download.comodo.com Persistent Connection?

Just wondering why the AV module requires a persistent connection?

Thanks
SD

Hostname: download.comodo.com
IP: 91.199.212.171
Local port: 1233
Remote port: 80
Protocol: TCP
Status: Close wait
Aware since: 1/28/2009 8:07:10 AM
Age: 00:05:05
Recognized as: ???
Local Addr: SERVER
Process: cmdagent.exe

Anybody?

Thanks, I’ll try to post questions of a more simplistic manner going forward…

SD