trend micro maximum security 19 bucks!!!!!

[Tregrad]

Best buy has it, I got it for 19 bucks the day before Christmas while I was doing my early Christmas shopping lol.
Hurry and get urs. Normally 79 bucks and its for 3 computers.

[David M]

How good is it?

[Tregrad]

Been using it for 11 years and no probs, and it has always been tops on review charts as far as I know. Someone may have more info on it. I personally have neverhad a problem while it Nsb been installed.

[David M]

Is it subscription based like Norton where you then have to pay 49 bucks every year to stay updated?

[Tregrad]

Yeah but of toilet it at this time I'm sure that next year it will be on sale again. It used to be a lot cheaper but it wasn't sold in stores. I got hooked up with it years ago from a guy that worked for gateway as a tech and they used it before it was even known about and I was "told" that the military used it as well.

[Tregrad]

Yeah but if you bout it at this time I'm sure that next year it will be on sale again. It used to be a lot cheaper but it wasn't sold in stores. I got hooked up with it years ago from a guy that worked for gateway as a tech and they used it before it was even known about and I was "told" that the military used it as well.

[Statica]

I'd been using Trend Micro for about 7-8 years (starting about '98 or so) .. and I was very loyal to their product. I'd never had a virus that wasn't caught or one that was a false positive.
However starting, about a few years ago .. they changed like nearly every software seems determined to do! Try to become everything to everyone and turn into a nasty system bogging hog (it's true of nearly every software over time .. Windows, Linux, Quicktime, Itunes, Trend Micro, ICQ, AIM, Norton ...) .. you name it, and it seems to follow some form of focus-group development or s/w-chaos theory.
Trend Micro/PCCillin fell along the same route with the periodic nagging .. I absolutely couldn't believe the performance gains I had from finally getting rid of it and going the freebie routes of Avast/AVG etc.
And yes at one time or the other, all of these guys have signed on a dirt-cheap contract with some big firm .. heck Trend Micro used to be on hotmail!

[Tregrad]

So what would you suggest as far as a freebee.

[Tregrad]

I did notice that in last years product that the UI was diff and it was hard to make it not scan certain folders and a couple other things I am hoping that will be reworked in this years version. BUT still no virus's

[glc]

Our current choice for a freebie is MSE.

[Tregrad]

Would you use pc cillin over avg if you didn't care about performance? As most of us who don't have our geek on nearly as much as you guys in here do, we need more stringent security and if it comes at a cost of performance then I'm sure it would be a cost we could afford.
Or if avg or one of the freebees are as good as trend/pccillin then I'm giving them the heave-ho as well.

[trulad]

Why would anybody buy a program when MSE is so good?

[glc]

Not only that, but common sense is better than any security software.

[Tregrad]

Im just trying to get you guys to explain this for me and others who may not know what to do. I know common sense is better than any software but not everyone is common what seems a piece of cake to you guys is a mountain for many others, much like if you wanted to install a steam shower in your bathroom, you wouldnt have the foggiest idea in where to start but would be obvious to me and i could do it with my eyes closed as ive been doing it all my life.
so, your saying MSE is as good or better than Trend/pccillin? I have 3 teenagers so common sense is a scarce commodity around here and to have a program protecting them (real time) is of the utmost importance.

I will install MSE and check it out, but without the sarcasm would one of, or any of you tell me with all honesty that you would trust your teenagers to surf the web and download stuff and do all that they do online with MSE over Trend?
G, and the rest of the mods, you have always given me awesome sound advice and i completely trust your opinion, on all things computer, i would appreciate an honest strait forward answer on this.

[Tregrad]

I like MSE, so far. it is way light and scans downloaded files/programs in an instant
I did notice one thing about trend is that it has free 10 gig online storage and sync, is thta worth the 20 bucks? dont know much about online storage at all.

[David M]

Originally Posted by Tregrad I will install MSE and check it out, but without the sarcasm would one of, or any of you tell me with all honesty that you would trust your teenagers to surf the web and download stuff and do all that they do online with MSE over Trend? G, and the rest of the mods, you have always given me awesome sound advice and i completely trust your opinion, on all things computer, i would appreciate an honest strait forward answer on this.

The honest straight forward answer is to teach your kids to not go places they are not supposed to go or click on things they are not supposed to click on. If you still cannot trust your kids then put monitoring software on each of the computers or in each of their user accounts and take away their computer privileges if you find they still have the inability to play it safe on the internet. Any PC can get malware no matter how big you build the walls around it. It's what you don't do and where you don't go that makes it safer.

[Tregrad]

Originally Posted by David M The honest straight forward answer is to teach your kids to not go places they are not supposed to go or click on things they are not supposed to click on. If you still cannot trust your kids then put monitoring software on each of the computers or in each of their user accounts and take away their computer privileges if you find they still have the inability to play it safe on the internet.

