Update: Comodo 3.9

This post was copied from the Comodo forum boards. The original message was written by egeman and can be found here: http://forums.comodo.com/feedbackco...et_security_3976924507_released-t39202.0.html




Hi Guys,

We are very excited to announce that COMODO Internet Security 3.9.76924.507 has just been released! This release addresses many bugs and brings some enhancements.

Enhancements like: Faster realtime virus scanning, fewer number of defense+ popups, BOClean integration.


What's New in 3.9.76924.507?

THANKS! COMODO would like to thank the BETA testers and the translators, whose invaluable efforts made this release possible.
NEW! Multilingual Support: CIS now supports other languages
NEW! Stateful File Inspection for Realtime Virus Scanner
NEW! Integrated In Memory Virus Scanner(i.e. Integrated BOClean)
NEW! LivePCSupport is provided as a 30 Day Trial
IMPROVED! Default popup layout changed to the basic layout in order to encourage the use of it
IMPROVED! Stronger Defense+ protection: New types of defenses are added e.g. Clipboard logging, Keyboard input blocking etc.
IMPROVED! Keyboard and Screen access alerts are improved and number of false positives are reduced
IMPROVED! Stronger Defense+ protection while the Windows is Booting/Shutting down
IMPROVED! Stronger Default Firewall policy in order to better hide from attackers(Thanks to feedback from our forum moderator Ronny)
IMPROVED! Configuration Management window is changed
IMPROVED! Submission functionality for the Quarantined items added
FIXED! Antivirus heuristics does not detect some files properly
FIXED! Defense+ BO protection incompatible with Spy Swepper virus scanner.
FIXED! CIS does not validate digital certificates properly
FIXED! CIS blocks some application from being executed
FIXED! BSOD while CIS is being uninstalled
FIXED! CIS does not detect some types of shellcodes upon a BO attack
FIXED! CIS erroneously reports buffer overflow attacks for some applications under certain circumstances
FIXED! CIS does not scan specially created RAR files properly ( http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34737, first reported by Thierry Zoller)
FIXED! CIS creates duplicate file name entries for some protected file access alerts
FIXED! Right click scanner reports "Antivirus Engine is not initialized"
FIXED! Threatcast registration does not work properly(This bug caused some users unable to see TC statistics)
FIXED! CIS occasionally crashes while submitting the files
FIXED! CIS firewall drivers sometimes cannot be restored by the diagnostics utility
FIXED! CIS did not scan NTFS streams during manual scanning
FIXED! Windows Logon Screen is shown when CIS is installed under certain circumstances(Windows created a password bug)
FIXED! CIS causes system performance to degrade after prolonged time of network data transfer

The following languages have been included with this release:
Arabic Brazilian Chineese(Simplified) Chineese(Traditional) Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Finnish French German Italian Japaneese Polish Portugeese Romanian Russian Slowak Swedish

We have not received any translations for the following languages and hence not included them in this release:
Spanish Hungarian Croatian Norwegian Turkish Greek Indonesian Finnish Hebrew Persian Korean Catalan
Serbian Ukrainian

Please fell free to contact with me if you are ready to join translations efforts for the languages not included in this release.
This is the location where we discuss the translations: http://forums.comodo.com/feedbackco...your_finished_translations_here-t37348.0.html

