Chromodo Browser Disables Key Web Security (thestack.com)

An anonymous reader writes: A Google Security Research update has claimed that Comodo's internet browser Chromodo, based on the open-source project Chromium, contains significant security failings and puts its users at risk. This week's Google alert suggested that the Chromodo browser – available as a standalone download, as well as part of the company's Security package – is less secure than it promises. According to analysis, the browser is disabling the Same Origin policy, hijacking DNS settings, and replacing shortcuts with Chromodo links, among other security violations.

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I avoid knockoffs

[LichtSpektren]

There's a lot of Chromium and Firefox clones/forks by small teams that have certain targeted goals (better UI, different default settings, etc.), but I tend to avoid them; I figure that Google and Mozilla have world-class security experts working for them, whereas these little forks, even if competently done, do not and might introduce security holes by accident.

The same is also true for Linux distros--I advise people stick to the big ones (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/Red Hat/CentOS, Arch, Gentoo, SUSE, Tails) since they're thoroughly audited by security professionals, whereas those tiny little forks that do nothing but alter the UI probably aren't.

What?

[ArchieBunker]

A shady browser that nobody has ever heard of is insecure? Who actually finds and installs this garbage besides the clueless and elderly?