of calm amidst the chaos. Encryption, firewalls, and safeguards, all woven together with the deftness of a digital tapestry artist, form the backbone of this browser's security arsenal. However, like the unpredictable whispers of the wind, a sense of doubt persists, as if the gates of privacy might not be as impregnable as they purport to be.

Features and Customization:

Comodo Dragon Browser, much like the mythical chameleon, adapts to the whims of its user, offering a myriad of features and customization options. From tab management to ad-blockers, from password managers to incognito modes, the browser is a cornucopia of digital tools that empowers the user with a sense of control. Nevertheless, amidst the plethora of possibilities, a confounding labyrinth emerges, an intricate mosaic of bewildering menus and options, leaving the user to navigate a convoluted path in pursuit of simplicity.

Conclusion:

In the grand tapestry of digital browsers, Comodo Dragon Browser stands as an enigmatic figure, its allure intertwined with a mosaic of contradictions. It beckons with its elegant aesthetic, tantalizes with its promise of speed and security, and captivates with its plethora of features. Yet, beneath the veneer of charm lies a complex web of ambiguity, occasionally entangling the user in a quandary of convolution. Ultimately, the choice to embark upon this esoteric expedition rests with the discerning user, who must decide whether the allure of Comodo Dragon Browser's chimerical conundrum is a siren's song or a symphony worth embracing.

(From ChatGPT)
Long review without actually saying anything of value:

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There once was a browser called Comodo

That promised to be fast and modo

But it was so slow and full of woe

That it made its users go loco

The real question is why you installed sketchy firewall software I've never even heard of.

In the early 2000's Commodo was actually a reputable consumer-grade firewall vendor. Like all security software vendors, they eventually became that which they fought against.

Create the problem, sell the solution

Huh. TIL. So why did they fade away?

Because built in security tools in Windows are much better and free. And enabled by default. Installing 3rd party tools is dumb at the very least.

Windows firewall and defender are hot garbage. It is one of the first thing I disable on a fresh install.

It's better than most, if not all free options, as long as it stays online, which it doesn't really require much data and it's updates are separate from windows updates so you can let defender do its thing while limiting/blocking windows updates.

The online thing is what my issue is. Plus I take my security seriously so I have no issue paying for ESET. I don't trust any free anti virus.

If you have serious security needs, yeah paying for a proper one makes sense, I'm not denying that. Just for the 99% of people who don't need beefy security, defender is better than everything else free, and you were already giving your data to microsoft anyway so you might as well get some benefit from it. Defender is actually quite effective, and it has been since W10 at least.

Well, you're just plain wrong.

Look you like fondling Microsoft, go ahead. Don't go around telling people how good it feels. Too many false positive, too much information being sent back to Microsoft. No where near enough personalization or settings. Don't get me started on the firewall. Might as well not have one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIaNZXgDtRU Here's a documentary on a similar security company.

Because they already downloaded all the RAM they could so this is the next logical step.

Because you're too young to remember a time when Comodo was a decent firewall option for Windows XP.

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It also had options (framed as "levels" of ptotection) that would make more of those pop up prompts at completely nonsensical times about nonsense things - like declareing whatever you just tried to run was using a global hook. I had virtualdub up and opened windows notepad and it tried to tell me that virtualdub was using a global hook as if virtualdub was a threat.

In all my years in IT thats still im the top 10 dumbest things I've seen in software even all these years later.

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The issue and why it wss stupid wasn't that it was a hook, its that it was attributing it to any app you opened when by definition a global hook is GLOBAL - you do users no gppd by scarinh them into thinking every global hool is malware frpm whatever random thing they ran. Those alert even would trigger on windows notepad. There is no reasom amy comnination of iser options should do this.

That was piss poor design and they evenyually walked it ba k after months of defending it by implying users amd security researchers were stupid on their forum, simce deleted. Its not in the wayback machine or I'd show you. Thier "fans" dogpiled on the topic after thier staff replied condesdingly.

