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03-09-2005, 03:25 PM
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PC-cillin needs IE?? Why??
I just bought PC-cillin Internet Security 2005 to replace my Norton AV and Zone Alarm based on the great reviews I read about it in Statica's review. ( I always believe anything Statica says) I have not installed it yet, I am looking for any potential problems before I proceed. I tried to run the Trend Micro House Call virus check from their web site, and it said it only supported IE as a browser. I have given up on IE and am very happy with Firefox. I called their tech support and got right in, good news. But they told me that IE is also necessary to install PC-cillin. Once installed it will work with Firefox. I want to use it, and recommend it to friends, for use with Linux. Does anybody know a way to install it on a PC that does not have IE installed?
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03-09-2005, 03:43 PM
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Soopa Squishy
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I have 2003 and it didn't need IE. Have you tried installing it yet?
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03-09-2005, 06:06 PM
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shadowbreaker513, are you running Windows or Linux? I want to install it on a windows free machine. I have not tried to install it yet.
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03-09-2005, 06:30 PM
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Soopa Squishy
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I installed it on XP, but not once did I need to use IE during the installation.
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03-09-2005, 07:07 PM
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RGS,
Using a Linux machine, you realize you have virtually no worry of contracting a virus. It is much more likely you would pass one along in an email by accident if anything. While that is a fantastic program for Windows Users, you don't need it. You should just use one of the free Linux AV's out there. F-Prot and ClamAV both have free (for home use) versions that are great. |
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03-09-2005, 07:31 PM
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Ummm... PC-cillin isn't meant to run on anything EXCEPT windows... it's not gonna install on Linux.
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03-09-2005, 07:46 PM
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Pc-Cillin will run with no problems on Windows, but for some reason I can't find the US firefox java version but here is the UK version http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/ente...all_launch.php
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03-09-2005, 09:02 PM
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The only reason you need IE for PC-Cillin Internet Security 2005 is the registration. Once the registration is over, the program does not utilize your browser at all.
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03-11-2005, 01:55 PM
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Thanks everyone. I will switch my windows machines over to PC-cillin and add your helpful information re Linux to my file of stuff to look into when I get the 1st Linux machine built.
Edit: I just found my answer, Trend Micro does support Linux!! I found this on their web site. I do not know why their support tech didn't know about this. "Comprehensive Virus Protection for the Linux Platform Trend Micro™ ServerProtect™ for Linux™ provides comprehensive real-time protection and cleaning against computer viruses, Trojans, and worms for Linux servers and desktops. Managed through an intuitive, Web-based management console - now with Mozilla™ support - ServerProtect allows centralized virus scanning, pattern updates and event reporting. ServerProtect can easily manage virus maintenance tasks such as initiating on-demand scanning, printing/exporting/purging virus logs and setting parameters for real-time scanning." Last edited by RGS; 03-11-2005 at 04:50 PM. |
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