App Review Windows 8 Dev with Comodo Firewall 5.8 RC

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Note: Tested in VirtualBox, though it is not recommended for some reason, so results are not 100% accurate for Comodo software.

Windows 8 Dev Preview 32-bit
Windows Defender: Enabled and Updated
Windows SmartScreen: Enabled
Internet Explorer 10 with SmartScreen Filter: Disabled



Run time: 8 minutes, 25 seconds @ 640x480

Thanks for taking your time to watch the video.



3rd November 2011

Sorry - video is no longer available. I was cleaning up my SkyDrive and I accidentally deleted the video.

Edit: Found a copy on my hard drive, uploaded to YouTube.com/MalwareTips


Screenshots from 29th September 2011


These are some of the features I found interesting in Windows 8 Dev. and Comodo Firewall 5.8 RC.

1. I disabled the SmartScreen Filter in IE10

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2. Even though disabled, known virus' are deleted in IE10

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3. Even though Defense+ Alert recommended to Block, I was able to Allow

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4. Failure to remove, I didn't check up on this, but Windows Defender could have removed this before Comodo could touch the file (?)

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5. Could this be Windows SmartScreen blocking the malicious file to run, and has been resolved by Windows Defender (?)

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jamescv7

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Seems interesting that cloud scanner and defense + both pop up however cloud scanner couldn't removed the threat.
 

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Windows Defender in Windows 8 is essentially Microsoft Security Essentials, so it is a vast improvement.
 
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Defense+ always gives you the choice to alow or block the file detected as malicious.

Hungry Man said:
I am surprised it worked at all. Sandboxie did not. Doesn't CIS use kernel-hooks?

i think it use some.
 

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umbrapolaris said:
Defense+ always gives you the choice to alow or block the file detected as malicious.

So if it is a known malicious file, why does D+ display "You MUST block this request". I clicked Allow, because it was an available option (and not because I didn't read the pop-up).

Doesn't this defeat the purpose of the cloud scanner in Comodo Firewall?
 
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it is an advice, so if you know that the flagged file is safe for you, of course you should have the choice.
 
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