A Look at TrendMicro PCcillin Internet Security
Overview
While the name “PCcillin” is slowly being replaced on Trend Micro’s products, the PCcillin legacy lives on in the latest incarnation of anti-virus protection from Trend Micro. Trend Micro’s PCcillin Internet Security product offers full-bodied protection from most of the Internet’s most ominous threats including computer viruses, spyware, Trojans, worms, adware, malware, phishing scams, and spam.
Features
Trend Micro PCcillin Internet Security is packed with features including:
- Real-time protection from computer threats including viruses, spyware, malicious websites, worms, Trojans, and other forms of malware
- Automatic updates - Automatic updates ensure that your computer is always defended from the latest threats.
- Personal firewall and network controls - Trend Micro PCcillin Internet Security has an integrated two-way firewall for protecting your computer from hackers. Not only does this firewall block incoming attacks, it also blocks unauthorized outgoing communications.
- Wi-Fi network protections - The personal wireless network monitor periodically checks your home wireless network to ensure that only trusted computers are connected to it.
- Protection from Phishing scams - A phishing filter lets you know that an e-mail or a Web site is a scam.
- Spam filter - Restricts and filters the types of messages that reach your e-mail inbox. In addition to filtering out spam, PCcillin also blocks images from loading so that spammers and marketers cannot determine whether an e-mail has been opened based on image downloads. This helps to prevent the confirmation of your e-mail address as being legitimate.
- Web site access control - Allows you to filter types of websites by category as well as to block or allow access to specific websites.
Benefits
Trend Micro PCcillin Internet Security is a full featured security solution that provides real-time protection from just about any type of new or existing exploit. Computer users protected with PCcillin can surf the Internet and download files with confidence knowing that their computer is actively protected with real-time antivirus and anti-spyware controls.
Notifications and alerts let users know when something unusual is occurring such as when an unknown process tries to use system resources or makes unauthorized system changes. Detailed logs are readily available for review
How it works
Trend Micro PCcillin Internet Security is offered in one, two, and three year subscriptions. The basic license covers up to three computers in the home. A free trial version is also available.
Recommendations
Trend Micro offers several PCcillin products including Internet Security, Internet Security Pro, and Antivirus Plus Antispyware. The Internet Security Suite is just a few dollars more than their entry-level product and offers far better protection.
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I have Trend and there on-line help is great. You can use there web site or by phone (LOL) thats what I do. This computer sometimes kicks my BUTT.