Trend Micro Internet Security Pro

rating: 4.20

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro overview

Whether you are at home or on the go, Trend Micro Internet Security Pro safeguards your online transactions, identity, and irreplaceable files with the most comprehensive protection available. Get all the benefits of our proven Internet security plus enhanced identity theft protection, Wi-Fi validation, data theft protection, and system recovery. This product is the right choice if you or the people in your home do these things online: Safely connect your laptop to the Internet home and away Why? Trend Micro Internet Security Pro provides you the most in-depth protection against identity and data theft. Anti-virus Anti-spyware Email safety scans Protection against rootkits Proactive intrusion blocking Anti-spam Two-way firewall Home network protection Website authentication Parental controls Data theft prevention Protection against ID theft Wireless hotspot verification PC performance tuning Free phone, email, chat support (North America only) With no effort on your part, Trend Micro Internet Security Pro automatically and continuously guards your computer, personal identity and online transactions from cybercriminals. Whether you are at home or away, you can protect your personal information from future and present threats with sophisticated identity protection features.

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro features

Safeguard your online transactions, identity, and irreplaceable files with the most comprehensive protection available
Home and Smart Phone protection for up to 3 PCs
Tailored security features for shopping and banking online
Registry cleanup and system tuning for faster performance
Customizable security activities report

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro specification

Model
Brand TREND MICRO
Model TISP096434
Spec
Name Internet Security Pro 2009
Type Internet Security
Operating Systems Supported Windows
System Requirements Hardware requirement:
Recommended Windows screen resolution: 1024 x 768 (XGA) and above

CPU:
Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Home Basic, Premium, Business, or Ultimate requires an Intel Pentium 800MHz (1GHz recommended).
Windows XP (32-bit) Home, Professional, Media Center or Tablet PC requires an Intel Pentium 450MHz
Note: Trend Micro Internet Security Pro can support computers with processors equivalent to those listed above, as well as Intel Hyper-Threading and dual core processors. It also supports RAID 0 (Striping) or RAID 1 (Mirroring).

Memory:
256MB of RAM for Windows XP (recommended RAM 512MB)
512MB of RAM for Windows Vista Home Basic (recommended RAM 1GB)
1GB of RAM for Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate
Disk Space:
500MB of harddisk space is required
Software requirement:
Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Ultimate, Business, Home Premium, or Home Basic with Service Pack 1
Windows XP (32-bit) Home or Professional Edition, with Service Pack 2
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, with Service Pack 2
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, with Service Pack 2
Note: Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2009 supports both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of all Windows Vista editions named above.
Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) does not cause any known problems in Trend Micro Internet Security.
Trend Micro Toolbar supports the following browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and 3.0
The Trend Micro Toolbar also supports the following Instant Messengers:
MSN Messenger 8.5

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro user reviews

"I have used Mcafee AntiVirus in various versions since 1992 and never saw a need to shift to other products.
I decided to give Trend Micro Internet Security Pro a try and install it as I have see other products and realized they are heavy on the memory.
The installation process of ISP is easy, fast and without any complications.
It has been running on my laptop for a while now without any problems in the speed or the updates or detection process.
I tried several bad websites to see what it can detect as I run windows as a VM on my MAC and this product detected almost all the security threats from those websites.

I will keep it running for the next 2 months at least and will update the review in case of any changes "

--- Fadi ELCHAMI rated: 5

"I have been using Norton before trying Trend Micro Internet Security Pro for as long as I can remember, and I'm sorry to say that I think it's going to stay that way. I don't hate this product at all and it does include many more things that Norton does not. I just don't feel I need them and it really slows down my computer. I would compare it to Norton 360. The Norton Live and the anti-virus protection is all I need. Someone who does a lot with finances may find this item well worth while.

There was a little problem for me with the install because it was a different product than the Norton 360. It kept de-installing itself even when I de-insalled the Norton. I wasn't sure why because I was following the directions. I chalked it up to not being extremely computer savvy. But, I noticed that after Googling, I wasn't the only one with this problem. It would stop in the middle of loading and it would also shut down my computer. I've never had that problem with the other product, so I started getting a little nervous. But, I was determined to get this to work. When I did, I wish I didn't. It was S-L-O-W and really not acting like it always does. In the end, I uninstalled it and bought another year of my "usual", which is fine with me. I love it for what I use my computer for.

If you need all of the "extras" that are included in this little box or if you do finances, then again, I'm sure you might want to give it a try. I on the other hand am going to pass and stick with what I'm used to. Thank you Vine Program for giving me the opportunity and I will continue to bring you my honest opinion.
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--- Amy E. Santos rated: 3

"I have used many programs to protect my computers as others had. I've tried Norton, Spybot, McAfee, Adaware, and AVG Free edition as well as some other I will not mention. I stopped using Norton a year ago when my license ended and instead of continuing to run without update it demanded I pay for another year or remove it....I removed it. I use to go year without updates checking with Trends free website scans and then buy another Norton license. So I was buying Norton every other year since they started. But their new programming lost me. The only thing I do not know about this software is will it lock up at the end of its license and demand I renew or will it continue to work but not update.

