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

Manage Blocked Items

 

Click 'Tasks' > 'General Tasks' > 'Unblock Applications'

• A file may be blocked by any one of the antivirus, containment, firewall or HIPS components

• The unblock applications screen lets you review all blocked files and release those you consider safe. You can also assign a new trust rating to a blocked file. CIS will handle the file based on the rating in future

• If you unblock an item, CIS will automatically make changes to allow it to run in future. The change made depends on the component which blocked the file:

• Antivirus - The item is added to the scan exclusion list. Click 'Settings' > 'Advanced Protection' > 'Scan Exclusions' to manage this list

• Firewall - An 'Allow' rule is added to application rules. Click 'Settings' > 'Firewall' > 'Application rules' to manage these rules

• Containment – An 'Ignore' rule is added to containment rules. Click 'Settings' > 'Containment' > 'Auto-containment' to manage these rules

• HIPS - An 'Allow' rule is added to HIPS Rules. Click 'Settings' > 'HIPS' > 'HIPS Rules' to manage these rules

• You can unblock from all components, or only the component that blocked it.

View and manage blocked applications

• Click 'Tasks' > 'General Tasks' tab

• Click the 'Unblock Applications' tile

Unblock Applications – Column Descriptions
Column Header	Description
Vendor	The publisher of the blocked application.
Path	The install location of the blocked application.
Last Blocked	Date and time the application was most recently stopped from running.
Blocked by	The security component that stopped the application from running. Can be 'Antivirus', 'HIPS', 'Firewall' or 'Containment'.

• Click any column header to sort items in alphabetical order

The interface allows you to:

• Unblock items and allow them to run
  

• View item details and assign a trust rating
  

• Remove an item from the list

• Purge an item in the list

 

Release blocked Items

• Click 'Tasks'> 'General Tasks' tab

• Click the 'Unblock Applications' tile

• Select an item or items from the list

• Click 'Unblock' at the top-right
  

 

 

• Unblock for component(s) shown in 'Blocked by' column - Item only be released from the security component that blocked it.

• Unblock for all security components - Item will be released from all security components
  

See the intro for a list of the rules that are created per-component for unblocked items.

Example:

 

In the example shown below, 'LanTime.exe' was blocked by HIPS.

 

• If you unblock the file, an 'Allowed Application' rule is created in HIPS

• To view the rule:

• Click 'Settings' > 'HIPS' > 'HIPS Rules'

• Select the application and click 'Edit':

View items details and assign a trust rating

• Click 'Tasks'> 'General Tasks' tab

• Click the 'Unblock Applications' tile

• Right-click on an item and choose 'File Details' from the context sensitive menu

 

The 'File Details' dialog has two tabs:

• Overview

• File Rating

Overview

The 'Overview' tab shows general details such as the file rating, discovery date, hash value and publisher (signer):

 

• Click the file name to open the Windows 'File Properties' dialog

• Click 'Jump to folder' to open the folder containing the file in Windows Explorer, with the respective file selected

 

File Rating

• Shows the file's current trust rating from Comodo and lets you set your own rating:

 

• Click the 'Rate Now' link beside 'User' and choose the rating from the drop-down

 

 

The options available are:

• Trusted - The file is considered safe and allowed to run without any alerts

• Unrecognized – The file is neither definitely safe nor definitely malicious. The files privileges are determined by your HIPS settings ('Settings' > 'HIPS')

• Malicious - The file will be deleted or placed in quarantine

• Click 'OK'

• Your new rating is applied to the file as a 'User Rating'

• Click 'Settings' > 'File Rating' > 'File List' to view the file and its rating

Remove an application from the 'Unblock Applications' list

• Click 'Tasks'> 'General Tasks' tab

• Click the 'Unblock Applications' tile

• Select an item from the list

• Click the 'Remove' button at the top

• Alternatively, right-click on an item and choose 'Remove' from the context sensitive menu.

Purge Files from the 'Unblock Applications' list

CIS checks whether the files in the list are still installed at the path stated. Files that are no longer present are removed from the list.

• Click 'Tasks'> 'General Tasks' tab

• Click the 'Unblock Applications' tile

• Click the 'Purge' button at the top-right

• Alternatively, right-click on an item and choose 'Purge' from the context sensitive menu.