I believe it was previously known as PC-cillin for quite a few years. I used it under that name for a number of years and also after it changed to "Trend Micro." Can't speak to how good it is/was. On Mon, 2013-09-02 at 23:56 -0400, Felmon Davis wrote: > On Tue, 3 Sep 2013, Tom Davies wrote: > > > Hi :) Yes, i was able to find it by a google search but my point was > > that they are not particularly well known. I'm sure everyone could > > probably "reel off" maybe half-dozen to a dozen names or more > > without even pausing for breath. Probably 4 would appear on nearly > > everyone's list but people's last few choices might vary. I can't > > imagine more than 2 or 3 people would have "Trend Micro" on their > > list. > > it is well-known to pc magazine; here is a recent review: > > <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410155,00.asp> > > Rubenking does point out that "Trend Micro doesn't participate in > testing with all of the independent labs. Those that do test Trend > Micro technology rate it good, not great." > > it also made their best of the current crop of antivirus ware. > <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372364,00.asp> > > I don't do Windows and I've heard of it for yrs. I'd be wary of > calling it 'obscure' but it is not among 'the best known'. > > F. > > > Of course one disadvantage with using well-known security is that > > more people are more familiar with trying to break through it or > > disable it. Also fame is not necessarily a good indicator of > > quality and i can think of a few excellent programs that never got > > the recognition they deserved. > > > > However when famous security program fails there are usually stories > > about it and people find out fairly quickly. With something > > obscure, when it goes wrong there might never be any announcement > > anywhere, or they might have too few users and not even realise they > > have a problem > > > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Brad Rogers <[email protected]> > > To: Libre Office ML <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, 2 September 2013, 10:33 > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] FYI - Trend Micro is blocking your LO > > 4.1.1 download page > > > > > > On Mon, 2 Sep 2013 09:23:06 +0100 (BST) > > Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello Tom, > > > >> I've never heard of "Trend Micro" and wonder if it's a Microsoft tool > >> or some other 3rd party that has a vested interest in locking you in to > >> only buying products from themselves. > > > > A quick internet search reveals that they're a UK firm selling security > > software for private & business users. I suspect their software is > > giving a false positive. > > > > Trend Micro's url, should you be interested, is > > http://www.trendmicro.co.uk/ > > > > > > -- > Felmon Davis > > Don't assume that every sad-eyed woman has loved and lost -- she may > have got him. >
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