Comodo Dragon
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| Developer(s) | Comodo Group |
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| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Engine | Blink[2] |
| Platform | IA-32 |
| Size | 53.8 MB |
| Available in | Español |
| Type | Web browser[3] |
| License | Freeware |
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Comodo Dragon is a freeware web browser. It is based on Chromium and is produced by Comodo Group. Sporting a similar interface to Google Chrome, Dragon does not implement Chrome's user tracking and some other potentially privacy-compromising features, and provides additional security measures, such as indicating the authenticity and relative strength of a website's SSL certificate.[3][4]
Security issues
A Google engineer publicly disclosed a serious security vulnerability in Comodo Dragon after Comodo failed to respond to the issue within the 90 days Google provides software vendors. The advisory warns users who install Comodo Dragon that Dragon replaces their default browser, hijacks DNS settings, and disables the same origin policy, which exposes users by allowing malicious websites to access private data.[5]
Comodo's first attempt to patch the issue was unsuccessful.[6]
The same origin policy protects users by ensuring scripts are limited to accessing resources from the same website, which prevents malicious websites from accessing private data on another webpage.[7]
Features
Upon installation, Comodo Dragon offers the opportunity to configure either the Comodo Dragon or the user's entire computer to use Comodo's own DNS servers instead of the user's Internet service provider.[8] Comodo Dragon performs additional checks on the SSL digital certificates of secure websites, and informs users if a site's certificate may be of insufficient strength. It includes an on-demand site inspector[9] designed to determine if a site hosts malicious code.[10]
Instead of Google Updater, Comodo Dragon features its own built-in updater. If Dragon is uninstalled, users are given the option of keeping Dragon's cache and cookie files or deleting them.[11]
In addition, the following Google Chrome features are removed or disabled in Dragon:[12][13][14][15]
- Google user tracking
- Automatic access to Google Search on startup for users with Google as default search engine[16][17]
- Google-hosted error pages when a server is not present
- Automatic address bar search suggestions
- Bug tracking system, which sends information about crashes or errors
- Built-in PDF viewer and Adobe Flash Player which is sandboxed
- Google Native Client (NaCl) support
- H.264 codec
- Google Safe Browsing which blocks malicious and phishing sites
- Google Docs which opens various document and spreadsheet formats
- Google Translate, which automatically translates webpages in foreign languages
See also
- Comparison of web browsers
- Comodo IceDragon – based on Firefox, also from Comodo Group
- Comodo Internet Security
- Comodo System Utilities
- Comodo Mobile Security
- Comodo SSL
References
- ↑ "Comodo Dragon v52.15.25.664 is now available for download.". Comodo Group. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ↑ JoWa, Product Translator, Global Moderator (2 May 2014). "Blink, since v. 28". Comodo Group, Inc. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Dragon Internet Browser – Comodo Dragon Web Browser". Comodo Group, Inc. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ Polishchuk, Polina (25 April 2014). "Comodo Dragon - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com". CNet.com. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Google calls out Comodo's Chromodo Chrome-knockoff as insecure crapware".
- ↑ "Custom Web browser from Comodo poses severe security threat, researcher says".
- ↑ "Google says Comodo's 'secure' browser isn't safe to use at all".
- ↑ Spencer, Spanner (11 April 2014). "Four Useful Alternative Browsers Based On Google Chrome- Lifehacker Australia". Allure Media. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Online Webpage Scanning for Malware Attacks- Web Inspector Online Scan". Comodo CA Ltd. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ Horton, Steve (19 April 2010). "Comodo Dragon review - PC Advisor". IDG UK. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Comodo Dragon Review- The Secured Browser on Chromium- PC Security". PC Security. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "How is Dragon better? - Help - CD". Comodo Forum. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ http://lifehacker.com/four-alternative-useful-browsers-based-off-of-google-c-1558525397 Four Alternative, Useful Browsers Based On Google Chrome, Spanner Spencer, 4/07/14, Lifehacker
- ↑ How to Harden Your Browser Against Malware and Privacy Concerns, Tech Support Alert
- ↑ Make Your Browser More Resilient to Malwares and Privacy Concerns, Security Gladiators
- ↑ "View of /trunk/src/chrome/browser/google/google_url_tracker.cc". Retrieved 15 November 2010. Source code comment on line 31
- ↑ "Google Chrome, Chromium, and Google". Retrieved 28 January 2010. See Which Google Domain
Further reading
- Yegulalp, Serdar (25 January 2012). "6 Google Chrome remixes worth trying". InfoWorld. IDG. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- Roggio, Armando (2 August 2010). "The PEC Review: Comodo Dragon, A Web Browser". Practical eCommerce. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- Polishchuk, Polina (17 June 2010). "Comodo Dragon". Download.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- Horton, Steve (19 April 2010). "Comodo Dragon review". PC Advisor. IDG. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- Horton, Steve (13 April 2010). "Comodo Dragon: A Chromium Browser With Extra Armor". PC World. IDG. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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