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Comodo Internet Security

Comodo Internet Security
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Comodo Internet Security version 6.0 Premium on Windows XP
Developer(s)Comodo Group
Stable release6.0.264710.2708 (January 30, 2013; 53 days ago (2013-01-30)) [±][1][Note 1]
Operating systemWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Platformx86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit)
SizeSoftware: 60 MB[2]
Virus Definitions: 99 MB[3]
TypeAntivirus, Personal firewall, Intrusion prevention system
LicenseProprietary (Both commercial and freeware editions are available)
Websitewww.comodo.com

Comodo Internet Security (CIS), developed by Comodo Group, is an Internet security suite available for Microsoft Windows. It offers anti-malware (antivirus) protection, a personal firewall, a sandbox and a Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) called Defense+.[2][4]

Contents

Versions

Version 5 was current as of December 2012[update].

On January 9, 2013 Comodo announced that CIS version 6 has been released. A beta version had been available for download from the Comodo forums since October.[5]

Version 6, also known as Comodo Internet Security 2013, has a redesigned user interface that is tablet and touchscreen friendly, can operate a Windows desktop and application system entirely in a secured sandbox, and can create a rescue disk.[6][7]

It installs and integrates with Cleaning Essentials and Killswitch, previously distributed separately. See Features below.

Critical reception

On February 7, 2013, Comodo Internet Security Complete earned the PCMag Editor’s Choice award. They gave the suite 4.5 of 5 stars and a rating of Excellent. Writing for the magazine, Neil J. Reubenking concluded “The biggest win for Comodo Internet Security Complete 2013 isn't in features, but in support. The GeekBuddy service fixes any problem, security or otherwise, using remote assistance. A Virus-Free Guarantee reimburses you for damage if malware gets past Comodo; you can also get reimbursed for expenses related to identity theft. Add a GeekBuddy-powered tuneup tool and an unusually powerful backup utility and you've got a winner.“ [8]

On January 18, 2013, the independent tester of security software Matousec ranked Comodo Internet Security 2013 Premium (v6) number one in a test of 38 internet security suites. In their "Proactive Security Challenge 64" Comodo was the only suite to receive a protection rating of "Excellent" and only one of three products that Matousec rated as "Recommended". In their summary report, they stated "After quite a long time we have a new version of Comodo Internet Security here in Proactive Security Challenge 64. Comodo Internet Security confirmed its number one position on the field of Windows proactive security once again." [9]

In a January 9, 2013 review, Techworld.com awarded Comodo Internet Security Pro 2013 4 of 5 stars and concluded "Cloud-based scanning and behaviour analysis joins a suite of top-notch security tools, designed to keep your PC secure. Recommended." [10]

In a January 9, 2013 review of Comodo Internet Security Pro 2013, Mike Williams of BetaNews.com concluded "the average user will appreciate its largely automatic operation, though, while experts enjoy the powerful tools and extreme configurability." [11]

In August 2012 cnet published an Editor's Review that gave Comodo Internet Security its highest ranking, "Spectacular". They commented "Now Comodo has stepped up its game and upped the level of competition with Comodo Internet Security." [12]

Neil J. Rubenking, a leading Security Analyst, gave Comodo Internet Security 2012 a rating of "Excellent" in his PC Magazine review.[13]

Comodo Internet Security 2012 was tested on 13 January 2012 and ranked number 1 in Matousec's Proactive Security Challenge for security software, and passed all of the 148 software firewall tests.[14]

Reviews

Features

Editions

Comodo Internet Security (CIS) is available in four editions: Comodo Internet Security (the standard edition), Comodo Internet Security Plus, Comodo Internet Security Pro and Comodo Internet Security Complete. All editions contain a personal firewall which prevents unauthorized communication with the Internet, an antivirus that seeks and eliminates malicious software and the Defense+ monitors software for suspicious behavior and can "sandbox" certain programs, thus preventing them from making permanent changes to the system.

