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 enlarge | From: Trend Micro
Category: Software
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $11.50
You Save: $38.45 (77%)
New (16) Used (5) from $7.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 1103
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: PCNN0229
Model: TIS085598
UPC: 733199435598
EAN: 0733199435598
ASIN: B000U83WNY
Release Date: September 17, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 SLOW June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Based on Consumer Reports' recommendation, I switched from Norton to Trend Micro. On the plus side, Trend Micro seems to be doing a good job of keeping my system free of spyware and viruses. The interface is easy to use and I like the reporting functions and the scans are pretty quick and don't interfere with anything else I'm doing.
I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition on a high-end Dell with good memory, hard-drive space, and processing speed. But Trend Micro is excruciatingly slow. When I first start my system for the day, it takes 20-40 minutes for Trend Micro to allow access to the internet. At that point, I get a daily notice that it cannot turn on the Firewall, so I end up manually starting the Windows firewall each day. I can't leave the Windows Firewall turned on because Trend Micro automatically disables it upon startup. Also, frequently the updates fail to install and it has to rollback to a previous version. It is all easy to operate and most of the time does the rollback automatically but it's unsettling. I've tried to stick it out for these 6 months but at this point, I have to abandon it for another anti-virus program.
 works good, except with XP SP3 June 7, 2008
it works great until you install windows XP SP3. if you are going to install SP3, go to trend micro's website to read how to get the newest version that is compatible with SP3. if you install SP3 while a non-current version of trend micro is installed. trend micro may stop working completely. it took me a while to get it all figured out. i didn't do things in the right order and had to download a program that completely uninstalled the old version. then i did a clean install with of the new version i got from trend micro's website.
Make the best of a bad situation folks. June 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All of these protection softwares slwo things down. Stipultated. However, of the lot, Trend Micro has givien me the fewest problems and is much faster than the Norton product. I will not even discuss the Mcafee product.
Yes, Trend is a bit obnoxious in insisting for a scan, but I have found that if you do an update first thing every morning and a scan at least once a week, you will be in good shape. Trend has never caused a crash for me, or created a problem at any time. And like I said, compared to the others, it is lightening fast.
BTW - I have never needed to call customer support, so I cannot speak to that. All of my computer geek friends prefer a trend mico.
spy sweep combo.
Same as 07, but slower boot time May 29, 2008
This is my 4th Internet Security software from 05 to 08 and got to say it is the slowest of the bunch (use to be called PC Chilin also). Trend Micro has been known to use the least amount of resource and computer RAM. The first thing you noticed is the slower install time and to continue that the software is a slow loader during computer boot-up. This is noticeably slower then previous version on the same PC and OS. I use Window Vista Ultimate and Professional with 4GB and 2 GB of ram respectively.
Scanning
Takes about the same amount of time as previous version and length is dependent on your hard-drive size. The major issues are the spy and virus scanning. In previous version you get an option that said delete the next time the same cookies or virus is detected. In 07 and 06 the scan will just delete it, so you can and scan and have the PC automatically shut down when done. For some reason even with this feature is on , once it finished scanning it always show the cookies that it just deleted as a showoff, so you never really have a PC auto shut down features anymore (most for same cookies). This is an annoying feature that was not present in the previous. I don't know how good PC Chilin virus detection is compared to Norton and Mcfree, I hardy or never gotten a computer virus in years. There is a new option of background scanning as you work.
Firewall:
The same as all other version. Wi-Fi detection, office, home or public settings are the same.
The user interface is the pretty much the same as 07 and 06ish. The weird internet thing on the side for 07 is gone.
Overall this is basically the same as 07. With the notion that boot-up I s a tad slower and the annoying scan auto shutdown blocker. Micro Trend rebate is one of the reason I continue to use this antivirus. I received all my rebates from previous years. So they are basically free every year, if you keep all the rebate items (CD, user manual etc.) I have used all 3 licenses and wish there is the 4th user package. Over all it is still the cheapest and most reliable antivirus I have used for 4 years after using Norton and Mcfree. Basically
 Complete Melt-Down with PC-Cillin - What Were They Thinking? May 25, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Thanks to Trend Micro's PC-Cillin 2008, I lost about five working days trying to resolve colossal problems on my main system and two laptops. Windows Vista Premium blew up entirely--giving me a slew of error codes and finally locking me out with "not genuine" messages. Adobe Design CS3 suite went crazy--also with all manner of error codes. I had to reinstall windows and much of my application software on two of the machines, and lost a lot of material. The worst was the lost time when I was mid-project with looming deadlines.
I've been using the software and recommending it for about 5-6 years. I bought the 2008 upgrade and installed it with total trust and confidence. As I tried working through these new problems with Microsoft and Adobe tech support, I simply would not have believed that my newly-installed PC-Cillin could be the culprit.
Then an IT friend of mine took a look and asked the simple question: "What's different?" Well, guess what was common to all three computers, all melting down in different ways, but at the same time? PC-Cillin. Unbelievable!
A glitch, I can understand. But to blow up three computers simultaneously--in different ways, so you couldn't even tell what was going on--is an absolute outrage. This is especially important because of the way anti-virus programs work--how they weave into your operating system and your hardware.
I will never, ever do business with this company again. In my 31 years with microcomputers, I have seen a lot of companies bite the dust over issues like these. This is the most egregious I have seen.
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