• Introduction To Comodo Cleaning Essentials
  • System Requirements
  • Downloading Comodo Cleaning Essentials
  • Starting Comodo Cleaning Essentials
  • The Main Interface
• Scanning Your System
  • Smart Scan
  • Full Scan
  • Custom Scan
  • Comparison Of Scan Types
• Configuring Comodo Cleaning Essentials
• The Tools Menu
  • Managing Quarantined Items
  • Managing Trusted Vendors
  • Importing Antivirus Database
  • Checking For Software Updates
• Introduction To KillSwitch
  • Starting KillSwitch
    • From The Comodo Cleaning Essentials Interface
    • From The Folder Containing Comodo Cleaning Essentials Files
    • Replacing Windows Task Manager With KillSwitch
  • The Main Interface
    • The System Tray Icon
  • Viewing And Handling Processes, Applications And Services
    • Processes
      • Stopping, Starting And Handling The Processes
      • Viewing Properties Of A Process
    • Applications
      • Handling The Applications
    • Services
      • Stopping, Starting And Deleting The Services
      • Viewing The Properties Of A Service
  • Viewing And Handling Network Connections And Usage
    • Network Connections
      • Inspecting And Closing Network Connections
    • Network Utilization
  • Configuring KillSwitch
  • KillSwitch Tools
    • Viewing System Information
    • Repairing Windows Settings And Features
    • Analyzing Program Usage
    • Searching For Handles Or DLLs
    • Verifying Authenticity Of Applications
    • Boot Logging And Handling Loaded Modules
    • Running Programs From Command Line Interface
    • Viewing KillSwitch Logs
    • Finding Process Of The Active Window
  • Managing Currently Logged-in Users
  • Help And About Details
• Introduction To Autorun Analyzer
  • Starting Autorun Analyzer
    • From The Comodo Cleaning Essentials Interface
    • From The KillSwitch Interface
    • From The Folder Containing Comodo Cleaning Essentials Files
  • The Main Interface
  • Viewing And Handling Autorun Items
    • Handling Autorun Items
    • Filtering Entries Based On Categories
    • Viewing Autorun Items For Other User Accounts
  • Help And About Details
• Help And About Details
  • Help
  • About
• Using The Command Line Interface
  • Running A Smart Scan From The Command Line Interface
  • Running A Custom Scan From The Command Line Interface
  • Running A Virus Database Update Task From The Command Line Interface
  • Viewing Help
• About Comodo

Introduction to Comodo Cleaning Essentials

Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) is a set of computer security tools designed to help users identify and remove malware and unsafe processes from infected computers.

Major features include:

• KillSwitch - an advanced system monitoring tool that allows users to identify, monitor and stop any unsafe processes that are running on their system.

• Malware scanner - Fully customizable scanner capable of unearthing and removing viruses, rootkits, hidden files and malicious registry keys hidden deep in your system.

• Autorun Analyzer -  An advanced utility to view and handle services and programs that were loaded when your system booted-up.

CCE is a lightweight, portable application which requires no installation and can be run directly from removable media such as a USB key, CD or DVD. Home users can quickly and easily run scans and operate the software with the minimum of fuss. More experienced users will enjoy the high levels of visibility and control over system processes and the ability to configure customized scans from the granular options menu.





 

When started in aggressive mode, CCE forcibly terminates all the running applications and processes created by currently logged-in user for fast and efficient scanning.

 

Guide Structure

 

This guide is intended to take you through the step-by-step process of organization, configuration and use of Comodo Cleaning Essentials application.

• Section 1, Introduction to Comodo Cleaning Essentials, is a high level overview of the solution and serves as an introduction to the main themes and concepts that are discussed in more detail later in the guide.

• System Requirements - Minimum required hardware and software for the application.

• Downloading Comodo Cleaning Essentials - A brief outline of the download procedure.

• Starting Comodo Cleaning Essentials - How to run the application.

• The Main Interface - Description of menus and options in the main interface.

• Section 2, Scanning your System, explains the various methods of scanning your computer.

• Smart Scan - Explains how to run a scan on critical areas of your system.

• Full Scan - Explains how to run a full scan of your system.

• Custom Scan - Explains how to scan on selected items.

• Comparison of Scan Types – Provides details on scanners used and the scan sequences followed for different types of scans in CCE.

• Section 3, Configuring Comodo Cleaning Essentials - Explains how to configure the overall behavior of the CCE.

• Section 4, The Tools Menu – Explains how to use the tools in CCE.

• Managing Quarantined Items - How to manage and restore quarantined files.

• Managing Trusted Vendors – How to add or remove vendors to/from the Trusted Vendor List.

• Importing Antivirus Database – How to import virus database from local storage or from network computer.

• Checking for Software Updates - How to manually check for program updates.

• Section 5, Introduction to KillSwitch - is a high level overview of KillSwitch, a powerful built-in system monitoring tool and serves as an introduction to the main themes and concepts of KillSwitch.

• Starting KillSwitch - How to start the KillSwitch tool.

• The Main Interface - Description of menus and options in the main interface.

• Viewing and Handling Processes, Applications and Services - explains how to view the list of currently running processes, applications and services and handle them.

• Processes

• Applications

• Services

• Viewing and Handling Network Connections and Usage - explains how to view the details of currently active network connection and handle it.

• Network Connections

• Network Utilization

• Configuring KillSwitch - Explains how to configure the overall behavior of KillSwitch.

• KillSwitch Tools – Explains how to use the tools in KillSwitch.

• Viewing System Information

• Repairing Windows Settings and Features

• Analyzing Program Usage

• Searching for handles or DLLs

• Verifying Authenticity of Applications

• Bootlogging and Handling Modules

• Running Programs from Command Line Interface

• Viewing KillSwitch Logs

• Finding Process of Active Window

• Managing Currently Logged-in Users - Explains management of users through KillSwitch.

• Help and About Details- How to open the online help guide and find the version number and other miscellaneous details about the application.

• Section 6, Introduction to Autorun Analyzer - is a high level overview of Autorun Analyzer, a powerful tool to analyze and handle services and programs that were loaded when your system booted-up and serves as an introduction to the main themes and concepts of Autorun Analyzer.

• Starting Autorun Analyzer - How to start the Autorun Analyzer tool.

• The Main Interface - Description of menus and options in the main interface.

• Viewing and Handling Autorun Items - Explains how to view the details of services and programs that were loaded when your system booted-up.

• Help and About – Explains how to view the online help and the About dialog of Autorun Analyzer.

• Section 7, Help and About - How to open the online help guide and find the version number and other miscellaneous details about the CCE application.

• Section 8, Using the Command Line Interface – Explanation on how to run various tasks of CCE application from Windows command line interface.

• Running a Smart Scan from the Command Line Interface – How to run a Smart Scan.

• Running a Custom Scan from the Command Line Interface – How to run a Custom Scan.

• Running a Virus Database Update Task from the Command Line Interface – How to update local virus database.

• Viewing Help – How to view online help guide of CCE application.