Comodo Internet Security

• Introduction To Comodo Internet Security
  • Special Features
  • System Requirements
  • Installation
    • CIS Premium – Installation
    • CIS Pro - Installation And Activation
    • CIS Complete - Installation And Activation
    • Activating CIS Pro/Complete Services After Installation
      • Activating Your License
      • Activating Your Guarantee Coverage
      • Renewal Of Your License
  • Starting Comodo Internet Security
  • The Main Interface
    • The Home Screen
    • The Tasks Interface
    • The Widget
    • The System Tray Icon
  • Understanding Security Alerts
• General Tasks – Introduction
  • Scan And Clean Your Computer
    • Run A Quick Scan
    • Run A Full Computer Scan
    • Run A Rating Scan
    • Run A Custom Scan
      • Scan A Folder
      • Scan A File
      • Create, Schedule And Run A Custom Scan
  • Instantly Scan Files And Folders
  • Processing Infected Files
  • Manage Virus Database And Program Updates
  • Manage Quarantined Items
  • View CIS Logs
    • Antivirus Logs
      • Filtering Antivirus Logs
    • Viruscope Logs
      • Filtering Viruscope Logs
    • Firewall Logs
      • Filtering Firewall Logs
    • Defense+ Logs
      • Filtering Defense+ Logs
    • Website Filtering Logs
      • Filtering Website Filtering Logs
    • Alerts Logs
      • Filtering Alerts Displayed Logs
    • Tasks Logs
      • Filtering Tasks Logs
    • Configuration Changes Logs
      • Filtering Configuration Changes Logs
  • Get Live Support
  • View Active Internet Connections
  • View Sandboxed Processes List
• Firewall Tasks – Introduction
  • Allow Or Block Internet Access To Applications Selectively
  • Stealth Your Computer Ports
  • Manage Network Connections
  • Stop All Network Activities
  • Advanced Firewall Settings
• Sandbox Tasks – Introduction
  • The Virtual Desktop
    • Starting The Virtual Desktop
    • The Main Interface
    • Running Browsers Inside The Virtual Desktop
    • Opening Files And Running Applications Inside The Virtual Desktop
    • Configuring The Virtual Desktop
    • Closing The Virtual Desktop
  • Run An Application In The Sandbox
  • Reset The Sandbox
  • View Active Process List
• Advanced Tasks – Introduction
  • Create A Rescue Disk
    • Downloading And Burning Comodo Rescue Disk
  • Remove Deeply Hidden Malware
  • Submit Files
  • Identify And Kill Unsafe Running Processes
  • Manage CIS Tasks
• Advanced Settings
  • General Settings
    • Customize User Interface
    • Configure Program And Virus Database Updates
    • Log Settings
    • Manage CIS Configurations
      • Comodo Preset Configurations
      • Importing/Exporting And Managing Personal Configurations
  • Security Settings
    • Antivirus Settings
      • Real-time Scanner Settings
      • Scan Profiles
      • Exclusions
    • Defense+ Settings
      • HIPS Settings
      • Active HIPS Rules
      • HIPS Rule Sets
      • Protected Objects
        • Protected Files
        • Blocked Files
        • Protected Registry Keys
        • Protected COM Interfaces
        • Protected Data Folders
      • HIPS Groups
        • Registry Groups
        • COM Groups
      • Sandbox
        • The Sandbox - An Overview
          • Unknown Files - The Scanning Processes
      • Configuring The Sandbox
      • Configuring Rules For Auto-Sandbox
      • Viruscope
    • Firewall Settings
      • Firewall Settings
      • Application Rules
      • Global Rules
      • Firewall Rule Sets
      • Network Zones
        • Network Zones
        • Blocked Zones
      • Port Sets
      • Website Filtering
        • Creating And Modifying Website Filtering Rules
        • Defining And Modifying Website Categories
    • Manage File Rating
      • File Rating Settings
      • File Groups
      • File List
      • Submitted Files
      • Trusted Vendors List
• Comodo GeekBuddy
  • Overview Of Services
  • Activation Of Service
  • Launching The Client And Using The Service
  • Accepting Remote Desktop Requests
  • Chat History
  • Using Free Diagnostic Reports
  • Scanning My PC
  • Uninstalling Comodo GeekBuddy
• TrustConnect Overview
• Chromodo Browser
• Appendix 1 CIS How To... Tutorials
  • Enable / Disable AV, Firewall Auto-Sandbox And Viruscope Easily
  • Set Up The Firewall For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Block Internet Access While Allowing Local Area Network (LAN) Access
  • Block/ Allow Websites Selectively To Users Of Your Computer
  • Set Up The HIPS For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Create Rules For Auto-Sandboxing Applications
  • Password Protect Your CIS Settings
  • Reset Forgotten Password (Advanced)
  • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Create An Antivirus Scanning Schedule
  • Run Untrusted Programs In The Sandbox
  • Run Browsers Inside Sandbox
  • Run Untrusted Programs Inside Virtual Desktop
  • Run Browsers Inside The Virtual Desktop
  • Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Item(s)
  • Submit Quarantined Items To Comodo For Analysis
  • Enable File Sharing Applications Like BitTorrent And Emule
  • Block Any Downloads Of A Specific File Type
  • Disable Auto-Sandboxing On A Per-application Basis
  • Switch Between Complete CIS Suite And Individual Components (just AV Or FW)
  • Switch Off Automatic Antivirus And Software Updates
  • Suppress CIS Alerts Temporarily While Playing Games
  • Renew Or Upgrading Your License
  • How To Use CIS Protocol Handlers
• Appendix 2 - Glossary Of Terms
• Appendix 3 - CIS Versions
• About Comodo Security Solutions

