Thread on comodo forums got deleted. lol. I hope they come up with an official announcement of how it is possible they messed up so bad.
Yeah, this has to be a good announcement then... Interesting to see how they gamble people´s trust. Look here for some more details: https://blog.hboeck.de/archives/865-Comodo-ships-Adware-Privdog-worse-than-Superfish.html
Test for all SO FAR. Superfish, Komodia, PrivDog vulnerability test (updated again!) https://filippo.io/Badfish/
This issue was only found on directly downloaded PrivDog 3.0.96.0 and 97 beta versions from the PrivDog website. It's a pity that the original posters of this issue weren't that specific with their allegations. So in actuality: 1). If you happened to accept the optional PrivDog installation in version 7 of either CIS or CF- Not affected 2). If you are using the older Comodo Dragon Browser- Not affected 3). If you are using the newer Comodo Chromodo browser- Not affected 4). If you are using the current version 8 builds of Comodo Internet Security or Comodo Firewall- No applicable (PrivDog no longer an option). And I am sure in a day or so a new version of Standalone PrivDog will be available to rectify this bug.
PrivDog is bundled with some products from Comodo, like Comodo Internet Security as well as its Chromodo, Dragon and IceDragon browsers. However, it seems that these products include PrivDog version 2, which lacks the HTTPS proxy functionality, and thus does not expose users to man-in-the-middle attacks. The PrivDog version that exposes users to man-in-the-middle attacks is version 3, which is available to download as a stand-alone application and which supports a large number of browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, according to security researcher Filippo Valsorda, who’s online HTTPS test was updated to account for it....http://www.pcworld.com/article/2887...-tool-privdog-compromises-https-security.html
Certainly took long enough for the story to be updated. Maybe a bit of fact checking prior to the initial libelous drivel would have been more appropriate (but perhaps I expect too much). .
I never trusted this piece of software, but even I would, right now that trust would be forever lost.
That's not all folks! PrivDog wants to protect your privacy - by sending data home in clear text https://blog.hboeck.de/archives/866...ivacy-by-sending-data-home-in-clear-text.html