I was happy using AVG Free but since I do banking and shopping online I thought this would fit the bill. And it does! I had no real problem installing it on all but one computer. It is true what everyone says; this program is a memory hog. So you better have 500MB on your Hard Drive for it and decent amount of RAM or stick with AVG Free. The old computer is still under the plethora of little programs and AVG for its protection.

Now for the two computers I have running Trend Internet Security Pro I am very pleased. It may take memory but you can remove all the other programs you were using for block popup's, scan web searches for malicious content, clean your registry, and scan emails. Trend almost takes care of everything. And to top it off, if you have children it allows you to remotely lock files; a feature I do not use.

Unlike some other programs I have used this one constantly updates its virus definitions and it is customizable by the user. It has the ability to secure documents so that if your computer is stole, the thief cannot get to them. Besides being a memory hog the only thing I noticed was a slight delay on web browsing. But not much more than if you have all the free protection running. The system does not give you the detail of what it is removing as the other software I use, but to be honest I did not always look. But I do wish they had an indicator of % scan complete (maybe that is an option I missed). Still much better than Norton and I am pleased to have Trend Micro Internet Security Pro.

I would prefer to review this when the license runs out so I can see what happens. So far I am happy with it...I'd be happier if I could use it on all my computers, but I am not upgrading memory on backup and remote computers. "

--- M. A. Ramos rated: 4

"As a long time Trend Micro user, I realize this review is fairly critical, but I feel its necessary because there is alot of impact on the PC running this brands product. On Critical PC's with lots of RAM and resources I find it the best overall solution. On a notebook or other mobile pc, not so much.

Trend Micro now completely ditched its PC-cillin brand, in favor of the more sober Internet Security label. The standard 2009 edition bring any major new features, but keeps parity with other packages - you get the expected malware detection and firewall, plus browser protection, anti-spam, anti-phishing and parental controls.

The Pro edition has a few unusual tricks too, with remote file-locking and smartphone antivirus.

Remote file-locking works with a simple encrypted folder, which can only be accessed with a password. If you report your computer stolen the folder is "locked" the next time the PC connects to the internet.

The smartphone package works with a wide range of Symbian phones, but as there's still little smartphone malware in the wild, it's impossible to say how effective this is.

More important than these extras is the package's impact on your system and its efficacy in detecting infections.

Unfortunately, in these crucial areas Trend Micro Internet Security lags behind. Installing it on a clean system that took 35 seconds to boot added 12 seconds - twice the impact of Norton Internet Security 2009 or Kaspersky Internet Security 2009.

Memory usage was comparatively high: one minute after booting, our bare system reported 475MB in use by Vista, which rose to 571MB with Trend Micro installed.

There were disappointments on the detection front, too. Its overall detection rate of 95% is respectable, beating Norton's 84%.

It's also worth noting that, while Norton and Kaspersky dealt silently with every threat they found, Trend Micro stopped to ask us what to do twice.

While I would like to be more positive about this package, it's expensive if you don't have three computers to protect, and the brutal fact is that both Norton and Kaspersky offer better protection with lower system overheads. If you have plenty of resources and a heavily impacted environment, Trend Micro Internet Security Pro makes complete sense.
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--- Will Everly Jr. "WWE rated: 5

"I have been using for the past couple of years, and Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's a good product. My license was up so I decided to upgrade to their Internet Security Pro program, which came out in September 2008. It has extra bells and whistles that improve your computer performance (much like Pitstop's PC Optimize or Norton 360) in addition to internet security and anti-virus protection.

The problem came in the installation. Because it wasn't just a simple 'add another year' to the existing license, but moving from one product to another product, the program simply wouldn't install. It hung up regularly during the install process and then automatically de-installed itself and shut down the computer. Frustrating!

I checked on multiple websites looking for a solution and tried all the ones I found. I talked twice to Trend Micro support people, and tried what they recommended and their suggestions didn't work either. Here's the list of suggestions received and tried that failed:

1. Running the Trend Micro Uninstall program (the "red-and-white lifesaver" icon) to de-install all previous versions of Trend Micro products that might be on my computer, one after another, and then rebooting the computer and trying to reinstall the program.

2. Uninstalling the program using CCLEANER or the UNINSTALL program in Windows XP Control Panel and then rebooting the computer and trying to reinstall the program.

3. Turning off the Windows Firewall and then rebooting and trying to reinstall the program.

What did finally work was to install the program using the CUSTOM INSTALL instead of the AUTOMATIC INSTALL program.

The idea came to me from watching where the program hung up when it was installing. It stalled and then uninstalled itself always at the same point in time: after the first round of the install procedure, when the console opens up with the six or seven red dots in a row, and then it installs each of the components. I realized it was hanging up always at the same point - installation of the Firewall.

So what I did was a CUSTOM install, where I UNCHECKED "install the Firewall". The whole program then loaded without a hitch - including the Firewall! I then updated the software and am "back in business".

I am posting this here because I did NOT find this method on line nor did the tech folks at Trend Micro suggest it - but it works. "

--- L. Hermann rated: 4

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