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ):
1 - Do I have to uninstall the previous versions of CIS(e.g. 3.8 ) to get this version?
No. Automatic updater is going to do the job for you. However CIS 3.5 users will have to uninstall those versions and reinstall this version because of the huge download requirements.
2 - I updated it but the automatic updater reported updates again. Whats going on?
This is expected. If you are updating from CIS 3.8, there will be a 2 stage update. First update is going to update the automatic updater and make sure it can update to CIS 3.9. Then the second update is going to make sure that update to CIS 3.9 is completed.
3 - Is BOClean integrated into CIS now? Do I still need BOClean if I have CIS 3.9?
Yes BOClean is integrated in CIS 3.9 and no you do not need BOClean if you have CIS 3.9 installed. However you MUST install COMODO Antivirus and enable realtime scanning. If you install firewall only, you may keep the standalone BOClean.
4 - I dont see my languge in the supported languages. Why?
First of all, we would like to thank all of our volunteers who made those translations for CIS. Because this is a volunteer work, at the time of this release, we might not have had the volunteers for that particular language. Or sometimes even if there are volunteers, their schedules may not match the release schedule of CIS.
This is the location where we discuss the translations: http://forums.comodo.com/feedbackco...your_finished_translations_here-t37348.0.html
5 - Which languages does this release support?
In this release, we have officially translated Chineese(Simplified) and Russian versions in house. The other languages are translated by our volunteer users. For the full list please check above.
6 - Does this multilingual support mean that COMODO provides email/phone support in these new languages too?
No. COMODO offers phone/email support only in English(For paid products only). However our forums have international boards which can allow you to get help in your own language.
7 - I was a beta tester. Do I have to uninstall the BETA and reinstall this version?
The automatic updater will update yours too. But a reinstall is always better than this for BETA versions.
8 - Will automatic updates change my existing settings?
Automatic updates will not change your existing settings. This means it will not add the small changes in the new default firewall policy. But this can be overcome by using Stealth My Ports Wizard.
But please note that because of the optimizations in this version, if you do a clean install, you can get a faster and a more compact D+ policy while CIS learns your existing settings in a new way.

Download Locations:
32-Bit Setup:
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URL: http://download.comodo.com/cis/download/setups/CIS_Setup_3.9.76924.507_XP_Vista_x32.exe
Size: 72.2 MB (75,749,664 bytes)
MD5: 57f67c5bfa38e7e9b582a6029c7d1033
SHA1: 74ff4e6e0c5a2f98e6c34281b23ba809a0ff0e10

64-Bit Setup:
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URL: http://download.comodo.com/cis/download/setups/CIS_Setup_3.9.76924.507_XP_Vista_x64.exe
Size: 73.7 MB (77,362,464 bytes)
MD5: ddcef57ade0b009782fc3e2203fe7325
SHA1: 336e005cd5cdd4a12f5f90db0b4773121ebd821b


Regards,
Egemen

 

Thanks but no thanks sticking with 3.8 for now.

 

why? what's wrong with the new version

 

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Comodo-Software-Removed-From-Softpedia-110169.shtml

 

Thanks for the update.
Notification about adware added on page 1.
How silly of Comodo to install adware by default which would trigger it's own AV otherwise...

 

Ugh. That's a dumb mistake on their part. Since I don't notice any of that crud on my computer right now, I'm guessing I must have unchecked those options and moved on. I've gotten so used to doing that when installing programs, I didn't notice a change.

 

So uncheck those options in the installer? How is this justification for not updating to the new version?

I'm not saying those options aren't adware, I'm just pointing out how easy it is to update to the new version without installing the adware... as simple as unchecking 3 boxes. So why again are you choosing not to upgrade?

 

While I am a great fan of Comodo Firewall I see now reason to update from said 3.8 to 3.9. Since version 2 I have been using Comodo Firewall and the fill size are getting bigger and bigger with Comodo CIS as it is called now.While I have no problems with version 3.8 running alongside Avast Pro Anitvirus I see no need to download and install or use live update to the current build. Also I have it runing with Avast on WIN7 on another PC without any problems as for the adware yeah one can uncheck things you dont need to install which one should be doing anyway
For me my set up is fine as it stands to date.
On the flip side I wish Comodo would do a stand along Firewall only for those that just need thr FW part of things.
Having said all that it is still a good Protection system which is free.

 

alright well, i actually think the increasing file size is just do to the new adware that they threw in (but i don't know for sure), and if you uncheck those options then it makes no difference really. I see it using hte same amount of resources as earlier systems. and 3.9 also provides some security improvements over 3.8. I would suggest upgrading, but if you feel more comfortable with 3.8, then that's a good enough answer for me.

 

THANKS Jin07.

G!