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Not a bug exactly - they didn't think it through. To see what I was talking about you'd need a very very old version. Like way back when it was new. It seemed the that it was the developers that didn't know what a global hook was. They were just very obnoxious about it before finally seeing reason and correcting the behaviour. At the time, it woild fire for -every- global hook. To my knowledge you can mo longer reproduce this, but the reaction they had to someone trying to suggest this wasn't right was enough for me to never go near anything under thier brand ever again.

For many years comodo firewall and AV were one of the best, least obtrusive and consistently did well in detection charts etc.

Then I stopped using Windows so no idea what they are like now

I've seen a quick video about it on YouTube from a reputable Windows security YouTuber. Can't remember which exactly, probably "ThioJoe" or "The PC Security Channel". I wrote the softwares name down a long time ago and decided to give it a try today.

People are telling me it used to be a big thing in the 2000's. No hate intended here.

That's a mistake, always gotta be updated when it comes to these things and look up recent videos for suggestions instead. If you haven't already, make sure to delete everything comodo related from every nook and corner.

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If anyone's wondering. The text above is actually a placeholder commonly known as "Lorem Ipsum" and is used in the design and typesetting industry. It doesn't have a specific meaning or translation because it consists of scrambled Latin words and doesn't form coherent sentences.

My response would be "This must be illegal under GDPR"

What makes you think this? There’s no “Right to uninstall software”.

You could fill the report with loads of sensitive personal information and then report them...

…for handling information that you volunteered?

Doesn't matter if you volunteered it, they still have to treat it responsibly.

Wait a minute, you're saying that in every web input field I develop, I have to create checks to make sure the entered value isn't personal data? Boy, that will add quite a bit of work.

If you hold any data about people in Europe then that falls under GDPR, regardless of what the data is. It does get more complex if they data is sensitive or confidential.

I'll defend everybody's right to run Arch or Manjaro then they are in full control of what software runs on their kernel.

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This is the moment where you paste in some porn fanfic.

Time to introduce them to 'lil Bobby Tables

Delete from response where id = *

Bonus points if you can enumerate all tables.

FUCKYOUFUCKYOUFUCKYOUFUCKYOUFU

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"Fuck you" four times

Navy SEAL copy pasta.

What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You're fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're fucking dead, kiddo.

Exactly what my first thought was, but I'd just paste the whole thing in again, just for good measure.

My laptop was bundled with McAffee's garbage software, their uninstaller DOES NOT work. They have a tool to get rid of their software on their website but the links were down and when I finally downloaded it, it didn't fully uninstall it. Revo uninstaller wasn't able to get rid of it either, it's like a rootkit! I was only able to get rid of it by contacting McAffee and talking to their tech support

Isn't the option above "other", "I don't want to use it" or something along those lines? just tick that? Never found these to be that annoying. Just pick at random and be done with it.

For you Windows users. Check out chocolatey.org kind of like apt-get for Windows without stuff like this

They'll get a lot of "dguhvdrhhfddhcbjgfbkogdwscvbopiyrcbkitdcbjitewsfgbnkoiggvgfdxvhgvbnj"

You picked "other". Just pick any other reason. Like, the one likely saying "I didn't want to install this".

The dumbest part about this is that if you force people to complete it, they’re more likely to select a random option and click “next”. Any information they get from this survey will be mostly useless.

Use a Lorem ipsum generator. The default is 5 paragraphs of useless text. Perfect for situations like this.

I think I would either copy paste some kind of awful scat fanfic erotica or just hold down one letter till I had 30 characters depending on how much effort I wanted to put into it.

