Trend Micro Internet Security Pro

Review

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro is the latest incarnation of Trend Micro's internet security software formerly called PC-Cillin. With the name change came the addition of more protection.

New Features

The new protection includes: Wi-Fi hot-spot verification, identity-theft prevention, and performance tuning for your PC. Although you can purchase a stripped down version of Internet Security without these add-ons, your best bet is to just get them now in case you ever need them.

Multiple PC Coverage

With the price of subscription you can protect three separate computers with Trend Micro Internet Security Pro. This is great if you have more than one computer in your house. Some competing products expect you to buy an individual copy for each computer, even within the same household or office – not the case here. A major thumbs up for that!

User Interface

The user interface is pretty straightforward. The main page gives you a summary along with a couple of basic buttons Update Now and Scan Now. These are large and easy to see, which simplifies your options. Other similar products from rival companies have way too many buttons on their main page so this is refreshing to see.

Installation

Installation of this product is straightforward. Depending on the condition of your system, you may experience system slow downs and other issues while installing Trend Micro Internet Security Pro. On older computers, it may be somewhat time-consuming to get through this process. One reboot is required. In addition, if you have some other antivirus or antispyware products installed, installation process may ask you to remove it before you go ahead. If this happens, it will be under Pro's installation process control so you don;t have to do any manual uninstall.

Does It Work?

After installation, from that time forward your system will be protected from current and future threats – all the time. Your PC will be protected from viruses, spyware, Trojans, worms, keystroke monitoring, phishing sites, unsafe hotspots and wireless networks, threats via email, and more.

Performance

The actual performance of Trend Micro Internet Security Pro is commendable. It does what is intended to, which is to detect, prevent, and remove any viruses, malware, spyware, Trojan horses, and other related threats to your computer system, privacy, and security.

More Simplicity Than Ever Before

One new feature added for 2008 is the fact that spyware and virus scans are performed all in one simple step. For anyone who has had to deal with them being done not only in two steps, but by two separate programs, this is a huge bonus!

Speed

Another objection many consumers have raised to anti-spyware, anti-virus and so on is that many of the programs slow your system down. This, again, is not the case with Internet Security Pro. How ironic that the rival software actually slows your system down – isn't the idea to eliminate issues and speed UP your system?

This alone makes Trend Micro the leader of the pack, at least from a sheer performance standpoint. Expect a light load on your CPU and RAM compared to other comparable software.

Final Verdict

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro is a good, solid product. Granted, it does present a bit of a rocky installation at the outset, but once installed it does what it says, does it well, and doesn't get in the way too much.

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro - Review

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro