Comodo Internet Security 12.0.0.6818

V581 fixes issue where users stuck on a base and were not able to update further.

* NEW! AV engine was integrated

* IMPROVED! AV engine now includes more advanced detection techniques
* IMPROVED! Windows XP 64 registry protection has been hardened
* FIXED! Defense+ does not handle object names properly
* FIXED! Defense+ does not protect against registry key ACL modifications

* IMPROVED! AV engine now includes more advanced detection techniques
* IMPROVED! Windows XP 64 registry protection has been hardened
* FIXED! Defense+ does not handle object names properly (Reported by our forum member wj32)
* FIXED! Defense+ does not protect against registry key ACL modifications (Reported by our forum member wj32)

* IMPROVED! AV engine now includes more advanced detection techniques
* IMPROVED! Windows XP 64 registry protection has been hardened
* FIXED! Defense+ does not handle object names properly (Reported by our forum member wj32)
* FIXED! Defense+ does not protect against registry key ACL modifications (Reported by our forum member wj32)

* FIXED! Removed some of the reasons that make AV to report false positives
* FIXED! Addressed some bugs that cause intermittent crashes of the GUI and the helper service
* FIXED! CIS causes high DPC latency after prolonged time of network heavy traffic

* IMPROVED! Memory scanner now includes more advanced techniques to detect viruses in memory
* FIXED! AV consumes huge memory while scanning some compressed files
* FIXED! AV reports incorrent archive names under some circumstances
* FIXED! AV causes freezes in 64 bit operating systems under certain circumstances
* FIXED! AV crashes while scanning certain packed files
* FIXED! Sometimes windows updates can not be installed while CIS is installed

* NEW! COMODO Secure DNS is introduced as a new free service
* NEW! COMODO HopSurf Toolbar - COMODO SafeSurf Toolbar has been discontinued and superseded by COMODO HopSurf Toolbar
* NEW! CIS now allows the users to change the URL for the program and virus updates
* IMPROVED! CIS now has a better support for Windows Security Center integration in Windows Vista SP1 and later
* IMPROVED! AV engine now supports more archives and has better detection capabilities
* IMPROVED! Direct disk access false alerts have been reduced
* FIXED! Some applications do not run when CIS is installed in Vista 64 bit
* FIXED! Antivirus scans excluded folders
* FIXED! Firewall does not show some connections under high load
* FIXED! Firewall sometimes causes the PC to freeze in windows XP 32
* FIXED! cfp.exe crashes when HIPS alerts timeout

* NEW! COMODO Secure DNS is introduced as a new free service
* NEW! COMODO HopSurf Toolbar - COMODO SafeSurf Toolbar has been discontinued and superseded by COMODO HopSurf Toolbar
* NEW! CIS now allows the users to change the URL for the program and virus updates
* IMPROVED! CIS now has a better support for Windows Security Center integration in Windows Vista SP1 and later
* IMPROVED! AV engine now supports more archives and has better detection capabilities
* IMPROVED! Direct disk access false alerts have been reduced
* FIXED! Some applications do not run when CIS is installed in Vista 64 bit
* FIXED! Antivirus scans excluded folders
* FIXED! Firewall does not show some connections under high load
* FIXED! Firewall sometimes causes the PC to freeze in windows XP 32
* FIXED! cfp.exe crashes when HIPS alerts timeout

* NEW! Multilingual Support: CIS now supports other languages
* NEW! Stateful File Inspection for Realtime Virus Scanner
* NEW! Integrated In Memory Virus Scanner(i.e. Integrated BOClean)
* NEW! LivePCSupport is provided as a 30 Day Trial
* IMPROVED! Default popup layout changed to the basic layout in order to encourage the use of it
* IMPROVED! Stronger Defense+ protection: New types of defenses are added e.g. Clipboard logging, Keyboard input blocking etc.
* IMPROVED! Keyboard and Screen access alerts are improved and number of false positives are reduced
* IMPROVED! Stronger Defense+ protection while the Windows is Booting/Shutting down
* IMPROVED! Stronger Default Firewall policy in order to better hide from attackers(Thanks to feedback from our forum moderator Ronny)
* IMPROVED! Configuration Management window is changed
* IMPROVED! Submission functionality for the Quarantined items added
* FIXED! Avntivirus heuristics does not detect some files properly
* FIXED! Defense+ BO protection incompatible with Spy Swepper virus scanner.
* FIXED! CIS does not validate digital certificates properly
* FIXED! CIS blocks some application from being executed
* FIXED! BSOD while CIS is being uninstalled
* FIXED! CIS does not detect some types of shellcodes upon a BO attack
* FIXED! CIS erroneously reports buffer overflow attacks for some applications under certain circumstances
* FIXED! CIS does not scan spcially created RAR files properly (http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34737, first reported by Thierry Zoller)
* FIXED! CIS creates duplicate file name entries for some protected file access alerts
* FIXED! Right click scanner reports "Antivirus Engine is not initialized"
* FIXED! Threatcast registration does not work properly(This bug caused some users unable to see TC statistics)
* FIXED! CIS occasionally crashes while submitting the files
* FIXED! CIS firewall drivers sometimes cannot be restored by the diagnostics utility
* FIXED! CIS did not scan NTFS streams during manual scanning
* FIXED! Windows Logon Screen is shown when CIS is installed under certain circumstances(Windows created a password bug)

* Fixed! Windows Vista 64 UI Problems.
* Fixed! SafeSurf crashes applications on x64 based operating systems.

FIXED! COMODO Firewall activation fails under some circumstances.

* NEW! COMODO SafeSurf Toolbar built on COMODO Memory Firewall technology
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall does not add files from network shares to pending list
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall does not log incoming ICMP packets properly
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall blocks everything when password protection is OFF and suppress options are ON
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall does not terminate active connections properly
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall firewall driver can not be installed properly in Vista operating systems
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall can be terminated when Windows XP is being shutdown
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall GUI does not appear properly on Windows Vista operating systems
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall GUI can truncate texts in 120 DPI
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall does not handle long filename properly
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall does not update the version correctly after being updated
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall crashes on exit
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall can cause BSODs when gameprotect rootkit triggers its self defense
* FIXED! COMODO Firewall can not verify digital signatures
* FIXED! Small problems in GUI
* IMPROVED! Clean PC Mode and Safe Mode: Improvements that lead to small number of alerts and pending files
* IMPROVED! Default Security policy so that Windows Updates do not lead to significant alerts

FIXED! BSOD SESSION_INITIALIZATION_FAILED after ChkDsk.
FIXED! BUG causing D+ to allow file modification attempts although it is blocked under some circumstances.
IMPROVED! Reduced false positives for D+ keyboard access alerts.
IMPROVED! Removed false positives for D+ service control manager access for XP computers.
IMPROVED! Increased D+ ability to protect itself from already installed rootkits.

* FIXED! CFP.exe could be terminated using EndTask API
* FIXED! When the firewall alerts were disabled, all the traffic was blocked.