176 Maximum PC 4-1-2013 by Unknown

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TREND MICRO MAXIMUM SECURITY Security for social-networking butterflies Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security A Privacy Subscription: E san | v | & | ah ras (3 Support @E Account You can customize Trend Micro’s user interface by uploading a photo of your own or selecting from a handful of preloaded images. IT'S BEEN THREE long years since we last reviewed Trend Micro, having exiled the program from our annual AV roundups for its particularly poor showing back then. We don't hold grudges, however, and apparently neither do the Maximum PC readers who voted Trend Micro into this year’s AV cage match. Have things changed since then? They most certainly have. Whereas the old Trend Micro cowered in the corner when we unleashed a flurry of malware, the latest version threw itself in harm’s way and made sure nothing outwardly awful infiltrated our test bed. Malware was able to sneak in by hiding in zip files, but they were quickly beheaded as soon as they stuck out their necks. As an extra precaution, we recommend enabling real-time scanning of compressed files, an option that’s not checked by default. Independent testing labs generally gave Trend Micro high scores, so between their tests and ours we're much more confident in TM’s ability to hold the fort when danger comes knocking. It’s also a good choice if you spend a lot of time on social networks. Trend Micro expanded the number of social networks it scans for dangerous links to now include Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Sina Weibo, in addition to Facebook, Twitter, and Mixi. There’s also a “Privacy Scanner” for Facebook that analyzes your settings and makes recommendations. Not all is roses and rainbows, however. Trend Micro’s active scanner had the biggest negative impact on our file-transfer test, which took nearly 50 percent longer versus a clean install. We're also disappointed Trend Micro doesn’t offer more fine-grain control over its settings. Part of the reason is because there's no built-in firewall, just a “firewall booster” feature that aides the Windows firewall. Overall, Trend Micro is leaps and bounds better than three years ago, but there’s still room for improvement. Trend Micro Maximum Security $90 (3 PCs, 1 Year), www.trendmicro.com MCAFEE INTERNET SECURITY 2013 No longer the performance hog it once was FOR BETTER OR worse, reputations are hard to shed, and some folks still view McAfee as a gas-guzzling dump truck parked out on the front lawn, oftentimes uninvited. OEMs like to bundle McAfee with other trialware on new systems, a two-way relationship that also benefits McAfee, albeit at the expense of street cred. And then there’s the recent drama surrounding company co-founder John McAfee, who faked a heart attack to evade Belizean authorities (it’s a long, bizarre story that’s worth a Google search). None of that really matters as far as we're concerned, because the reality of how a product performs far outweighs the perception of the masses. So, how did McAfee perform? Like a roller coaster with several ups and a few downs.

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