The basic version, also available for GNU/Linux systems, called just Comodo Internet Security, is freeware.[4] The Plus, Pro, and Complete editions are available on paid subscription, and offer additional technical support for the duration of the subscription, including "GeekBuddy" support, depending upon edition, and insurance to pay for cleaning virus infections that are not prevented. [15] The Complete edition comes with an online backup service subscription.[16]

GeekBuddy is a support system whereby a Comodo expert makes a remote connection to the user's computer and resolves a wide variety of technical issues, included but not restricted to virus cleaning and Internet security, such as software installation and printer setup.[17] It is available in the paid-for versions of CIS, and as a separate subscription service. The website offers a free 60-day trial of GeekBuddy, but one review reports that this was refused when requested.[18]

Comodo also offers Comodo Firewall and Comodo Antivirus, components of Comodo Internet Security, separately. All editions of CIS can install antivirus software and a standalone personal firewall, or either of these alone.[19][20]

Components

Comodo Internet Security was designed around the concept of layered security[21] and provides the following functions:

Antivirus
Comodo's Antivirus Software was publicly released along with the Comodo Internet Security Suite on October 23, 2008.[22] It can scan programs as they are opened, providing continuous protection against threats it recognises, and can scan all or part of a file system on demand. Since CIS 3.8 it has offered a heuristics engine built into the scanner. CIS 5.0 added cloud antivirus protection and spyware scanning capabilities. As it could not clean all the malware it found effectively, Comodo Cleaning Essentials was developed to supplement CIS.
Firewall
Comodo Firewall Pro generally wins high scores on Firewall testing sites, such as Matousec, and has regularly been included in the top three firewalls.[23] The firewall component has been declared Editor's Choice by PC Magazine[24] and Gizmo's Tech Support Alert.[25]
HIPS
Comodo's host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS), named Defense+, is designed to provide protection against unknown malware. It is designed to restrict the actions of unknown applications, and restrict access to important files, folders, settings and the Windows Registry. Defense+ employs Default Deny Protection, by default refusing any unknown file permission to install or execute except when specifically allowed by the user or when the file appears on Comodo's whitelist. In CIS 4.0 a sandbox was added to Defense+ to isolate and run unknown applications.[26]
Remote assistance
Comodo GeekBuddy, which is also available by itself as a separate service,[27] is provided with paid versions of Comodo Internet Security.[4] It allows a Comodo technician to connect remotely to users' computers to help disinfect their system or provide other support.[27]
Process monitoring
KillSwitch is a system monitoring tool that allows users to identify, monitor and stop potentially unsafe programs.[28][29]
Malware cleaning
Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) is a free-standing on-demand virus scanner and cleaner that uses the same antivirus engine and database as CIS. It was created in response to criticism of Antivirus's ability to remove threats it detected. Unlike Antivirus, Cleaning Essentials does not provide continuous protection, but rather is run on demand from a hard drive or a USB device. So long as the machine is connected to the Internet, CCE can download the latest definition updates.

Before carrying out a full scan, CCE reboots the machine and starts itself before other processes, which allows it to detect and clean malicious processes which could otherwise hide from and resist cleaning by software such as Comodo Antivirus.