Infinite cum. You sit on the toilet to jack off, but you begin to cum uncontrollably. After ten spurts you start to worry. Your hand is sticky and it reeks of semen. You desperately shove your dick into a wad of toilet paper, but that only makes your balls hurt. The cum accelerates. It’s been three minutes. You can’t stop cumming. Your bathroom floor is covered in a thin layer of baby fluid. You try to cum into the shower drain but it builds up too fast. You try the toilet. The cum is too thick to be flushed. You lock the bathroom door to prevent the cum from escaping. The air grows hot and humid from the cum. The cum accelerates. You slip and fall in your own sperm. The cum is now six inches deep, almost as long as your still-erect semen hose. Sprawled on your back, you begin to cum all over the ceiling. Globs of the sticky white fluid begin to fall like raindrops, giving you a facial with your own cum. The cum accelerates. You struggle to stand as the force of the cum begins to propel you backwards as if you were on a bukkake themed slip-and-slide. Still on your knees, the cum is now at chin height. To avoid drowning you open the bathroom door. The deluge of man juice reminds you of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, only with cum instead of molasses. The cum accelerates. It’s been two hours. Your children and wife scream in terror as their bodies are engulfed by the snow-white sludge. Your youngest child goes under, with viscous bubbles and muffled cries rising from the goop. You plead to God to end your suffering. The cum accelerates. You squeeze your dick to stop the cum, but it begins to leak out of your asshole instead. You let go. The force of the cum tears your urethra open, leaving only a gaping hole in your crotch that spews semen. Your body picks up speed as it slides backwards along the cum. You smash through the wall, hurtling into the sky at thirty miles an hour. From a bird’s eye view you see your house is completely white. Your neighbor calls the cops. The cum accelerates. As you continue to ascend, you spot police cars racing towards your house. The cops pull out their guns and take aim, but stray loads of cum hit them in the eyes, blinding them. The cum accelerates. You are now at an altitude of 1000 feet. The SWAT team arrives. Military helicopters circle you. Hundreds of bullets pierce your body at once, yet you stay conscious. Your testicles have now grown into a substitute brain. The cum accelerates. It has been two days. With your body now destroyed, the cum begins to spray in all directions. You break the sound barrier. The government deploys fighter jets to chase you down, but the impact of your cum sends one plane crashing to the ground. The government decides to let you leave the earth. You feel your gonads start to burn up as you reach the edges of the atmosphere. You narrowly miss the ISS, giving it a new white paint job as you fly past. Physicists struggle to calculate your erratic trajectory. The cum accelerates. The cum begins to gravitate towards itself, forming a comet trail of semen. Astronomers begin calling you the “Cummet.” You are stuck in space forever, stripped of your body and senses, forced to endure an eternity of cumshots. Eventually, you stop thinking.

"Sorry, but you've exceeded the limit by 5 characters"

Webforms nowadays...jeesh.

But why provide them useless noise when you could provide them the lyrics of a Gin n Juice spoof about Genghis Kahn, as generated by ChatGPT?

Bonus points if anyone can tell what prompt I gave ChatGPT to generate this:

(Verse 1) Uh, uh, uh, uh,
It was all a dream, I used to scroll on Reddit,
Up late at night, my eyes bloodshot and shredded.
Postin' comments, gettin' upvotes, chasin' that gold,
But deep down inside, I wanted freedom, so I'm told.

I heard 'bout a place, where the community's free,
No corporate overlords, just open source, you see.
It's called Lemmy, where servers run by anyone,
Browsing and interactin', it's truly second to none.

(Chorus)
It's Lemmy, Lemmy, the land of liberty,
No more tight fists, now we're truly free.
From different servers, we can come together,
Postin', sharin', buildin' a world that's better.

(Verse 2)
I used to feel controlled, caught in a corporate trap,
But Lemmy showed me a world where I could finally unwrap.
No more shadow bans, no more censorship at play,
Expressin' opinions freely, every single day.

No more karma points, no more fake internet fame,
Just genuine discussions, where ideas aren't tamed.
The community's diverse, with voices far and wide,
Lemmy brings us together, side by side.

(Chorus)
It's Lemmy, Lemmy, the land of liberty,
No more tight fists, now we're truly free.
From different servers, we can come together,
Postin', sharin', buildin' a world that's better.

(Bridge Now I'm livin' in Lemmy, where freedom reigns supreme,
No more echo chambers, it's like a beautiful dream.
Upvotes and downvotes, they don't define my worth,
Just authentic conversations, a true rebirth.

