- Nov 9, 2022
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@Shadowra if you run the test on Paranoia Mode and full protection ? is that an option for next time ?
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It is advised to take all reviews with a grain of salt. In extreme cases some reviews use dramatization for entertainment purposes.
- Sep 2, 2021
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See it for a test, because in Paranoia, Trend blocks any suspicious launch.
- Apr 13, 2014
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Thanks for the link @TuxTalk
Have used Kinguin in the past, had only 1 issue ever, and it was resolved quickly with a new key. Was an ESET key, if memory serves me correctly. I highly recommend them
- Apr 16, 2017
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where do I find that switch (I recall skimming thru the settings but don't recall Paranoia mode -- @oldschool warned me to avoid that
) & I'm not max just av+
- Apr 13, 2014
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Hypersensitive yes…where do I find that switch (I recall skimming thru the settings but don't recall Paranoia mode -- @oldschool warned me to avoid that
Not finding Paranoid either.
- Jul 14, 2015
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Installed the 6 month trial yesterday, will see how it goes .... so far lighter than Bitdefender
- Nov 9, 2022
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where do I find that switch (I recall skimming thru the settings but don't recall Paranoia mode -- @oldschool warned me to avoid that
here @simmerskool
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- Apr 13, 2014
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On my end, it's lighter than anything I've ever used. And that goes back to the 90's.Installed the 6 month trial yesterday, will see how it goes .... so far lighter than Bitdefender
Only thing close was Webroot, and we all know about that con. (we were all using it wrong
)
- Apr 16, 2017
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my experience TM is nicely lightly, and so far I like how it interacts with user.Installed the 6 month trial yesterday, will see how it goes .... so far lighter than Bitdefender
- Nov 9, 2022
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How is trendmicro doing in terms of false positives these days? I remember in the past they struggled a bit with this.
- Mar 2, 2023
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According to AV-Comparatives, 4 FP's in the March report for TM Internet Security. Not sure if setting Web Threats/ Protection Strength to High would increase those odds, and if IS has that option?
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That's a good result in terms of FP's. I'm running a 6 month trial, let's see how it performs.According to AV-Comparatives, 4 FP's in the March report for TM Internet Security. Not sure if setting Web Threats/ Protection Strength to High would increase those odds, and if IS has that option?
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- Apr 16, 2017
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well I haven't used TM enough to get a good count -- but so far ZERO
- Nov 9, 2022
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I have everything on aggressive and high, and no FP whatsoever.
- Feb 7, 2023
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The Hypersensitive mode works as anti-exe default-deny. It will block any executable not verified by Trend the first time you run it.
On first run, it will just display delete.
If you press on delete, it will be deleted an on detection name, AEGIS_HTTPSChecker appears.
If you don’t delete and try running again, Open File option appears in addition to delete.
Hypersensitive mode also configures various settings which Trend Micro doesn’t really describe but I found configured in JSON files.
It’s quite a few things that change.
Automatic switches the protection mode based on user behaviour’s risk score, which Trend Micro calculates, on the components list, there is something related to that.
On first run, it will just display delete.
If you press on delete, it will be deleted an on detection name, AEGIS_HTTPSChecker appears.
If you don’t delete and try running again, Open File option appears in addition to delete.
Hypersensitive mode also configures various settings which Trend Micro doesn’t really describe but I found configured in JSON files.
It’s quite a few things that change.
Automatic switches the protection mode based on user behaviour’s risk score, which Trend Micro calculates, on the components list, there is something related to that.
Have they fixed the problem with removing viruses from antivirus databases? Around the beginning of the year, I came across the fact that the antivirus first detects the virus, but the detection disappears from the databases after some time. :/ I wrote to them and they said they would check everything. It also reacted to some new programs and deleted them, although other antiviruses did not respond to these programs in any way. I suspect that it relies heavily on the reputation of the file. I had to delete it. Are there any improvements now? I also observed that Trend was one of the last to detect viruses. I wrote to them in support about all this, but some bot answered me in support, who suggested updating the antivirus :/ . Are there any improvements at the moment?
- Sep 2, 2021
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The database is improving, yes, but it's still fairly average.
I mean, there was a bug 3 months ago where viruses were deleted from the Trend Micro database. He detected the virus, but after a while the detection disappeared. I also haven't found a way to send them a virus sample. Maybe because they don't have a virus lab and everything works automatically, but that's a huge disadvantage. I've watched some viruses go undetected for a month or more.
Trend Micro also had a problem with HouseCall. HouseCall detected the virus, but Trend Micro itself did not detect it. Don't they have any database synchronization? Have they fixed it?
- Feb 7, 2023
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It is very average, but 2-3 years ago, it was a joke.
I never would have recommended Trend Micro back then.
The database is somehow divided in 2 parts - smart scan agent and smart scan server. The agent (which is on the machine) was 40 mb!!! Now they have increased to a bit over 50.
The server pattern (which holds all the rest) was also getting one daily update — now it gets around 4.
The behavioural blocking pattern like Threat Tracing, Threat Behaviour Tracing, Digital Signature, Program Inspection, Threat Correlation and some others, you’d barely see an update. Maybe in 1.5 - 2 months you would get an update. Now the Threat Behaviour tracing pattern is updated pretty much daily, the rest every 3-4 days….
And Trend Micro was probably the only vendor that did not collect and process new files (according to them). You’d have to contact support to submit.
Now they seem to be collecting and processing automatically.
They do have a Virus Lab and it’s very well staffed. In fact, they got several different virus labs around the world.
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