It does the usual anti-malware, anti-spam, firewall and malicious website filtering, but it also blocks links to nasty sites, has a very useful one-click system cleaner/optimiser, will scan cloud drives for viruses, will automatically manage privacy settings on Facebook and other social media services, has a secure mode for online shopping and two-tiered protection against ransomware. It’s a suite that is starting to rival Bitdefender and Kaspersky for quality.
But like the best suites, it is much more than a malware scanner, and in this latest version Trend Micro has managed to tick all the right boxes.
LIGHT ON SYSTEM resources and with perfect detection rates, Trend Micro was one of the stars of AV-Test’s most recent round of benchmarks. Trend Micro Internet Security Review – A top contender, with particularly excellent social media tools and plenty of protection.