(Verse 3)
I left the karma race, the relentless upvote grind,
Now I'm in Lemmy, where my thoughts can truly unwind.
Engagin' with real people, sharin' knowledge and views,
No more hivemind mentality, we've got nothin' to lose.

From politics to hobbies, it's all here on display,
No more corporate agendas, it's the users who hold sway.
So join me in Lemmy, where freedom's at its peak,
A community united, breakin' free from the weak.

(Chorus)
It's Lemmy, Lemmy, the land of liberty,
No more tight fists, now we're truly free.
From different servers, we can come together,
Postin', sharin', buildin' a world that's better.

(Outro)
So if you're tired of the corporate control,
Come join us in Lemmy, let your voice unroll.
It's a place of openness, where ideas can soar,
Escape from Reddit's grasp, and find freedom once more.

"I had the misfortune to come across a leaked video of your CEO <Google name> having some really questionable sexual intercourse with a really sketchy character, and it was truly disgusting. I can not in good conscience support a company led by such a horrible individual"

If they want feedback, give them feedback.

Sounds like a good use for the Bee Movie script

I seen people suggesting comments like "fuck you" over and over again, but I would actually reply with an actual lecture on how it's immoral to install a secondary software with a primary software install. Be very explicit.

They'll probably not care about your comments, but at least they'll know why you uninstalled, and have it as a data point. And if enough of their customers do the same thing, then they may change policy about it.

About forcing the need to leave a comment when you're trying to uninstall that secondary software, I think that's happening just because you selected the 'other' option, and unfortunately that's something of a standard with these kind of question dialogs.

If you give them data points you’re rewarding the behavior. You shouldn’t have to give any response because the reason you’re uninstalling is none of the software developers business. So OP had the option of giving a canned response, or saying “other”, but won’t except “other” without some explanation of what the “other” reason is. Which is none of their fucking business.

Yeah sorry, feel you're wrong on this one, and cannot agree.

Telling them they're fucking up is a data point that they need to hear, so they could potentially stop doing that.

Even if they don't stop, they have to take the time to parse that data point to try to understand it, which limits the resources they have the process other data points that may make them more profit.

If you give an exploitative company information, they are not going to use that information to make their company better, they’re going to use that information to improve their grift. They won’t end their exploitation, they’ll only learn how to reduce your resistance to their exploitation. Any information you give them will only be used against you or people like you. Best to avoid it entirely and just tell them to fuck themselves twenty times in a row. They’ll still have to parse the response, and it’s impossible for them to exploit or misunderstand it.

Or just admit that you just hit next without looking at what you're are agreeing to. Not hard to pay attention and deselect that option.

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Hey OP. Check your DNS settings after your uninstall. I don’t know if this is still the case but there were reports this browser hijacks DNS by changing where requests are sent to.

I take the opportunity to really tell these guys how I feel about this kind of shit popping up. You want some honesty and how you "value" feedback? Okay, here you go.

With the exception of one machine, I’m fully Linux already. Roughly 20 computers and all Linux. One PC with Windows 7 and a tablet with 10. Special needs for those so they have to stay for the time being. But everything else Linux. Never been happier.

Why 20 computers? Not judging, just curious. Also, what flavor distros are you using?

Just repeat "I am moving to Linux" over and over again until you reached 30 characters

A good chance to tell them how shitty their software is.

I remember Comodo as an antivirus, back when those things were kinda needed on windows XP. Ever since 7, those types of software ended up more as bloat than actual security. They never blocked Baidu

They never blocked Baidu

Internet domains/IPs on home users PCs or in some other way

@ICastFist@lemmy.world, EDIT: add clarification

Malware that usually came bundled with something else you'd download, like FormatFactory or even an antivirus. It was notoriously difficult to uninstall, as it would silently reinstall itself on system restart, and keep most important files hidden somewhere in %appdata% folder. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a version of Comodo itself that bundled that piece of shit

I usually just enter offensive shit if I'm forced to enter text.