Umm Duh, I know how to raise my kids, thanks but no thanks. However, kids are kids and things do happen. If anyone has good respectfull kids its me, and they do try to do things like i tell them.
but the fact remains that even you make mistakes as do i and everyone else and I just want them protected from malware, vires's etc. and came across a great deal on a good product that i thought i would share.

this topic has gone from me trying to help people with some good cheap software to child rearing how did that happen?

[David M]

People here do appreciate hearing about bargains. They also like discussing things. Sometimes what sounds like a healthy respectful debate to one sounds like a negative argument to another. I saw it as a positive debate discussing the issues surrounding anti-malware software.

[Tregrad]

Originally Posted by David M People here do appreciate hearing about bargains. They also like discussing things. Sometimes what sounds like a healthy respectful debate to one sounds like a negative argument to another. I saw it as a positive debate discussing the issues surrounding anti-malware software.

....and what to teach my kids. I apologize if i took your advice in how to dicipline my kids the wrong way ( i guess thats what irritated me) and you are correct in that a parent should teach their kids proper surfing etc. which is what i do. im all for a healthy "discussion" which is all i wanted in the first place, was a simple discussion on the topic. not diciplinary tactics.
I have to go for now be back later or will reply on my EVO.

[David M]

I honestly was not trying to give advice on raising children. I was just trying to give my opinion on how to approach not getting stung by the internets bad guys. I'm a dad too and don't appreciate unsolicited parenting advice either...especially from those who have never been parents.

[Tregrad]

fair enough, and i too apologize if i got a little crass. I dont try to help much on here (because i cant lol) but when i can I love to give back to the comunity when ever i can no matter how small it may be.

I did install MSE and it seems to work pretty good like the guys in here said it would. I found that the trend program i am talking about has a 10 gig online storage and sync feature on it. I don tkno wif its woth teh 20 bucks to have that kind of storage or not but seems pretty cheap?

[Tregrad]

MSE cant exit? I cant right click on it and exit it? how do i close it if i want to? like if i am playing a game or driving race cars online.

[Panama Red]

Right click, Open, Settings tab, slect Real time protection on the left, uncheck turn on rtp, and click save changes at the bottom.

[Statica]

Wow.. This thread took a few bizarre turns...

Firstly, just because software costs stuff doesnt necessarily mean that it's better. Heck if that were the case wouldn't we wonder why TrendMicro is heavily discounting their awesome hi-tech software and selling 3 for 19... While a freebie like AVG (for example) is in business giving a free version hoping that you will understand that there are pro options?

Secondly, it DOES not matter whether you put in Trend PCC or a $700 piece of software without some basic rules of common sense on the net... ANYTHING is vulnerable.

Re: closing down MSE .. You should probably know that EVERY antivirus will (and must) come with a RealTime scanning engine. TrendMicro has it (which I called an inglorious resource hog...but don't just believe me.... Look at your task manager.. And remember to account for all trend micro components running all the time) .. MSE has it ... All of them have it...which should and must require different methods of disabling.

Common sense also alleviates a lot of bloatware that people don't realize... If people could just be taught to delete typo-riddled emails from banks or credit card companies that ask for more information than they give ..then we wouldn't need to live with our browsers babysitting us to make sure that we aren't quite the fools the phishers think we are. Exploits are more social re-engineering than they are about technology.

Re: i saw it asked a few times...10GB of storage .. I'll leave it up to you .. But a few quick considerations..
(a) are you in need of online storage?
(b) are you willing to trust your secure and private files with a company that has a server, who knows where, that sold you that space for about $20 .. I mean, if it's something you want to preserve in the event of a crash.. It is probably important. Now what if you decide to wave goodbye to trend micro in 2013 .. Are you assured that your documents don't become part of their repository?
(c) do you have a few hours worth of time, uploading all of the GB .. Or worse, have a crash and wait a few hours to download the files to get running again?
(d) wouldn't a few cent-worth writable DVDs or about a $20/16GB be more secure and faster to use for rescue post-crash.

[Tregrad]

thanks static,
it wasnt because it costs money it was just that i had been using trend pcc since i built my first and only computer '98 or something like that. its because, as you know yourself, it has always been a reliable, good product and it was on sale and i thought i would share it with others, thats all man. sure this thread had more turns than nascar race at watkins glen but were all cool, I do however appreciate your input on its getting so bloated and giving in to the corporate bull crap and going by the way side like every other software.
as far as the storage thing, it would be nice to have a automatic storage deal like mosey or corbonite or what ever. but your right again on the DVD thing, what could it cost? pennies compared to dollars.
in this day and age its all about the $ especially if your in construction like i am.

MSE is a pretty goos piece of software btw, im likin it. thanks for all your help and now when someone does a search on trend....theyll get an eye full LOL.