Administrator DKT27 Posted February 13, 2010 Administrator Share Posted February 13, 2010 Windows security software vendor Comodo has added its contribution to the short list of Chromium-based browser remixes that have sprung up in the wake of Google Chrome's success. Best known for its firewall software, Comodo's Chromium browser is called Dragon, and it promises better security features than those available in Google Chrome. It is the first browser released by a security software company.Dragon warns users away from sites with poor certification, including Facebook.Facebook log-in page, for example. You can still click through with the "proceed anyway" button, but it's interesting to see major sites with poor certification get called out. Previously only available in beta test form from the Comodo forums, Dragon introduces one new feature not in Chromium and strips out all of the Google-based innovations. Comodo Dragon has a stricter policy on Web site certification than other browsers, and it will throw up a yellow warning page, if a user tries to access a Web site with an unvalidated certificate. Users can see this on the Facebook.com is a trustworthy Web site, but Comodo CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu sees it differently. "My goal is to secure end users. And if that means I need to put a message saying that this site is unprotected because [it doesn't have] a validated certificate...then I will." Abdulhayoglu added that cost shouldn't be an issue for Web site certification because an unvalidated certificate "costs the same" as a validated one. Dragon is based on Chromium version 3, so it supports themes but not extensions. Abdulhayoglu said he expects Dragon to update to Chromium version 4 before the end of March. There are plans, he said, to introduce more security-based features, including banking Web site support and a remote-access collaborative feature that allows two people at different computers to share the browser. Besides missing extensions, Dragon lacks bookmark sync, automatic translation, and all the other Google features. It also lacks the reporting feature, which was a major concern for many users when Google Chrome debuted. Although you can uncheck the anonymous reporting in Chrome's Options pane, some users have found this unsatisfactory. In a statement it e-mailed on Friday, Comodo touted this lack of reporting as beneficial because it prevents attackers from finding vulnerabilities in the software error-compiling mechanism. It's entirely unclear at this point, though, how big of a vulnerability the remote-reporting compiler has posed. After using Dragon for a few hours, it's not clear that many users will find it superior to Chrome at the moment. Too many features are missing, and although Comodo claims on its Dragon launch page that it's "very easy to switch from your browser to the Dragon," you can't import settings from Chrome, only from Opera, Internet Explorer, or Firefox. Right now, Dragon is little more than a curiosity, except for the excessively paranoid, but if it is able to gain back some of the features it lost through extensions and introduce better security features on its own, it might be able to hold its own as a niche browser. More InfoSource - CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted February 13, 2010 Administrator Share Posted February 13, 2010 My two cents: Comodo are very much a jack of all trades. So many applications. Most poorly written and not supported to any extent. Use with caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 COMODO found a good source of revenue. They should dump Ask already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I checked Comodo's website but couldn't find adequate information (or maybe I just didn't look hard enough :D).Which version is based on? 3.x, 4.x or 5.x?Did they remove Google search suggestions?Last but certainly not least does it support chrome's extensions?Anybody know the answer to the questions, I'd appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 14, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 14, 2010 All of your questions are already answered on the first post. See "more info" link, it will take you to comodo's site with info about it. ;)Don't forget to go to Comodo Dragon Section of Comodo forums. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 All of your questions are already answered on the first post. See "more info" link, it will take you to comodo's site with info about it. ;)Don't forget to go to Comodo Dragon Section of Comodo forums. ;)Thanks, I guess I didn't look hard enough after all :shy: Personally, I'll pass. Without extensions support then Chrome is useless (at least for me) and I also like the google search suggestions too :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 15, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 15, 2010 I posted this cause, you know what Lite mentioned....I would advice that if you wanna have a look by yourself, try it in VM. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shajt Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 My two cents: Comodo are very much a jack of all trades. So many applications. Most poorly written and not supported to any extent. Use with caution.Don't know about their other apps but Firewall with Defense+ is far from poorly written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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