Software Update: Comodo Internet Security 12.0.0.6810

Comodo has released version 12 of its security programs. The lineup includes a firewall, an antivirus and a combination of the two. Comodo is available for Windows Vista and above, and the download is suitable for both 32bit and 64bit editions of the operating system. New in version 12 includes support for the October 2018 Update of Windows 10 and the performance of the antivirus engine has been greatly improved by cleaning up the code and using a new C++ standard. The complete release notes can be found below.

New for CIS 2019:

• Full Microsoft Redstone 5 Support.
• Long path and case sensitive filenames support.
• ELAM protection.
• Extended Containment Rule “Created By” criteria with “Rating” attribute.
• Extended sanbox rules with a vendor as a criteria.
• Extended Vendor List with User rating.
• “Heuristic Command-Line Analysis” and “Embedded Code Detection” for scanning and monitoring of auto-run entries.
• Powershell_ise analysis support.
• Option to automatically scan plugged-in devices.
• Simplified installation.
• First network zone detection is performed in background.
• Widget is hidden by default but can be changed with an install setting available through the Options button.
• Updated AV engine.
• Overall performance and stability improvements.
• WDSC integration performance and stability improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed extended OS boot time in some cases.
• Fixed defect where full scan fails in some rare cases.
• Unrecognized file does not launch in Sandbox second time after first viruscope detection.
• Defect where ‘Cmdagent.exe’ consumes 40-50% CPU constantly in some cases.
• Rules for Website Filtering can’t be added if all rules was deleted.
• Uninstall of CIS Premium has periodically failed.
• cmdagent.exe unexpectedly terminates in some rare cases.
• Defect where cmdagent.exe unexpectedly terminates after install CIS with Secure Shopping on XP.
• Sandboxed .bat scripts are displayed as cmd in active processes list.
• Containment resetting process takes a long time in some cases.
• Not able to play videos in Facebook inside sandboxed Opera.
• BSOD when playing Freeridesgames games

This release has been rolled out for new users. We shall be rolling out updates for existing users over the next few weeks.

The following downloads are available:
Comodo Internet Security
Comodo Antivirus
Comodo Firewall