Defining or Modifying Website Categories

The 'Categories' pane displays a list of user-defined categories that can be added to rules. A category can be a list of one or more URLs and/or part of URL with wildcard character. You can search for a specific category by clicking the search icon   at the far right in the column header.

 

The 'Categories' pane allows you to:

• Add a new category of Website

• Rename a Category

• Remove unwanted Website from category

• Remove a Category

You can search for a specific category by clicking the search icon  at the far right in the column header.

 

• Enter full or part of  the name of the category in the search field.

• Click the right or left arrow at the far right of the column header to begin the search.

• Click the  icon in the search field to close the search option.

Adding a New Category of Website

 

Adding a new category involves two steps:

• Step 1 - Define a name for the category

• Step 2 - Add Website to be included to the category

Step 1 - Define a name for the category

1. Open the 'Website Filtering' Panel by clicking 'Security Settings' > 'Firewall' > ' Website Filtering' tab from the 'Advanced Settings' interface

2. Click the 'Categories' tab to open the 'Categories' pane.

3. Click the handle from the bottom center of the 'Categories' pane, click 'Add' from the options and choose 'Add Category' from the drop-down. The 'Edit Property' dialog will open.

4. Enter a name for the category and click OK

The new category will be created and added under the 'Categories' tab.

 

You can add URLs of websites to be included in the category.

 

Step 2 - Add URLs to be included to the category

 

You can add websites to a category in two ways:

• Manually Specify Websites one by one

• Upload Websites from a text file

To manually specify URLs

1. Select the Category under the 'Categories' tab.

2. Click the handle from the bottom center of the 'Categories' pane, click 'Add' from the options and choose 'Add Website' from the drop-down. The 'Add Website' dialog will open.

 

3. Enter the full URL or a part of URL  with a wildcard character '*'  of the website(s) to be included in the category.

• To add a specific website/webpage, enter the full URL of the website/webpage

• To include all sub-domains of  website, add a wildcard character and a period in front of the URL. For example, *.friskywenches.com will cover friskywenches.com, login.friskywenches.com, pictures.friskywenches.com, videos.friskywenches.com and so on.

• To include all the websites with URLs that start with a specific string,  add a wildcard character after the string. For example, “pizza*” will cover  'pizzahut.com', pizzacorner.com, and so on.

• To include all the websites with URLs that contain a specific string,  add the wildcard character befor and after the string. For example, “*pizza*” will cover hotpizza.com, spicypizza.com and so on.

The website will be added to the category.

4. Repeat the process to add more websites.

To upload the list of websites from a text file

1. Select the Category under the 'Categories' tab.

2. Click the handle from the bottom center of the 'Categories' pane, click 'Add' from the options and choose 'Import Websites' from the drop-down.

3. Navigate to the file containing the list of URLs of the Websites to be added to the category.

 

Note: The text file should contain only the list of full URLs or URLs with wildcard character (*) of the websites. The file should be of the '.txt' format.

4. Click 'Open'.
 

CIS will automatically add the websites specified in the text file into the selected category.

To rename a category

1. Open the 'Website Filtering' Panel by clicking 'Security Settings' > 'Firewall' > ' Website Filtering' tab from the 'Advanced Settings' interface

2. Click the 'Categories' tab to open the 'Categories' pane.

3. Select the category to be renamed.

4. Click the handle from the bottom center of the 'Categories' pane and choose 'Edit' from the options. The 'Edit Property' dialog will open.

5. Enter the new name for the category and click OK

The category will be renamed immediately both under the Categories tab and in the Website Filtering Rules to which it is applied.

To remove a Website from a category

1. Open the 'Website Filtering' Panel by clicking 'Security Settings' > 'Firewall' > ' Website Filtering' tab from the 'Advanced Settings' interface

2. Click the 'Categories' tab to open the 'Categories' pane.

3. Click the + button beside the category to be edited to expand the website list

4. Select the Website(s) to be removed 

5. Click the handle from the bottom center of the 'Categories' pane and choose 'Remove' from the options. 

To remove a Category

1. Open the 'Website Filtering' Panel by clicking 'Security Settings' > 'Firewall' > ' Website Filtering' tab from the 'Advanced Settings' interface

2. Click the 'Categories' tab to open the 'Categories' pane.

3. Select the Category to be removed 

4. Click the handle from the bottom center of the 'Categories' pane and choose 'Remove' from the options.

Note: You cannot remove a category which is currently applied in a Website Filtering Rule. Before removing a category, make sure you remove the category from the rules to which it is applied.