Comodo offers revolutionary full strength, free personal firewall with no update or renewals fees - ever!

Jersey City, NJ – Comodo, a global leader in Identity and Trust Assurance Management solutions, today announced the availability of Comodo Personal Firewall V2.0, one of the most powerful personal firewalls ever created free for all home users. The software provides one of the highest levels of protection and control against known and emerging threats with its default, ‘out-of-the-box’ settings and is free of charge to the end user without any renewal, license or subscription fees.

Suitable for both home users and corporate networks alike, the firewall features both inbound and outbound packet filtering in combination with robust outbound application filtering at the network layer. The new-look interface facilitates quick and easy access to all major settings, including the powerful and highly configurable security rules interface.

The latest release builds on the overwhelmingly positive reception of Comodo’s Personal Firewall V1.0 with new features and functionality including:

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Advanced network, application and application component monitoring
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Completely redesigned interface including ‘Smart’ pop-up alerts
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More powerful and intuitive security rules interface
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Full Application Behavior analysis
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Improved application activity control
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Windows security center integration
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New application recognition database

A full list of new features can be found at http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/whats_new.html

Importantly, Comodo’s Personal Firewall successfully detected and blocked 16 of the most sophisticated 3rd party ‘Leak-Test’ utilities, (small programs designed by security experts that deliberately attempt to bypass a firewall’s outgoing security settings). Furthermore, it was one of the only firewalls to pass Comodo’s own ‘Parent Injection Leak Test’ developed by Comodo’s Digital Trust Lab to emulate a hacker technique typically used in outbound Trojan attacks.

Comodo is delivering this highly rated firewall free to consumer as a cornerstone of an initiative to empower consumers to create a safe and trusted online experience whenever they go online. This new initiative will make available free to all consumers some of the leading tools that consumers can use to be safe and avoid leading threats such as phishing attacks. The free tools include; ability to authenticate web identities in real time (www.VEngine.com ), PC vulnerability scanning (www.HackerGuardian.com), free email certificates for secure email encryption, secure BackUp for backing up files on your PC and iVault for password management and launching secured Internet sessions. Most consumers now have to spend upwards of $200 to achieve a comparable level of Internet security and safety. All these products are offered free for the lifetime of the PC – without any annual subscription fees or licenses because Comodo, as one of the world’s leading Certification Authority is setting the standard for Identity and Trust Assurance online, ensuring that consumers and businesses establish trust online with true e-identity and e-business authenticity.

“Internet security threats are rising at an alarming pace, and while consumers are increasingly aware of the risks, to date they have very little ammunition to combat and defend against these threats that are easy to use and cost effective.” said Melih Abdulhayoglu, President and CEO of Comodo. “Comodo developed these advanced solutions so consumers will have access to simple, reliable and free tools for trusted communication and commerce because consumers need to protect themselves by knowing they are conducting business with legitimate organizations.”
Comodo Personal Firewall is available for download now. For more information go to: www.comodo.com

About Comodo

Comodo is a leading global provider of Identity and Trust Assurance services on the Internet, with over 200,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ with global offices in the UK, Ukraine and India, the company offers businesses and consumers the intelligent security, authentication and assurance services necessary to ensure trust in online transactions.

As a leading Certification Authority, and in combination with the Digital Trust Lab (DTL), Comodo helps enterprises address digital ecommerce and infrastructure needs with reliable, third generation solutions that improve customer relationships, enhance customer trust and create efficiencies across digital ecommerce operations. Comodo's solutions include integrated Web hosting management solutions, infrastructure services, digital e-commerce services, digital certification, identity assurance, customer privacy and vulnerability management solutions. For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust Online™ - please visit: www.comodogroup.com.