Comodo Dragon

Comodo Dragon

by COMODO

What is Comodo Dragon?

Comodo Dragon is software application developed by COMODO. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 59.68% of installations running this operating system. Comodo Dragon's installer is typically 96.00 MB in size and installs around 32 files. The most common release is 33.1.0.0 with 13.63% of all installations currently using this version.

Comodo Dragon is most popular in the United States with 38.39% of installations residing in this country.

Comodo Dragon adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Comodo Dragon is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Comodo Dragon?

Comodo Dragon is a free web browser developed by Comodo Security Solutions, Inc. It is based on the Chromium software code developed by Google and is designed to provide a secure and private browsing experience for users. With a similar interface to Google Chrome, Comodo Dragon eliminates Chrome's usage tracking and enhances privacy features. It also provides additional security measures, such as indicating the authenticity and relative strength of a website's SSL certificate. In addition, Comodo Dragon features its own built-in Updater, eliminating the need for Google Updater. When uninstalling the browser, users have the option to keep or delete Dragon's cache and cookie files.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • dragon_updater.exe runs as a service named 'COMODO Dragon Update Service' (DragonUpdater) "Automatically installs updates for COMODO Dragon".
Firewall:
  • dragon_updater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Comodo\Dragon\dragon_updater.exe'.
  • dragon.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Comodo\Dragon\dragon.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • dragon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B57FC310-16F7-4EFF-A334-37856C594130}' (runs on registration).
  • virtual_mode_helper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E24C8C6D-B53F-4D7D-854C-6A8B93F7C9E9}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • dragon.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_6C3B93E16DCBCD936B2695097E0EF2F7' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Comodo\Dragon\dragon.exe" --no-startup-window /prefetcC:5.
Registry entries (User):
  • dragon.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #3' which loads as C:\Program Files\Comodo\Dragon\dragon.exe --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --restore-last-session.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\comodo\dragon\
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Comodo\Dragon\uninstall.exe"
Size:
96.00 MB
Language:
English

Comodo Dragon Executable Details

Primary executable:
dragon.exe
Name:
Comodo Dragon
Path:
C:\Program Files\comodo\dragon\dragon.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Comodo Dragon
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
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EXE
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DLL
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DLL
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DLL
1b6be31312f9cf3f813ad4ba27160976
DLL
ec7b93a10b030011d22105dc0c2936f7
DLL
30b789231ecf2eec6dbd700f387c5cb7
DLL
a2788df1e4119f424fd3aab78700f64e
DLL
337900609d5312b5fa7053a63c8cb569
DLL
178d4466df7ec3e9e792986c613a55d0