Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus 2012 Review
Trend Micro Antivirus is a simple, effective antivirus solution that is designed to be brain dead simple to use… especially for new computer users.
Trend Micro Antivirus provides basic but still very effective protection against viruses, key loggers, Trojans, root kits, and other forms of malware that computer users are exposed to whatever they go online.
While not as comprehensive as other multilayered antivirus software products available (which also cost significantly more), Trend Micro antivirus is still more than adequate when it comes to protecting your PC from the ever evolving threats online.
And the newest version of Trend Micro antivirus utilizes cloud based security features, which enhances both virus detection and keeps your machine running smoothly while scanning.
Because Trend Micro antivirus runs a majority of the security processes online, it will detect threats online before they actually get into your computer.
And since the majority of the Trend Micro processes are hosted online, you are not clogging up your hard drive by continually downloading updated virus definitions on a daily basis.
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus 2012 – Simple to Install, Easy to Use
Installing Trend Micro antivirus is very simple; it will take about two to three minutes.
The program is designed to be lean, mean, and quick; again because the most computer intensive resource hogs are now are being performed behind-the-scenes online.
Trend Micro antivirus has a very user friendly interface. There are very few options that need to be changed or tweaked, so even novice computer users are not confused on what they need to do to make this antivirus program work.
Current system information is provided very clearly without pages of unnecessary information; and the simple tab navigation means that is very easy to get to where you want to go in this software program.
Some more advanced users will find the interface to be relatively Spartan; but this is by design.
Trend Micro antivirus is designed to be installed and then run out of sight in the background. So many users may not even realize that Trend Micro antivirus is actually working to keep them protected.
While Trend runs in the background and provides you with real-time threat protection, you still have the ability to tweak the settings or run scans manually.
You can run a quick scan, a full, in-depth scan that monitors all the files on your computer, or you create your own custom scan to check individual drives or folders.
The main focus of Trend Micro antivirus is on speed; so you’ll not see a whole bunch of new tweaks or features that a lot of the more expensive antivirus software programs have.
However, Trend Micro antivirus contains all of the necessary antivirus features that you need to make this a very effective antivirus protection platform.
One of the features that we did like about this software is called TrendProtect.
TrendProtect is a tool that plugs into your browser that will give you warnings and security ratings while you’re actually online using search engines.
In other words, this easy-to-use utility proactively protects you while you’re surfing the web by notifying you of sites that may be a security risk before you actually go to them.
And with the sheer number of new threats and virus variations appearing online every day, it is critical to have the most recent, updated virus definitions available to your antivirus software program.
Trend Micro antivirus does this; but it stores the updated definitions “in the cloud” so it slow down your computer by continually adding updated virus definitions.
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus 2012 – Does It Protect You?
Trend Micro antivirus has been tested by a number of independent labs, and has been approved with an “A” grade as an effective, proactive solution to viruses, spyware and Trojans.
By combining traditional signature-based security with real-time protection, Trend Micro antivirus has been proven to identify and eliminate over 96.4% of all the threats it has been tested against.
It does not interfere with Internet browsing or e-mail; and updates are performed silently, automatically, and in the background.
Trend Micro antivirus combines multiple customer support options; both within the program as well as online. They have a very comprehensive knowledge base for the most common questions, or you can look for help in the Trend Micro antivirus forum.
And of course, you can always call them directly or submit a case online for specific, personalized assistance.
Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus 2012 – It Doesn’t Have Every Feature
Trend Micro antivirus is not the biggest, fully featured antivirus program available online. And judging by the simplicity of the user interface, you may think that it is a second rate antivirus program.
This is a mistake. Trend Micro antivirus is very effective at what it does… which is keeping your computer protected from malware.
It successfully detects viruses, promptly quarantines them, and allows you to get on with your basic computing.
It is reasonably priced, does not command all of your computer’s resources, is very easy to install and use, and is ideal for the computer beginners.
While missing all the bells and whistles of the more expensive programs, Trend Micro antivirus is still a very effective antivirus solution for anyone.
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