It also analyzed my Facebooking and gave the following helpful recommendations, below: The browser extension also checks URLs on your social media feeds, and gives them a stamp of approval if they're legit via a green check mark. I definitely don't want to protect my Tweets, which was one of its recommendations, but I did end up turning off my Tweet locations, something I didn't even realize was enabled. I installed the extension for Chrome and went about my normal social media life to see what would happen, and it immediately alerted me to some problems it found with my Twitter account, but they were a little too cautious for my liking. One of the more unique features of the Trend Micro software is that it has social networking safety features built-in to keep you from sharing too much sensitive information on social media. The settings menu lets you easily start quick, full, or custom scans, although placing those options in the settings menu isn't intuitive. Clicking the "device" icon brings up security settings, PC health check-up, a mute function, and an option to add more devices. IGN Review Seth MacyThe main UI is clean and easy to navigate.
After two hours it was at 16% when I went to sleep, so this is the type of scan you should only run when you're about to retire for the evening. A full scan took so long I ended up going to bed before it completed. A follow-up quick scan also took about the same amount of time.
The Initial quick scan was extremely fast on my 250GB SSD, and took about a minute.
These suggestions are optional, and for my PC it told me I was running low on space (which was true), and offered to free some up for me, which was convenient. It automatically protects your Document folders on the C: drive, and you can tell it to protect any other folders on any other drive connected to your PC, which is helpful.Īfter finishing, it ran a fast quick-scan, and gave me some suggestions to optimize my computer on completion. Trend Micro – Design and Featuresĭuring the installation process for Trend Micro I was asked to set up Folder Shield, which is Trend Micro's ransomware protection. It includes pretty standard fare such as email scanning and ransomware protection, but also has some unique features such as a privacy check for social media and other privacy-based features that help set it apart in a very crowded field. It costs $39.95 for an annual license ( See it on the Trend Micro website), which is about average, and the license can be used to protect up to three PCs, which is two more than the typical package. Trend Micro Internet Security is the company's midrange security package.
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