Comodo Internet Security

• Introduction To Comodo Internet Security
  • Special Features
  • Download, Installation And Activation
  • Start Comodo Internet Security
  • The Main Interface
    • The Home Screen
    • The Tasks Interface
    • The Widget
    • The System Tray Icon
  • Understand 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
  • Secure Shopping Settings
  • Manage Virus Database And Program Updates
  • Get Live Support
  • Manage Blocked Items
  • Instantly Scan Files And Folders
  • Process Infected Files
• Firewall Tasks - Introduction
  • Configure Internet Access Rights For Applications
  • Manage Network Connections
  • Stop All Network Activities
  • Stealth Your Computer Ports
  • View Active Internet Connections
• Containment Tasks - Introduction
  • Run An Application In The Container
  • Reset The Container
  • Identify And Kill Unsafe Running Processes
  • View Active Process List
  • The Virtual Desktop
    • Start The Virtual Desktop
    • The Main Interface
    • Run Browsers Inside The Virtual Desktop
    • Open Files And Run Applications Inside The Virtual Desktop
    • Configure The Virtual Desktop
    • Close The Virtual Desktop
• Advanced Tasks – Introduction
  • Create A Rescue Disk
    • Download And Burn Comodo Rescue Disk
  • Remove Deeply Hidden Malware
  • Manage CIS Tasks
  • Manage Quarantined Items
  • View CIS Logs
    • Antivirus Logs
    • VirusScope Logs
    • Firewall Logs
    • HIPS Logs
    • Containment Logs
    • Website Filtering Logs
    • Device Control Logs
    • Autorun Event Logs
    • Alerts Logs
    • CIS Tasks Logs
    • File List Changes Logs
    • Vendor List Changes Logs
    • Trusted Certificate Authority Change Logs
    • Configuration Change Logs
    • Secure Shopping Activity Logs
    • Search And Filter Logs
  • Submit Files For Analysis To Comodo
• CIS Settings
  • General Settings
    • Customize User Interface
    • Configure Program And Virus Database Updates
    • Log Settings
    • Manage CIS Configurations
      • Comodo Preset Configurations
      • Personal Configurations
  • Antivirus Configurations
    • Real-time Scan Settings
    • Scan Profiles
  • Firewall Configuration
    • General Firewall Settings
    • Application Rules
    • Global Rules
    • Firewall Rule Sets
    • Network Zones
      • Network Zones
      • Blocked Zones
    • Port Sets
  • HIPS Configuration
    • HIPS Settings
    • Active HIPS Rules
    • HIPS Rule Sets
    • Protected Objects
      • Protected Files
      • Blocked Files
      • Protected Registry Keys
      • Protected COM Interfaces
      • Protected Data Files And Folders
    • HIPS Groups
      • Registry Groups
      • COM Groups
  • Containment Configuration
    • Containment Settings
    • Auto-Containment Rules
    • Containment - An Overview
    • Unknown Files - The Scanning Processes
  • File Rating Configuration
    • File Rating Settings
    • File Groups
    • Submitted Files
  • Advanced Protection Configuration
    • VirusScope Settings
    • Scan Exclusions
    • Device Control Settings
    • Script Analysis Settings
    • Miscellaneous Settings
    • Comodo Secure Shopping
  • Website Filtering Configuration
    • Website Filtering Rules
    • Website Categories
• Comodo GeekBuddy
  • Download And Install GeekBuddy
  • Overview Of Services
  • Activation Of Service
  • Launch The Client And Use The Service
  • Accept Remote Desktop Requests
  • Uninstall Comodo GeekBuddy
• TrustConnect Overview
• Dragon Browser
• Comodo Backup
• Comodo Internet Security Essentials
  • What Is Comodo Internet Security Essentials
  • What Is A Man-in-the-middle Attack
  • How Does Comodo Internet Security Essentials Protect Me From A Man-in-the-middle Attack
  • What Is The Install Location Of Comodo Internet Security Essentials
  • How Do I Update CISE
  • Understand Alerts And Configure Exceptions
  • How Do I View CISE Help
  • How Do I View The Version Number And Release Notes
  • How Do I Remove Comodo Internet Security Essentials
• Appendix 1 CIS How To... Tutorials
  • Enable / Disable AV, Firewall, Auto-Containment, VirusScope And Website Filter Easily
  • Set Up The Firewall For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Block Internet Access While Allowing Local Area Network (LAN) Access
  • Block/Allow Specific Websites To Specific Users
  • Set Up HIPS For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Create Rules To Auto-Contain Applications
  • Password Protect Your CIS Settings
  • Reset Forgotten Password (Advanced)
  • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Create An Antivirus Scan Schedule
  • Run Untrusted Programs In The Container
  • Run Browsers In The Container
  • Run Untrusted Programs In The Virtual Desktop
  • Run Browsers In The Virtual Desktop
  • Restore Incorrectly Blocked Items
  • Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Items
  • Submit Quarantined Items To Comodo For Analysis
  • Enable File Sharing Applications Like BitTorrent And Emule
  • Block Any Downloads Of A Specific File Type
  • 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 Upgrade Your License
  • Use CIS Protocol Handlers
  • Configure Secure Shopping
  • Comodo Cloud Backup
  • Give Contained Applications Write Access To Local Folders
  • Use The Comodo Uninstaller Tool
• Appendix 2 - Comodo Secure DNS Service
  • Router - Enable Comodo Secure DNS Service
  • Windows - Enable Comodo Secure DNS
• Appendix 3 - Glossary Of Terms
• Appendix 4 - CIS Versions
• About Comodo Security Solutions

