Missing features include parental controls, a way to secure your wireless router with WEP or WPA, a way to back up files, real world identity theft protection, and a data file shredder. Perhaps next year we'll see some or all of these added.
Performance
In terms of antivirus protection, Trend Micro Internet Security 2007 scored in the middle range, falling behind Norton and McAfee and well short of our best performer, Kaspersky Anti-Virus in our performance test results. On our iTunes test, it gained ground compared with last year, taking 199 seconds as opposed to 236 seconds the previous year. On our Sorensen Squeeze test, Trend Micro Internet Security 2007 also improved, taking 285 seconds compared to 303 seconds last year. The application also showed improvement with individual file scans, taking only 150 seconds this year as opposed to 188 seconds last year. And in terms of boot speed, Trend Micro Internet Security 2007 improved, taking 63 seconds over 68 seconds last year. To find out how we test, see CNET Labs' How we test antivirus software page.
To determine how well a product will protect your PC, we refer to test results from two leading independent antivirus testing organisations. CheckVir.com ranked PC-cillin as one of four products to earn its advanced rating, which means the product was tested on finding and removing antivirus threats. PC-cillin was not reviewed by AV-Comparatives.org.
In informal testing, Trend Micro's antiphishing technology was adequate but not as aggressive as the tools bundled within the latest releases of Firefox and Internet Explorer. For our tests, we looked at five recently identified phishing sites posted on www.DSLReoprts.com/PhishTracker. Trend Micro identified two of the three sites as suspicious; Firefox and Internet Explorer both identified four of the five as suspicious; and only the NetCraft Toolbar identified all five as potentially suspicious. By comparison, in previous tests Symantec and McAfee SiteAdvistor came the closest to matching NetCraft's standalone success.
Support
A truly unique feature of Trend Micro is its free technical support. McAfee, Symantec, and ZoneAlarm all charge for their live telephone help, whereas Trend Micro offers free live phone conversations. No other security vendor offers that. Also, like ZoneAlarm, Trend Micro includes a tutorial, which McAfee and Symantec do not. However, we found the Trend Micro online-support site cumbersome to use, with little practical information within its knowledgebase.
Despite repackaging, Trend Micro's PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 feels like a grab bag of security tools lacking a central focus. The addition of online-only content from TrendSecure further muddies the water. We've often had trouble slotting PC-cillin products against standalone antivirus products, given its bundled firewall and other applications, yet it doesn't quite equal the ease of use or the breadth of protection offered in competing Internet security suites. In our opinion, ZoneAlarm Internet Security 7 remains the only Internet security suite that strikes the right balance between overall ease of use and the right tools for today's threats.
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007
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As a Trend Micro PUG member I was surprised at this article,
while I have had some issues, I am yet to experience anyt issues with Firefox 2.020 at all with Trend Micro Products.