Why Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010
Online credit thefts and phishing scams are common and very real threats today. To counteract these threats, Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010 Enhanced Web Threat Protection has developed features that specifically cater to users who frequently shop or bank online. Having identified some key vulnerabilities of your online activities leading to data/identify theft and malicious infestations, Trend Micro has developed an arsenal of intelligent counter measures to protect you and your computer.
Features & Benefits
Protect Your Credit Identity
Trend Micro has developed an advanced Keystroke Encryption feature using state-of-the-art technology – 128 bit encryption. Some seemingly harmless viruses designed by professional cybercriminals installs a keylogger program into your computer which collects your personal credit details, credit card numbers and account login IDs and passwords when you perform online transactions. It then sends this information back to the hacker, who then uses your information to rob you potentially thousands of dollars.
The Trend Micro Keystroke Encryption feature lets you bypasses your computer’s operating system (and its security loopholes) during online transactions. By enabling it in the Trend Micro Toolbar, it encrypts your keystrokes and delivers it to the target web page via a 128 bit encryption channel. This two-tiered protection feature ensures that you are protected against credit theft by hackers and bot programs that harvest email addresses, credit card numbers and passwords.
Guard Against Malicious Sites
The Trend Protect feature works with the Safe Search feature to display the “reputation” or security ranking of a site in conjunction with Google / Yahoo search results. It ranks the safety of a site by pulling information from Trend Micro’s global database of known security threats and feedback of unsafe sites from its existing network of users.
Trend Micro Smart Protection Network helps you to avoid sites that could contain malwares, or are phishing scams designed to rob you of your personal credit details.
Evade Dangerous Weblinks In Instant Messenger
Instant messaging have not only provided a channel for people to communicate conveniently, it has also created an avenue for cyber criminals to attack unsuspecting victims.
Malicious links are casually and freely circulated through instant messengers, unsuspecting victims who click on these links will result in the installation of viruses, malware or spyware that can drastically affect the performance of your computer system. Trend Micro IM Rating helps to identify these dangerous links so that you can safely steer clear of them while you chat.
Identify Corrupted Webmails And File Attachments
It is common for cyber criminals to circulate malicious and spam emails on the web. Upon opening these corrupted emails, unwanted files and programs will be installed into your computer.
Trend Micro identifies and labels these corrupted emails so you can safely avoid them and check your emails with a peace of mind.
Surf Safely Anywhere
One of Trend Micro’s strength is its ability to advise you if logging onto an external wi-fi network is safe. Its Wi-Fi advisor checks the digital signature of hot spots to verify its legitimacy and advises you if it considers the external network safe to log into.
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