I tried using Comodo software way back in the day. It is incredibly intrusive and even after uninstalling it, I had so many issues with errors and performance hits that I eventually had to reinstall Windows. Never again

no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no

Conditions met

You selected 'other' just select one of the predefined and you are straight out. Do you care if its the right one or not??????

I do care because I don't want to fall victim to their dark patterns and be coerced into providing them with free market research

If you lie, then the data is worthless anyways. Or even harmful to their objective.

Laughs in linux...

I'm half surprised that you can't force uninstall from windows, I guess it's due to MS requiring software to provide its own uninstaller

apt uninstall <blah>

doesn't mess around

Well you can, just delete the entire folder and you're done

But that often leaves behind the registry entries which may or may not cause problems.

And whatever menus and shortcuts, which are usually cleaned up by the uninstaller

Even with the uninstaller with some shady software (Wondershare, CCleaner, antivirus softwares for example) the registry entries is still there

apt remove <blah>, or, and even better,

apt purge <blah>

noli me cogere ut responde quaestiones inanes

Google translate made this for me years ago and I copy and paste everywhere

Revo Uninstaller is your friend.

I forget what I used to use. CleanPC or something like that. 10bit Uninstaller seems to be okay.

I'd write "fuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyou"

I would uninstall the firewall too, they seem like creeps.

python3> ["fuck you" for _ in range(int(input("how much you hate comodo? (give a number) ")))].join(" ")

I thought about using comodo firewall a while back, but their software just seems so shady..

Years ago I used to use Comodo, but quit because each update felt like one step closer to sketchiness from them. I ended up finding Simplewall on github, (a nice, simple, straight to the point firewall) and never looked back.

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why would you ever want to use a 3p firewall, especially something like Comodo?

I wonder how much of their business has been absolutely ham-fucked by Let's Encrypt.

Instant wildcard SSLs for free vs. 100 or so a year from Comodo - every year.

I'll just choose the first option in such situations if I'm not given a chance to skip.

On windows is there no other way of uninstalling a program beside their own uninstaller? If so that seems like it would be really easy to abuse.

Of course that you can delete all the files and folders of the program, but firewalls and such operate on a quite low level and fining all the files is a pain in the ass

There's also registry entries, and I imagine some of the files installed as part of a firewall end up as essential for a working network connection because they're registered as such.

I highly advise you using Revo Uninstaller who cleans the regedit and looks for remaining files

Depends on the installer. Windows has been pushing the .MSI installer format which is managed to some extent by a centralized system install manager, meaning the system should be able to revert the changes without any custom uninstaller. Installers can still bypass it to some degree though, and it has an option to run a custom .exe on uninstall, but there is also a special cleanup tool (you have to download it separately from Windows support forums) that can "force remove" all the stuff installed by the .MSI.

But otherwise it's like asking "can't you uninstall a .deb without running a custom uninstaller script included in the .deb?"...

Control panel can do it, the software can pop up and ask you why you did it, did you like their product, etc.

I think it's funny how it says "Uninstall feedback", like ... duh I'm not uninstalling the feedback

Yeah Comodo and basically all other free AV or Firewall platforms are just voluntary malware.

Windows has a solid firewall and very good AV with defender already though, so the good news is you don't need any of that third party crap.

I haven't used third party firewalls or AV since Windows 7 or so, especially when these programs started to act more like malware themselves with the constant nagging.

Just name over 30 characters from tv shows or movies.

That's good, I've always got plenty of feedback, when presented with this kind of bullshit.

Is there no other way to purge the software? Doesn't Windows offer any alternate means to purge software, apart from wiping the drive clean?

Windows doesn't manage installed applications, only those from the Store, but you can still manually go to the installation folder and remove it.

Unless something has changed since I last needed it, Revo Uninstaller can scrub programs from your system.

First it runs the regular uninstaller. Then it scans program folders, user profiles, registry, etc. for any “missed” files. You can pick and choose what you want gone and it can back up any post uninstaller changes in-case you Bork something.

