It may not make as many headlines as some of the competition, but Trend Micro is a security giant, its wide range of enterprise, virtual, business and consumer products bringing in an annual revenue of $1.1 billion (around £870 million).
The home product range starts with Trend Micro Antivirus+ Security, a simple package which focuses on the fundamentals, yet still manages to deliver more than you might expect.
There’s real-time antivirus protection and blocking of malicious URLs, of course. Social Networking Protection highlights dangerous links at Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Weibo and more. A Folder Shield feature offers extra ransomware protection, warning of unauthorised access to specified folders. There’s even a capable spam filter for Outlook, something that just about every other security vendor reserves for its security suite.
It’s a very solid set of features, yet the price is surprisingly low at only £20 ($25) for a one computer, one-year licence, or £30 ($37.50) for a two-year licence.
It’s a slightly different story if you need to cover other devices. Trend Micro wants you to do this by purchasing its security suites. Trend Micro Maximum Security adds features like a …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac