Popular security software developer Comodo has developed a
Chrome remix said to have higher security features than its predecessors.
Comodo Dragon is an aesthetically minimalist browser that is attractive,
responsive, and secure.
Apart from the red hue, the Chromium-based browser's
interface is identical to that of market contender Google Chrome. From the
detachable tabs at the top of the screen to the bookmark-syncing option, it is
impossible to instantly recognize where the "remix" takes place. The
Help tab even redirects you to Google Chrome's Help page and the Extensions tab
redirects you to Google as well. It also keeps Chrome's incognito mode option,
where all browsing information and cookies are deleted following the user's Web
session. Upon poking around the Options menu, there are a couple of visible
differences: there are no location settings and Dragon does not present an
option to send "usage statistics and crash reports to Google."
A browser developed by a company that is best known for its
firewall software can leave people feeling more secure about their Internet
usage. Comodo Dragon will pull up a bright-yellow caution message warning
people that sending information may be unsafe when they are entering a Web site
with an unstable security certificate. One such message pops up even when
logging into large sites like Facebook. Also, Dragon does not send browsing
information to a remote server.
Based on simple timer tests run on Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 3, the average cold start-up time was 4.53 seconds, warm start-up
was 0.92s, and navigation time from nytimes.com to facebook.com was 0.87s.
Comodo Dragon proves to have slightly faster page-loading speed than Google
Chrome 5.0.375.70, which had results of 5.71s, 1.27s, and 1.23s, respectively.
However, in Sunspider JavaScript benchmark testing, Comodo Dragon received an
average score of 929.6 milliseconds, whereas Google got 734ms. Based on these
results, Google may have faster JavaScript performance than Comodo.
Dragon is not only fast, but like Google Chrome, it is not
strewn with numerous icons, leaving more room for Web viewing. For those who
are extra cautious about their online security, or for those who are worried
about Google's data-mining, this fast browser is a great choice.
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