Its a Secret
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Re: Comodo Continues to Damage It's Reputation
said by onDvine  : Is it possible that since they're already unchecked, they have no ability to authorize anything? "Authorities" is the only tab that has anything in it at all. Yes, as confirmed by Mele20 , unchecking seems to be the only way. And yes, they won't be used to verify a site.
The other tabs should be empty unless you've added a cert to them.
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siljaline
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onDvine  have a look here for Certs in IE >
»www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/restric···#Setting |
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onDvine
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Thanks, Its a Secret . |
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onDvine
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Thank you, siljaline . I'm still using IE 6, and no sites in the Restricted zone are allowed to do anything.
2nd edit: Should've said IE 6 is what's installed. I don't actually use it, and only use Avant Browser (IE-based) to go to one site. |
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CylonRed
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said by danny9 :said by Trel :Isn't EVERY issuer doing this, and the only reason Comodo's come under fire for it because they also have a line of security products? Can you honestly say you would trust Comodo to protect you when at the same time they are issuing certificates to malware sites? Sounds like they're trying to have their cake and eat it too which is philosophically impossible. They have been told about this but continue to ignore it hoping it will go away. It won't. I am one of those users, I was running CIS, that will no longer use any Comodo product on my computers. They may have started out with the right idea but money became the name of the game. I have had zero issues with malware for the years I have run Comodo - somehow I doubt they are ant different than any other provider as Trel points out.
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mvdu
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See CalendarOfUpdates. Other providers are taking better steps:
»www.calendarofupdates.com/update···9&st=200
I do not trust it and that is my personal decision. |
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Grail Knight
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Can you honestly say you would trust Comodo to protect you when at the same time they are issuing certificates to malware sit
Why yes I will. I doubt developers at Comodo sell certs any more then a non-music devision at Sony had anything to do with rootkits on CDs not that long ago or MS waiting seven years to fix a critical security issue (Update, MS08-068).
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They have been told about this but continue to ignore it hoping it will go away. It won't.
Do you know for a fact Comodo is doing what you said or just assuming this to be the case?
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danny9
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| said by Grail Knight : quote:
Can you honestly say you would trust Comodo to protect you when at the same time they are issuing certificates to malware sit
Why yes I will. I doubt developers at Comodo sell certs any more then a non-music devision at Sony had anything to do with rootkits on CDs not that long ago or MS waiting seven years to fix a critical security issue (Update, MS08-068). quote:
They have been told about this but continue to ignore it hoping it will go away. It won't.
Do you know for a fact Comodo is doing what you said or just assuming this to be the case? You must have missed all the threads regarding this here and at Wilders and COU.
Melih himself has admitted doing this and was discussed in the Comodo forums.
Here's a thread running at COU:
»www.calendarofupdates.com/update···ic=19279
Hope that gives you more insight into this issue.
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Pentangle
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said by Its a Secret :In FF, it's under Tools|Options|Advanced|Encryption and then view certificates. Find Comodo, and click edit for each of them and uncheck the boxes. What about the very large number of certificate authorities that are built into Firefox? Are they all considered to be safe?
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Its a Secret
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U B Funny | That's a good question. I guess we'll find out if the worm turns to bite us. |
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Grail Knight
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Thanks.
I had followed some of the threads at Wilders but I will still use Comodo Firewall. It works and as I know other software security vendors and OS developers have taken time to fix issues I will give Comodo the benefit of the doubt for a little while longer.
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danny9
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| said by Grail Knight :Thanks. I had followed some of the threads at Wilders but I will still use Comodo Firewall. It works and as I know other software security vendors and OS developers have taken time to fix issues I will give Comodo the benefit of the doubt for a little while longer. You're welcome!
Yes, the firewall does work and very well, especially for a free one.
I could be totally wrong here but after reading Melih's comments in his forums, he just does not seem like the type of guy who can ever admit he was wrong.
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onDvine
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said by Pentangle :... What about the very large number of certificate authorities that are built into Firefox? Are they all considered to be safe? I wondered that, too. Never looked there before and don't recognize most of the names. I have no dealings with America Online Inc. and unchecked boxes for their certificates shown in the screen snapshot above. The three two for AOL Time Warner Inc. had no boxes checked.
Below that is one in Spanish with two boxes out of three checked (detail shown in the screen snapshot above). I don't speak Spanish or go to Spanish language sites but hesitated to uncheck them because I don't understand what the heck any of the certificates are about/for.  Does anybody know if they're needed?
Sorry the above veers slightly off-topic: not about the Comodo certificates. |
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Its a Secret
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| said by onDvine :I don't speak Spanish or go to Spanish language sites but hesitated to uncheck them because I don't understand what the heck any of the certificates are about/for. Does anybody know if they're needed? Try this for an explaination: »translate.google.ca/translate?hl···26sa%3DG
It looks like this cert issuer can verify ONLY web sites and email (i.e. encrypted or signed email), not software.
I tend to think this may be getting a bit overblown as an issue, however, you never know, do you?
You can always view the certificate though, if you have any doubts.
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onDvine
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| Thank you. It looks like a very good explanation, if only I understood it. Am not among DSLR's more tech-savvy members.
... however, you never know, do you? ... Some others here might; I don't. I see so many unfamiliar names that are tempting to disable if checked, but experience has taught me not to check or uncheck stuff without knowing WTF I'm doing. 
... You can always view the certificate though, if you have any doubts. I did and as with the linked explanation, don't understand it.  Maybe one of these days I'll ask about certificates in the Mozilla section. Thanks again for your time and attention. |
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Its a Secret
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| Always a pleasure.
All a certificate issuer does is verify that a person or organisation is who they say they are. Most have strict rules around that including lawyers, Notary Publics etc. and when, and only when, they are verified is a cert issued. Commercial certs are not cheap and for good reason.
There is a multitude of trust placed in these companies, and we can only hope the trust is not misplaced.
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Grail Knight
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I do not know anyone personally so I have to go on judgment although I know I have never had any issues with Comodo software yet had problems with so called "recommended products" by some members.
It is a giant crap shoot. 
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hayc59
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| said by Grail Knight :I do not know anyone personally so I have to go on judgment although I know I have never had any issues with Comodo software yet had problems with so called "recommended products" by some members. It is a giant crap shoot. Grail Knight...you are correct for sure, but atleast
you want Honesty and Integrety from a company
even if they give it away
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Grail Knight
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| That is true of course but I have to separate Comodo into departments w/ one side being the developers turning out a solid firewall and the other selling certs to unsavory types which I have seen firsthand happen before. I will not judge the company as a whole to be bad based on that. I would run out of companies to do business with.
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ashrc4
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Ok let me understand this.
Comodo is a security company and an issuer of certs.
A compeditor (cough) Malware destructor 2009 asks for a cert.
Am i missing something here!!
How long have they been in business and how stupid do they take (us)
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