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

Filtering 'Alerts Displayed' Logs

Comodo Internet Security allows you to create custom views of all logged events according to user defined criteria. You can use the following types of filters:

• Preset Time Filters

• Advanced Filters
  

Preset Time Filters

Clicking on the handle at the bottom enables you to filter the logs for a selected  time period:

• Today - Displays all logged events for today.

• Current Week - Displays all logged events during the current week. (The current week is calculated from the Sunday to Saturday that holds the current date.)

• Current Month - Displays all logged events during the month that holds the current date.

• Entire Period - Displays every event logged since Comodo Internet Security was installed. (If you have cleared the log history since installation, this option shows all logs created since that clearance).

• Custom Filter – Enables you to select a custom period by choosing the 'From' and 'To' dates under 'Please Select Period'.

Alternatively, you can right click inside the log viewer module and choose the time period.

Advanced Filters

You can further refine the displayed events according to specific filters. Following are available filters for 'Alerts' logs and their meanings:

• Advice: Displays only the log of alerts that matches the advice entered

• Answer: Displays only the log of alerts that were answered by you with the selected response

• Answered Displays only the log of alerts that were answered on a selected date and time

• Description: Displays only the log of alerts that matches the description entered

• Flags: Displays only the log of alerts based on the selected flags set for the corresponding events

• Treat As: Displays only the log of alerts based on their 'Treat As' response you entered in the pop-up alert

• Type: Displays only the log of alerts of selected type. They can be Antivirus, Firewall or Defense+ (HIPS, Behavior Blocker or Auto-Sandbox) alerts.

To configure Advanced Filters for Alerts Displayed

1. Click the funnel button  from the title bar or right click inside the log viewer module and choose 'Show Advanced Filter' from the context sensitive menu.
   

2. Select the filter from the 'Advanced Filter' drop-down and click 'Add' to apply the filter.

You have 7 categories of filters that you can add. Each of these categories can be further refined by either selecting or deselecting specific filter parameters or by the user typing a filter string in the field provided. You can add and configure any number of filters in the 'Advanced Filter' dialog.

Following are the options available in the 'Add' drop down menu:

1. Advice: Allows you to filter alerts based on the recommendation given by CIS in the alert. Selecting the 'Advise' option displays a drop-down field and text entry field:

1. Select 'Contains' or 'Does Not Contain' option from the drop-down menu.

2. Enter the text or word as your filter criteria.

For example, if you choose 'Contains' option from the drop-down and enter the phrase 'you can safely allow this request' in the text field, then only the entries containing 'you can safely allow this request' in the 'Advise' column will be displayed.

2. Answer: The 'Answer' option enables you to filter the alerts based on how you answered for the alerts. Selecting the 'Answer' option displays a drop-down box and a set of specific filter parameters that can be selected or deselected.

1. Select 'Equal' or 'Not Equal' option from the drop down menu. 'Not Equal' will invert your selected choice.

2. Now select the check-boxes of the specific filter parameters to refine your search. The parameters available are:

• Unknown

• Allow

• Deny

• Treat As

• Sandbox

• Time-out

• Disinfect

• Quarantine

• Skip Once

• Add to Exclusions

• Add to Trusted Files

• False Positive

• Skip

• Terminate

• Keep inside Sandbox

• Run outside Sandbox

For example, if you choose 'Equal' from the drop-down and select 'Add to Exclusions' checkbox, only the log of Antivirus alerts for which you answered as 'Ignore' > 'Ignore and Add to Exclusions' will be displayed.

3. Answered: The Answered option enables you to filter the log based on the date you answered the alerts. Selecting the 'Answered' option displays a drop-down box and date entry field.

1. Select any one of the following option the drop-down box.

• Equal

• Not Equal

2. Enter the date by selecting it from the calendar displayed by clicking the drop-down arrow.

For example, if you select 'Equal' from the drop-down and select '01/22/2014', only the log of alerts answered on 01/22/2014 will be displayed.

4. Description: The Description option enables you to filter the log based on the description of the attempt displayed in the alert. Selecting the 'Description' option displays a drop-down field and text entry field.

1. Select 'Contains' or 'Does Not Contain' option from the drop-down menu.

2. Enter the text or word as your filter criteria.

For example, if you select 'Contains' from the drop-down and enter 'connect to the Internet', only the log entries of Firewall alerts that contain the phrase 'connect to the Internet' in the description, will be displayed.

5. Flags: The 'Flags' option enables you filter the entries based on the flags set for the kinds of actions against the event triggered by the file. Selecting the 'Flags' option displays a drop down menu and a set of specific filter parameters that can be selected or deselected.

1. Select 'Equal' or 'Not Equal' option from the drop down menu. 'Not Equal' will invert your selected choice.

2. Now select the check-boxes of the specific filter parameters to refine your search. The parameters available are:

• Remember

• Restore Point

• Submit

• Trusted Publisher

For example, if you choose 'Equal' from the drop-down and select 'Remember' from the checkbox options,  only the log entries of alerts for which 'Remember my answer' option was selected will be displayed.

6. Treat As: The 'Treat As' enables you to filter the log entries based on their 'Treat As' response you entered in the pop-up alert. Selecting the 'Treat As' option displays a drop-down menu and text entry field.

1. Select 'Contains' or 'Does Not Contain' option from the drop-down menu.

2. Enter the text or word as your filter criteria

For example, if you have chosen 'Contains' from the drop-down and entered 'Installer' in the text field, only the log entries containing the phrase 'Installer' in the 'Treat As' column will be displayed.

7. Type: The 'Type' option enables you to filter the entries based on the component of CIS that has triggered the alert. Selecting the 'Type' option displays a drop down menu and a set of specific alert types that can be selected or deselected.

1. Select 'Equal' or 'Not Equal' option from the drop down menu. 'Not Equal' will invert your selected choice.

2. Now select the check-boxes of the specific filter parameters to refine your search. The parameters available are:

• Antivirus Alert

• Firewall Alert

• Defense+ Alert

• Sandbox Alert

• Browser Protection Alert

• Network Alert

For example, if you select 'Equal' from the drop-down and select 'Antivirus Alert' checkbox, only the log of Antivirus alerts will be displayed.

Note: More than one filter can be added in the 'Advanced Filter' pane. After adding one filter type, select the next filter type and click 'Add'. You can also remove a filter type by clicking the 'X' button at the top right of the filter pane.

• Click 'Apply' for the filters to be applied to the 'Alerts' log viewer. Only those entries selected based on your set filter criteria will be displayed in the log viewer.

• For clearing all the filters, open 'Advanced Filter' pane and remove all the filters one-by-one by clicking the 'X' button at the top right of each filter pane and click 'Apply'.