Website Categories

 

Click ‘Settings’ > ‘Website Filtering’ > ‘Categories’ tab

• The categories pane displays a list of built-in and user-defined web categories.

• Categories contain a list of 'Websites' which can be allowed or blocked in a rule.

• A 'Website' in a category can be specified as a URL or a simple phrase / term. You can use wildcard characters ( * ) with both URLs and terms.

Open the website filtering categories section

• Click 'Settings' at the top left of the CIS home screen to open the 'Advanced Settings' interface

• Click 'Website Filtering' on the left and choose the 'Categories' tab

 

 

• Click the search icon to find a specific rule header. You can type rule names in full or in part.

The categories pane allows you to:

• Add a new category of Website

• Rename a category

• Remove unwanted Website from category

• Remove a category

 

Add a new category of websites

Adding a new category involves two steps:

• Step 1 - Define a name for the category

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

Step 1 - Define a name for the category

1. Open the 'Website Filtering' Panel by clicking 'Settings' on the CIS home screen then select 'Website Filtering' from the 'Advanced Settings' interface.

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

3. Click the 'Add' button at the top and select 'Add Category' from the drop-down menu.

Type a name for the category in the 'Add Category' box:

 

The new category will be listed in the 'Categories' tab:

Next, add 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

• Upload Website URLs from a text file

Manually specify websites

1. Select the 'Category' from the list.

2. Click the 'Add' button.

3. Select 'Add Website' from the drop-down menu.

Type the address of the website you wish to add to the category in the 'Add Website' box:

• To add a specific webpage, enter the full path to the page.

• 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.net', and so on.

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

• Click 'OK'.

• The website will be added to the category.

4. Repeat the process to add more websites.

Upload a list of websites from a text file

1. Select the target category from the list.

2. Click the 'Add' button and select 'Import Websites' from the drop-down menu.

3. Navigate to the file containing your list of URLs.

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.

Rename a category

1. Open the 'Website Filtering' panel by clicking 'Settings' on the CIS home screen then 'Website Filtering' from the 'Advanced Settings' interface.

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

3. Select the category to be renamed.

4. Right click and select 'Edit' button from drop-down menu.

5. Enter the new name of the category in the 'Edit Property' dialog box and click 'OK'.

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

Remove a website from a category

1. Open the 'Website Filtering' Panel by clicking 'Settings' from the CIS home screen and then select 'Website Filtering' from the 'Advanced Settings' interface.

2. Click the 'Categories' link 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. Right-click then select 'Remove' button from drop-down menu.

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' link to open the 'Categories' pane.

3. Select the 'Category' to be removed.

4. Right-click then select 'Remove' button from drop-down menu.

Note: You cannot remove a category if it is currently being used in a website filtering rule. Make sure to first remove the category from any rules in which it is applied.