What is Comodo Internet Security Essentials?
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Internet Security Essentials (CISE) protects you from
man-in-the-middle attacks during online banking and shopping sessions
by verifying that sites you connect to are using a trusted SSL
certificate.
CISE runs as a background process
and will alert you if a site uses a potentially malicious
certificate. You will have the option to discontinue the connection
(recommended) or to continue.

CISE blocks man-in-the-middle attacks attempts by verifying certificates against Comodo's trusted root certificate list. This functionality is especially important if you are accessing sensitive websites while on a public Wi-Fi such as those found in an cafe, park or airport.
Please note, Internet Explorer is currently the only supported browser.