computer security internet security founded united kingdom 1998 1998 1 headquarters 1255 broad street clifton new jersey united states key people melih abdulhayo lu president and ceo products ssl certificates antivirus firewall pci compliance endpoint security managed dns number of employees 1 100 website www.comodo.com comodo group inc. is a privately held group of companies providing computer software and ssl digital certificates based in clifton new jersey in the united states . it has offices in the united kingdom ukraine romania china india turkey and clifton nj . 2 as of 24 february 2015 comodo is the largest issuer of ssl certificates with a 33.6 % market share on 6.6 % of all web domains . 3 4 contents 1 history 2 companies 3 products 4 industry affiliations 5 competitors 5.1 norton antivirus 6 controversies 6.1 symantec 6.2 certificate hacking 6.3 enabling man in the middle attacks 6.4 certificates issued to known malware 6.5 chromodo browser 6.6 let s encrypt trademark registration application 6.7 dangling markup injection vulnerability 7 see also 8 references 9 bibliography 10 external links history edit the company was founded in 1998 in the united kingdom 1 by melih abdulhayo lu who remains its ceo . the company relocated to the united states in 2004 . its product line is focused on computer and internet security . the firm operates a certificate authority that issues ssl certificates offers a computer security suite that includes antivirus and firewall protection and offers other web and network protection services . 5 companies edit comodo ca lmtd based in city of salford greater manchester uk 6 is a digital certificate authority that issues ssl and other digital certificates . according to w3techs.com comodo is the largest digital certificate provider . 7 8 comodo security solutions inc based in clifton nj develops and markets security software for commercial and consumer use . this includes web site vulnerability and penetration scannng corporate and consumer pc security systems and other networks security products . comodo antivirus labs support all versions of their security systems . 9 dns.com based in louisville kentucky the company provides managed dns services . 10 products edit security products and tools offered by comodo comodo ssl comodo was founded as a certificate authority selling comodo ssl and digital certificates . its primary source of revenue comes from related products to business and enterprises . related e commerce products include pci compliance scanning and web site vulnerability scanning . citation needed comodo internet security cis is a suite of security products for the desktop provided free with additional features available for a fee . 11 support requires a subscription . it includes a personal firewall host based intrusion detection system and antivirus program . 12 comodo antivirus a free antivirus product that supports all major os including mac from os x 10.4 13 linux from ubuntu 12.04 14 and windows from xp s2 including windows 10 . 15 comodo cloud antivirus ccav is a lightweight and powerful av application that utilizes comodo s auto containment and realtime cloud scanning to immediately neutralize both known and unknown malware . 16 comodo mobile security a free android application that protects mobile devices against viruses worms and scripts . in addition it also features sms & call blocking a software & process manager data and apps backup and data traffic monitor . comodo email certificate s mime enabling certificates free for personal use per year fee for corporate use . 17 web browsers offered by comodo comodo dragon a chromium based browser with enhanced privacy and security 18 comodo icedragon a firefox based browser both with enhanced privacy and security features chromodo another chromium based browser released in 2015 that has been criticized for removing security features other comodo products comodo endpoint security manager cesm cesm is a centralized device management system that includes the ability to distribute pc security software . the software used includes a version of the same firewall antivirus systems and sandbox containment technology that comprise comodo internet security . 19 20 21 comodo securebox was released in july 2014 and was jointly developed with western union with the intention of solving the problem of an application needing to conduct sensitive activities such as financial transactions from an already compromised system . securebox containment technology protects the application and its activities even if the computer is infected with malware 22 23 comodo system utilities pc magazine reviewed the product concluding it is an effective system enhancing utility that is as potent if not more so in certain cases as paid apps . 24 mydlp in may 2014 the comodo group had acquired mydlp an open source data loss prevention system . comodo has begun marketing the enterprise version through its comodo security solutions subsidiary . citation needed surgate labs in 2014 comodo acquired surgate labs a turkish software company that specializes in secure email an messaging systems . surgate only recently began marketing its products outside of turkey and eastern europe . 25 26 27 comodo korugan in 2014 comodo introduced the korugan line of unified threat management appliances that provide a bundle of network security solutions such as firewall gateway antivirus and end security management . 28 29 comodo backup in 2014 comodo introduced secured backup for online storage . 30 comodo penetration testing comodo penetration tests will identify critical attack paths present in network infrastructure manually and provide advice to eliminate threats . 31 comodo mobile device management comodo mdm software could rightly be called a powerful tool in the hands of it administrators . using this tool they can manage and at the same time ensure the security of a large number of mobile devices both personal as well as those that are part of a corporate network . 32 33 industry affiliations edit comodo is a member of the following industry organizations certificate authority security council casc in february 2013 comodo became a founding member of this industry advocacy organization dedicated to addressing industry issues and educating the public on internet security . 34 35 common computing security standards forum ccsf in 2009 comodo was a founding member of the ccsf an industry organization that promotes industry standards that protect end users . comodo ceo melih abdulhayo lu is considered the founder of the ccsf . 36 ca browser forum in 2005 comodo was a founding member of a new consortium of certificate authorities and web browser vendors dedicated to promoting industry standards and baseline requirements for internet security . 37 38 competitors edit norton antivirus edit on 29 september 2010 neil j. rubenking the lead analyst for security of pc magazine published an article on comodo antivirus 5.0 that concluded that comodo antivirus 5.0 blocked a higher percentage of malware than norton antivirus but was less effective than the norton solution when it came to malware removal . 39 40 controversies edit symantec edit in response to symantec s comment over the effectiveness of free antivirus software on september 18 2010 the ceo of comodo group challenged symantec to see which products can defend the consumer better against malware . 41 symantec responded saying that if comodo is interested they should have their product included in tests by independent reviewers . 42 certificate hacking edit on march 23 2011 comodo reported that 8 days earlier on 15 march 2011 a user account with an affiliate registration authority had been compromised and was used to create a new user account that issued nine certificate signing requests . 43 nine certificates for seven domains were issued . 43 the attack was traced to ip address 212.95.136.18 which originates in tehran iran . 43 though the firm initially reported that the breach was the result of a state driven attack it subsequently stated that the origin of the attack may be the result of an attacker attempting to lay a false trail . . 43 44 such issues have been widely reported and has led to criticism of how certificates are issued and revoked . 45 46 47 48 as of 2015 all of the certificates have been revoked . 43 microsoft has issued a security advisory and update to address the issue . 49 50 on march 26 2011 a person under the username comodohacker made several posts to pastebin.com claiming to be an iranian responsible for the attacks . 51 52 enabling man in the middle attacks edit in february 2015 comodo was involved with a man in the middle enabling tool known as privdog which claims to protect users against malicious advertising . 53 certificates issued to known malware edit in 2009 microsoft mvp michael burgess accused comodo of issuing digital certificates to known malware . 54 chromodo browser edit in january 2016 tavis ormandy reported that comodo s chromodo browser exhibited a number of vulnerabilities including disabling of the same origin policy . 55 let s encrypt trademark registration application edit in october 2015 comodo applied for the trademarks let s encrypt comodo let s encrypt and let s encrypt with comodo trademarks . 56 57 58 these trademark applications were filed almost a year after the internet security research group parent organization of let s encrypt started using the name let s encrypt publicly in november 2014 59 and despite the fact comodo s intent to use trademark filings acknowledge that it has never used let s encrypt as a brand . on june 24 2016 comodo publicly posted in its forum that it had filed for express abandonment of their trademark applications . 60 dangling markup injection vulnerability edit on july 29 2016 matthew bryant showed that comodo s website is vulnerable to dangling markup injection attacks and can send emails to system 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