PC-cillin Internet Security 2004

Manufacturer:	Trend Micro
Release date:	03 June, 2004

PC-cillin Internet Security 2004

Average rating: Stars

Stick with McAfee or Norton

At first, I thought it was great too. My computer seemed to be virus-free, and even thought the updates took forever because I am on dial up, I wasn't too worried.

Then it went downhill, a virus got through. Ok, I thought, these things happen. I was not too happy about the 8 hours it took to fix my machine and get everything cleaned & reset up.

Then another virus got past the firewall, not so much as a bleep. The computer was scanned by Micro Trend and it showed no virus. There was NO doubt that there was a virus on the machine and after doing a little research on-line I found it was an older virus (from 2002 I think), so my Micro Trend should have had the virus definition for it & should have found it.

I uninstalled Micro Trend and installed McAfee. McAfee found 7 viruses/infected files (including the referenced virus above)!!! SEVEN!!!
Needless to say, my computer runs much faster & better now.

I will not be installing or purchasing anything else by Micro Trend.

PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 - Trend Micro

It was voted the best Antivirus for a reason

That reason is that it is true. I have been working on computers for 14 years and I recommend NOTHING but PC-cillin. My customers have had problem after problem with Norton and McAfee. In my pinion, Norton is the worst antivirus program on the market.

I personally used PC-cillin 2000 four FOUR years before I had to finally upgrade. Updates were free for the entire time the company supported the 2000 program. I would still be using it except that the virus definitions had to be renumbered.

Let me repeat a bit more clearly about a point I made - UPDATES WERE FREE. Unlike Norton, McAfee and some of the others, I did NOT have to repurchase every year. I got four years use from one purchase.

During the time I have been using PC-cillin, I have not had a single virus get past it. This goes all the way back to the earlier versions as well. I have been using Trend Micro products since 1996 and am extremely pleased. Their customer service leaves a bit to be desired, but the only reason I contacted them was to test the service they provide. I have actually NOT had a reason other than that to contact them.

If you are not a total idiot, setting up the program is a breeze. One thing you should ALWAYS do - set it so that it DELETES infected emails. DO NOT TRY TO CLEAN THEM - DELETE THEM. Don't take a chance.

If you set this thing up correctly, you will absolutely LOVE it. By the way, I don't know why that one guy Brian says that he was told PC-cillin will not work with XP-SP2. I have it and it works fine. You just have to know how to set up the firewall. For one thing, SP2 comes with its OWN firewall. Just in case you don't know, computers DO NOT LIKE TWO FIREWALLS TO BE RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME. You need to either disable the firewall in XP-SP2 or the one in PC-cillin. I disabled the one that came with the service pack as I like my antivirus program to be all it can be. :-)

To sum up: I give the program 5 of 5 stars for functionality, ease of use, price, and just for the fact that it is a damn good program.

Trend Micro - PC-cillin Internet Security 2004

Good overall internet security package

I tried demo versions of several internet security packages, and this one seemed to be the best, based on features, usability and value, so it was an easy choice. I've found that it's pretty easy to use, and it's good at staying up-to-date on the latest virus definitions.

Oh, and I have Windows XP Professional with SP2, and it works great, so I'm not sure what the other reviewer's issue was. I use the anti-virus and firewall features of PC-cillin, no problems at all.