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Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security/Antivirus 2006

 
 
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      23rd Mar 2006
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I am considering using this product.
Does anyone have experience with it, positive or negative??
-Pete


 
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      24th Mar 2006
Per <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>I am considering using this product.
>Does anyone have experience with it, positive or negative??


Had it for about a year until going over to Avast! (freebie/home user
version of a product marketed to commercial users...) a couple of weeks ago.

A negative experience:
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1) When TrendMicro did respond to HelpDesk inquiries shortly after
I got the product, their responses were so inane and filled
with meaningless boilerplate that it almost seemed better
not to bother. I eventually got a straight answer, but I'm not
it was worth the heartache and frustration over a period of almost
a full week.

2) Recently (for the past three months or so...) I've made at least
a half-dozen requests to their Help Desk for the same problem but
received no response. Others have commented similarly.

3) There is a flaw in their firewall's warning dialog implementation.
When something from outside tries to get to your PC, a warning dialog
pops - but the dialog takes focus. i.e. If you're trying to type something
into MS Word, your keystroke will be "swallowed" by the dialog.

Sounds harmless - but there are malware programs out there that, once
they get into your PC, keep issuing requests to outsiders to probe your
PC.

The probes fail because TrendMicro's firewall intercepts them.
However the probes may come at a rate of two or three per second.
Hence, your PC is rendered unusable as TrendMicro's dialog keeps
popping over-and-over.

The workaround is to reach down and unplug your ISP connection.
But if that doesn't occur to you at the time you're not going to
get any work done until you figure out what's going on; locate the
malware; and remove it. Been there, done that...
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"(PeteCresswell)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Per <(E-Mail Removed)>:
> >I am considering using this product.
> >Does anyone have experience with it, positive or negative??

>
> Had it for about a year until going over to Avast! (freebie/home user
> version of a product marketed to commercial users...) a couple of weeks

ago.
>
> A negative experience:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 1) When TrendMicro did respond to HelpDesk inquiries shortly after
> I got the product, their responses were so inane and filled
> with meaningless boilerplate that it almost seemed better
> not to bother. I eventually got a straight answer, but I'm not
> it was worth the heartache and frustration over a period of almost
> a full week.
>
> 2) Recently (for the past three months or so...) I've made at least
> a half-dozen requests to their Help Desk for the same problem but
> received no response. Others have commented similarly.
>
> 3) There is a flaw in their firewall's warning dialog implementation.
> When something from outside tries to get to your PC, a warning dialog
> pops - but the dialog takes focus. i.e. If you're trying to type

something
> into MS Word, your keystroke will be "swallowed" by the dialog.
>
> Sounds harmless - but there are malware programs out there that, once
> they get into your PC, keep issuing requests to outsiders to probe your
> PC.
>
> The probes fail because TrendMicro's firewall intercepts them.
> However the probes may come at a rate of two or three per second.
> Hence, your PC is rendered unusable as TrendMicro's dialog keeps
> popping over-and-over.
>
> The workaround is to reach down and unplug your ISP connection.
> But if that doesn't occur to you at the time you're not going to
> get any work done until you figure out what's going on; locate the
> malware; and remove it. Been there, done that...
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> PeteCresswell

Sounds pretty bad.
I just bought it on eBay for $19. plus shipping.


 
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      24th Mar 2006
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> I am considering using this product.
> Does anyone have experience with it, positive or negative??
> -Pete
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1) Yes, with the previous versions PCC 2004/2005
2) The product has become mediocre, at best, since the 2004 version.
Malware detection rates are average.

There are far better choices. Personally, I would suggest stand-alone
security products, rather than suites.
 
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I just bought it on eBay for $19. plus shipping.


There's a reason it's on eBay for $ 19.
 
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      24th Mar 2006
I've loaded it for clients and I like it (PC-cillon 2006). Almost
maintenance free like Trend's Officescan product for the enterprise. Good
scan engine and very frequent sig updates.

-Frank

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"Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've loaded it for clients and I like it (PC-cillon 2006). Almost
> maintenance free like Trend's Officescan product for the enterprise. Good
> scan engine and very frequent sig updates.
>
> -Frank
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>> I am considering using this product.
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>> -Pete
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Great news!!
I hope I enjoy it too.
-Pete


 
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> I've loaded it for clients and I like it (PC-cillon 2006). Almost
> maintenance free like Trend's Officescan product for the enterprise. Good
> scan engine and very frequent sig updates.
>
> -Frank
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> > -Pete
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>

I find that PcCillin makes my boot time a minute longer. Any advice?


 
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