I feel like "Your software is bad and you should feel bad about it" covers most bases.

If I was to be forced to write that, maybe the people that read the feedback will either have a blast or be disgusted, lol.

You mean 30 spaces?

May not be accepted. On the other hand... 30 nonbreaking spaces...

I wouldn't trust that uninstaller to actually uninstall any of the malware that "firewall" installed. Purge the program directories manually.

Honestly just reinstall Windows, it'll be faster than trying to get rid of the McAfee infestation.

Reply with The software's uninstallation process was flawless, just like its existence. It left no trace, reminding me of an imaginary friend's departure.

Isn't it that they don't wanna get spammed with BS under 30 characters and didn't think to leave out a "None of these answers" checkbox?

I had Comodo installed once, about 14 years ago. I had the immediate feeling that it's malware only. There is no protection, just annoying stuff that digs deep into your system, making it vulnerable.

"no" followed by 28 null characters and a small code payload that'll crash their server (ok won't work but it'd be funny)

Comodo was pimping a free RMM that they claimed or implied rivaled Kaseya for a while back in 2016ish...

I don't think they're a trustworthy company though.

"I was just trying to install this bloatware but now that I'm forced to provide feedback about software I didn't want in the first place, I'm now going to uninstall all of your software and no longer be your customer."

That's what I would say

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“This software installer is almost as good as the one I used back in 1998 when The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.”

Idk maybe your works needs comodo but I would prefer to use windows defender instead that trash.

Send them this: Comodo Dragon browser, where do I even begin? Strap in, because this is going to be a wild ride through the depths of disappointment and frustration.

Let's start with the interface. Oh boy, where to even start? It's like they took all the worst design elements from every other browser and threw them together in a blender without bothering to hit the "blend" button. Tabs are scattered haphazardly across the top of the window, buttons are strewn about like confetti at a clown convention, and don't even get me started on the menu layout. It's a maze of confusion that would make even the most seasoned navigators feel like they're lost in the Bermuda Triangle.

But hey, maybe you can overlook the interface if the performance is decent, right? Wrong. Comodo Dragon moves at the speed of a snail stuck in molasses. Pages take ages to load, even on a high-speed connection, and once they finally do, good luck trying to scroll through them without feeling like you're trying to push a boulder up a mountain. It's enough to make you want to throw your computer out the window and go back to using carrier pigeons to communicate.

And then there's the security features. Oh boy, don't even get me started. Supposedly, Comodo Dragon offers top-of-the-line security measures to keep your data safe from prying eyes. But in reality, it's about as effective as putting a "Beware of Dog" sign on a house with a pet goldfish. Malware scanning? Phishing protection? More like wishful thinking and crossed fingers. You'd have better luck protecting your data by writing it on a piece of paper and burying it in your backyard.

But wait, there's more! Let's talk about customization options. Or should I say, lack thereof. Sure, you can change the color scheme or add some fancy themes, but good luck finding anything that actually improves your browsing experience. It's like trying to decorate a dumpster fire with sparklers - no matter how much you try to pretty it up, it's still a dumpster fire.

In conclusion, Comodo Dragon is a dumpster fire of a browser that should be avoided at all costs. Save yourself the headache and stick with something more reliable, like banging two rocks together to communicate. At least then you won't have to deal with the soul-crushing disappointment of trying to use this monstrosity of a browser.

I'm glad this era of software is over. I'm really far from full stallman approval but I still never have a reason to install software like this anymore.

I'd type something like "Eat my nuts nuts nuts nuts nuts nuts nuts". Is that 30 characters?

Just check one of the other bullets.

even better, write the 'never gonna give you up' lyrics. be as useless as possible

If you are really angry at them, you should just write "I've switched to Norton/McAfee/other competitor for [ridiculous but plausible reasons]", depending on your creativity.

They definitely will read these and debate them since it's likely a corporate initiative from the top down.

If you insist on using an inferior operating system that lets third-party software manage its own uninstallation instead of having the system-provided package manager control it, you're gonna have a bad time.