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Trend Micro Internet Security Review
User Submitted Trend Micro Internet Security Reviews
Date: 2009-01-04
Trend Micro Internet Security Protects your PC 24/7
Personal computers are under constant attack and users nowadays need a product that will keep their pc protected 24/7 without fail. Trend Micro Internet Security is a product designed to act as a watchdog for your computer; keeping unwanted spyware, dangerous viruses, and identity thieves away from your personal computer so that it maintains the integrity of your personal information and runs smoothly without errors.
I haven't had many issues with computer viruses, but I have had problems with Spyware and I am always wary of internet identity theft. These latter two problems are the main reasons I decided to give Trend Micro Internet Security a try. I like that Trend Micro Internet Security is there, protecting my computer and I like that I can schedule it to run updates and a full scan at the time of my choosing. It will run in the background on its own regardless, but scheduling it to run at regular intervals is best because you have control over when it will run and when you will get updates. This provides greater peace of mind, in my opinion, and it lets me control when it runs to better ensure that it won't run when I have important internet work to complete.
The most important quality of any internet security product is its ability to protect from viruses, spyware, cookies, and other potential hazards. From my use so far, I can honestly say that this protect is flawless in this regard. It quarantines spyware, viruses, and other harmful intruders and it displays them on a report that is available for view at any time. Just a few minutes ago, I opened up my Trend Micro Internet Security and looked at my latest stats. It tells me that a full scan was conducted earlier today and no instances of any threats were discovered. It also tells me that, in the past seven days, my computer has been protected against 31 incidents. I can also look at a log that will tell me exactly what problems were prevented. I like this statistical report because it lets me see, at a glance, what viruses, spyware, etc., have tried to attack my computer. I like keeping a step up on these things because, considering the amount of time I spend on my computer, infections are something I cannot afford to have.
One common complaint that consumers have with internet security software is that they slow down computers and/or interfere with the usage of certain web sites or features. I have had some bad luck with other brands with slowness, but Trend Micro Internet Security causes no such problems. Of course, I schedule the scans for those times of day when I won't be using my computer, but even if a scan starts while I'm using the internet, the interference is minimal. There is an ever-so-slight slowdown, but it is too insignificant to matter. And with interference with web sites, I have only experienced one small problem thus far: The tendency of Trend Micro Internet Security to block certain features in web sites. Sometimes, it will prevent me from watching a video and I am forced to lower the protection level temporarily to get past this interference.
Taken as a whole, however, Trend Micro Internet Security is a very useful product and I am happy to report that it has held down all forms of spyware, viruses, and other problems while keeping my peace of mind at a record high level. It is a nice, all-in-one package that offers multiple levels of protection and multiple features in a single package. I like it better than Norton and some of the other brands and it has plenty of positive qualities to earn it an easy recommendation.
Date: 2008-12-24
Good program
was easy to install and set up. It is so nice to have a product that will run on three computers instead of knocking up fees each time you add a computer. Did a good job, easy to understand, and a good program for internet security.
Date: 2008-12-23
Easy to install
Easy to install, and hasn't slowed my computer at all. I definitely prefer it over Norton, simply because Norton has caused me some headaches in the past. So far, this works well on my computer (Windows XP). The scan takes about as long as Norton's did, and it blocks sites well. I've only used it for about a month, but so far I'm very happy, and glad I have an alternative to Norton. The price is great as well!
Date: 2008-12-22
Does the job - but has some drawbacks
I get this software for free through my university and find it does a good job providing protection from phishing and viruses. I have used Norton, McAfee, and Zone Alarm in the past and find the Trend Micro interface the most efficient and easy to use. I have it installed on two PCs, both running XP. One system is pretty spartan in applications installed and the other system has tons of apps and lots of extra hardware. Trend Micro plays well on both systems.
However, there are three things I have come across that bring the rating down to three stars.
1. This is a really slow scanner. It takes the better part of an HOUR to scan my hard drive with only 12 gigs of data on it.
2. It really slows down a wireless connection. I liked the fact that it uses a higher level of security for wireless connections but was not too happy with the subsequent performance degradation.
3. If you set it up to prompt you for permission before sending your identified personal information over the internet - a great feature - it always asks twice and requires you to put your password in twice (a small annoyance). But, it also puts a warning page in your browser window which requires one to use the back button to get to the previous web page. Some HTTPS pages do not allow this action and once I had to shut down the program to complete a transaction because Trend Micro would not allow it even after clicking the "allow" button.
If these things are not a hindrance for you, give Trend Micro a try. For me, it is more of "the price is right" issue.
Date: 2008-12-22
Great
This software was an update to what I had. It loaded quickly and without any problems. It blocks unwanted sites so if you have children I recommend this. I does seem to update a lot more than the 2008 edition.
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