CCE can carry out a full scan or a custom scan for malware including rootkits, and run KillSwitch, a task manager, like Windows Task Manager but with added facilities to determine if a process is safe, unknown, or dangerous. It can terminate stubborn processes that cannot be closed by Windows Task Manager. CCE also has a module to analyze processes which run automatically at machine startup, identifying malicious autostart processes.[30]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Release Notes are issued for most versions of Comodo Internet Security, and report the version number. However, Notes are not issued for all releases, so the version number may not be up-to-date; the only way reliably to determine the most recent version is to download it.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Comodo Internet Security". www.comodo.com website. Comodo Group. December 29, 2010. http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-s ecurity/free-internet-security.php. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Download Comodo Internet Security". Comodo website (www.comodo.com). Comodo Group. http://www.comodo.com/home/download/d ownload.php?prod=cis. Retrieved 5 November 2010. "Size: 50 MB (51,955,656 bytes) [~snip~] Advanced Features: Install the Antivirus as a standalone; Install the Firewall as a standalone; Install both Firewall and Antivirus"
  3. ^ "Comodo Anti-Malware Database - Latest additions". Comodo website. Comodo Software. http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-s ecurity/updates/vdp/database.php. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Comodo Internet Security". Comodo website (www.comodo.com). Comodo Group. http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-s ecurity/free-internet-security.php. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  5. ^ http://www.comodo.com/news/press_rele ases/2013/01/comodo-launches-internet -security-2013.html
  6. ^ http://www.facebook.com/ComodoHome
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yplG WIebI
  8. ^ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817, 2415202,00.asp
  9. ^ http://www.matousec.com/projects/proa ctive-security-challenge-64/
  10. ^ http://download.techworld.com/3328878 /comodo-internet-security-pro-2013-v6 0/
  11. ^ http://betanews.com/2013/01/09/comodo -internet-security-pro-2013-review/
  12. ^ http://download.cnet.com/Comodo-Inter net-Security/3000-2239_4-10460704.htm l
  13. ^ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817, 2399585,00.asp
  14. ^ Proactive Security Challenge Results
  15. ^ "Comodo Internet Security Pro". Comodo website (www.comodo.com). Comodo Group. http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-s ecurity/internet-security-pro.php. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  16. ^ "Comodo Internet Security Complete". Comodo website (www.comodo.com). Comodo Group. http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-s ecurity/internet-security-complete.ph p. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  17. ^ Comodo website: Geekbuddy
  18. ^ Hardware insights: Comodo Internet Security Premium – Review, 4 July 2011
  19. ^ "Download Comodo Firewall". Comodo website (www.comodo.com). Comodo Group. http://www.comodo.com/home/download/d ownload.php?prod=firewall. Retrieved 27 May 2010. "Size: 60 MB (62,208,912 bytes) [~snip~] Advanced Features: Install the Antivirus as a standalone; Install the Firewall as a standalone; Install both Firewall and Antivirus"
  20. ^ "Download Comodo Antivirus". Comodo website (www.comodo.com). Comodo Group. http://www.comodo.com/home/download/d ownload.php?prod=antivirus. Retrieved 27 May 2010. "Size: 60 MB (62,208,912 bytes) [~snip~] Advanced Features: Install the Antivirus as a standalone; Install the Firewall as a standalone; Install both Firewall and Antivirus"
  21. ^ Abdulhayoğlu, Melih (5 May 2008). "A Door, A Burglar Alarm and Insurance - All you need for Computer Security!". Melih.com. http://www.melih.com/2008/05/05/a-doo r-a-burglar-alarm-and-insurance-all-y ou-need-for-computer-security/. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  22. ^ "Comodo Releases New Powerful Internet Security Suite for PC Users". Comodo Newsroom. Comodo.com. 28 October 2008. http://www.comodo.com/news/press_rele ases/28_10_08.html. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  23. ^ "Proactive Security Challenge: Results and comments". matousec.com. 2010-05-01. http://www.matousec.com/projects/fire wall-challenge/results.php. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  24. ^ Rubenking, Neil J. (2007-12-18). "Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0". pcmag.com. Retrieved 2010-05-25. 
  25. ^ "Best Free Windows 7 / Vista 64 bit Software". techsupportalert.com. 2010-05-22. http://www.techsupportalert.com/conte nt/best-free-vista-64-bit-software.ht m. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  26. ^ Hickins, Michael (16 April 2009). "Microsoft Trying To Change Its Security Identity". BNET Technology Blog. Industry.bnet.com. http://industry.bnet.com/technology/1 0001432/microsoft-trying-to-change-it s-security-identity/. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  27. ^ a b "GeekBuddy". Comodo Group. http://www.comodo.com/home/support-ma intenance/geekbuddy.php. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  28. ^ http://www.buysoftinfo.com/news/began -testing-comodo-internet-security-6-0 -beta
  29. ^ http://www.comodo.com/business-securi ty/network-protection/cleaning_essent ials.php
  30. ^ "COMODO Cleaning Essentials 2.0.212902.151 BETA Released!". Comodo website (www.comodo.com). Comodo Group. http://forums.comodo.com/comodo-clean ing-essentials-cce-killswitch-cce/com odo-cleaning-essentials-20212902151-b eta-released-t77601.0.html. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

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