Comodo Unveils Free Products and Strategies for Creating a Highly Secure PC

Jersey City, NJ (August 9, 2007) - Comodo, as a group ofInternet security companies, announced significant enhancements to their portfolioof free desktop security and trust assurance solutions. The Comodo companies arecommitted to transforming desktop security from a "detection-based" model to a"prevention-based" model and have developed new technologies to encourage thischange.

In a recent interview with National Public Radio's (NPR) BreakfastBytes hosted byFelicia King and Ray Koukari that aired on WGTD in Wisconsin (8/04/07), MelihAbdulhayoglu CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo explained how recentinnovations in Comodo's desktop security solutions are changing the face of desktopsecurity. Unlike other security vendors, Comodo's approach uniquely identifies safeapplications rather than simply detecting and blocking harmful applications. Thisapproach employs a white list technology and only allows trusted applications accessto the PC.

This approach will evolve desktop security form a "detection-based" approach to a"prevention-based" model. In describing Comodo's approach, Melih Abdulhayogluexplained, "The world of security has to change. It is no good to say - hey leteveryone else around the world get infected and we will protect ourselves. We haveto give security to everyone even people in countries where salaries are low [andthey] cannot afford to buy security packages for $50. We need to secure thesemachines because each machine is a powerful tool with CPU and connectivity... thatcan be used against us as bots. That's why we are doing what we are doing."

During the interview, Comodo outlined its strategy for upcoming releases of its freedesktop security software. Currently, over 350,000 new users are downloading ComodoDesktop Security solutions every month.Comodo Free Desktop Security Product Overview

1) Comodo Firewall Pro

Comodo's advanced firewall has received major industry recognition and providesrobust security within a "plug 'n protect" solution architecture. The firewall hasreceived the following reviews (and often besting expensive paid versions):

Who: PC Magazine Online Edition

When: May 30, 2006

http://www.pcmag.com/art icle2/0,1895,1969485,00.asp

W hat they said: "kick ass firewall" ... "It keeps hackers out and trickyunauthorized programs off the Internet."

Who: PC Magazine Print Edition

When: August 2006

What they said: "Provides high level of security within an easy to useinterface...it resists being terminated a key component of a good firewall..."

Who: Matousec.com

When: March 2007

http://www.matousec.com/ projects/windows-personal-fire wall-analysis/leak-tests-resul ts.php#firewalls-ratings

What they said: "Rated as the clear winner of our tests ... Comodo Personal Firewall"

Who: TechTarget

When: December 22, 2006

http://searchsecurity.te chtarget.com/tip/0, 289483,sid14_gci1236619,00.htm l

What they said: "Intelligent way to protect against attacks..."

Who: FirewallLeakTester.com

When: on-going in 2006

http://www.firewallleakt ester.com/termination.php

Wha t they said: "Top rating ... the firewall blocks successfully the terminationmethod, and possibly warns the user about it. This is the safest and most securedresult."

Who: Computerworld.com

When: July, 2007

http://www.computerworld .com/action/article.do? command

Source: Express-Press-Release.com

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