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ComputerWorld’s recent report reveals, for the first time ever, that 51 percent of sites classified as malicious were actually legitimate sites that had been compromised with attack code that infects unsuspecting visitors. This statistic demonstrates the significant new challenges online users have in staying safe online.

To help mitigate this issue, Comodo recently introduced Comodo Firewall Pro (v3.0) with its A-VSMART technology platform ("Anti-Virus, Spyware, Malware, Adware, Rootkit and Trojans"). This technology is designed to protect end users from this type of threat because it delivers a revolutionary approach to desktop security, claims Comodo.
Unlike detection/ signature-based solutions that first allow all applications to gain access to a PC to be evaluated based on by their signature, Comodo Firewall Pro takes the opposite approach. Comodo Firewall Pro with A-VSMART architecture allows only those applications known to be safe to gain access to computer resources, greatly reducing the probability of damage occurring.

"We are empowering end users to be proactive in the protection of their PCs and we deliver this level of technology for free," said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo. "While an eCommerce site may have all the security in the world, some types of threats may bypass these solutions. With Comodo Firewall Pro end users can be confident that their machines are secure even if the site they are on may not be.”

Hijacking legitimate sites to make them "distributors" of malware gives attackers instant advantages because fraudsters need not work to drive people to a specific site. Comodo Firewall Pro provides one of the only known ways to protect against this type of threat. Comodo Firewall Pro only allows trusted applications to gain access to system resources thus preventing malware that is resident on a site from gaining access to an end user's system. Typical detection based security solutions are far less effective at preventing this type of breach.

In addition, the threat to consumers is accelerating according to security experts. Last year, for instance, reports estimated that only about 35 percent of sites identified as malicious were actually legitimate, hacked domains. Additionally, the efficiency and scale of these types of attacks is growing significantly. Recently two "mass hacks" compromised over 90,000 sites in one attack and another 10,000 sites from another attack. These statistics demonstrate the extent of the problem.

Comodo Firewall Pro, which was recently garnered an Editor Choice rating from PC Magazine and the highest five star rating from CNET's Download.com, promises its users to continue their online activities without fear of their systems being compromised.