Entered CNET Catalog: 10/28/2003
SKU: 618696DL
Manufacturer: Trend Micro
Manufacturer description
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 is a comprehensive and easy to use PC-based security solution against Internet-based threats such as viruses, hackers, privacy threats and spam. Based on the award-winning PC-cillin, Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 is designed for today's home users and small office/home office (SOHO) users. With the increased capabilities of Internet access, Internet email, and virtual private networking, home and SOHO users have more freedom and connectivity than ever before, but with that comes increased complexity and security risks. Many households and small or home offices have more than one computer, shared network resources, always-on Internet connections, and may involve remote devices like laptops and PDAs. Families and individuals are open to many of the same risks that plague businesses and organizations: identity theft, hackers, credit card theft, illicit Web sites, computer viruses, and spam. Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 provides a comprehensive, simplified solution against Internet-based threats, helping users to get the most out of their computer systems with minimal concern about controlling security threats. Beginning with an enhanced network virus protection, users can benefit from the same level of protection as big corporations from today's network-based viruses (like MSBlast and SoBig). With the Network Virus Emergency Center console, early warnings of new threats are sent to users, and virus pattern files can be automatically updated for the latest protection. Automated cleaning and restoration tools are triggered in the event viruses are caught to keep systems functioning properly.CNET editors' review
- Editors' Choice: No
- Reviewed on: 11/05/2003
 PC-cillin 2004's main screen is easy enough to navigate, but the interface should do more to inform you when virus definitions need updating. |
According to Trend Micro, you can access almost all functions within PC-cillin 2004 with two mouse clicks or fewer. (For the record, it took us three clicks to start a viral signature update, but we're not complaining.) Plus, the firewall is considerably less intrusive than those bundled with competing antivirus programs, such as F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security. For instance, PC-cillin's firewall automatically permits popular consumer online programs, including AOL and MSN, to access the Internet; F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security, however, takes a less tolerant approach and requires you to approve Net privileges for any program. A rep for Trend Micro said that nontechnical users are often baffled by repeated firewall requests, and the company may have a point.
Yet the PC-cillin 2004 interface is almost too passive in other ways. For instance, the Norton, McAfee, and F-Secure main screens all use a series of color-coded icons, such as red check marks or yellow exclamation points, to indicate when virus definitions are out-of-date. PC-cillin, on the other hand, gives no indication that you should update definitions to avoid compromising your PC's security. We hope to see a more proactive approach in future editions of this antivirus utility. PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 is what Norton AntiVirus 2004 and McAfee VirusScan 8.0 both strive to be: an all-around security solution for your desktop PC. Unlike Norton and McAfee, PC-cillin includes a personal firewall to fend off malicious intruders and antispam tools to battle junk mail. To be fair, both Norton and McAfee do offer firewalls and antispam tools, but you'll have to pay about $40 for each standalone app. PC-cillin is the first antivirus app to include both within its basic feature set.
 PC-cillin 2004 is one of the few antivirus programs in its price range to include a firewall. |
When it comes to down-and-dirty virus busting, PC-cillin delivers the tools you need. Its real-time scanner checks all file downloads, inbound and outbound e-mail, and even attachments received from instant-messenger applets. PC-cillin cleans zipped files by default, which is important for inexperienced users, most of whom don't check their advanced antivirus settings to see which file extensions are scanned.
Like most antivirus programs, PC-cillin also integrates with Windows Explorer. Simply select a file within Explorer, right-click, and choose Scan Virus from the menu. We were less impressed with PC-cillin's own standalone Scan Files tool, however, which performs only drive- and folder-level scans.
PC-cillin virus definitions are free for one year, after which Trend Micro charges a $14.95 annual fee, on a par with what Norton and McAfee users pay. In our CNET Labs tests, PC-cillin 2004 caused less drag on system performance than Norton AntiVirus 2004 but wasn't as efficient as McAfee's VirusScan 8.0 . Still, PC-cillin scanned our 1GB drive much faster than either McAfee and Norton. Here are our test results:
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In past VirusBulletin tests, Trend Micro's PC-cillin has been tested on Windows systems six times since November 2001 and earned its coveted VB 100 percent title five times. By comparison, Norton AntiVirus has been tested on Windows systems six times since 2000 and passed each time; McAfee VirusScan has been tested and earned the coveted VB 100 percent title only once. Previous versions of PC-cillin have also been certified by the independent antivirus testing laboratories at West Coast Checkmark, ICSA Labs, and AV-test.org.
For more details on how we test antivirus apps, see the CNET Labs site. PC-cillin 2004 beats its retail competitors in overall value largely because of its free telephone support, Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT for one year. Both Symantec and McAfee charge for phone help. Like Symantec, Trend Micro provides e-mail support with a 24- to 48-hour response time. Unlike McAfee, however, Trend doesn't offer online chats with tech personnel. But given the choice, we'll take a free phone call over chat any day.
 Trend Micro's support site provides plenty of FAQs and tips for PC-cillin users, who also receive free phone support Monday through Friday. |
The Help link on PC-cillin's main screen provides fast access to online assistance, including Trend Micro's support center, with the latest virus news, a knowledge base, FAQs, and updated viral definitions and program files. The site is well organized and easy to navigate.
User opinions
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User Rating: 
1/10
TREND SENDS OUT BUG; CRASHES CPUs
Pros: You get rid of the product
Cons: Your computer gets hosed
User Rating: 
9/10
Pretty darn good.
Pros: Firewall, spyware, anti spam, and antivirus support.
Cons: Poor management of the firewall.
User Rating: 9/10
They respond!
Pros: Almost perfect
Cons: Only lacks spyware killer
User Rating: 
2/10
Beware!!! And be warned!!!
Pros: Better than Norton or McAfee but eTrust is the best!
Cons: Poor support, closed on weekends. Instead of guarding your computer, creates problems and sends them to you!
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent antivirus program
Pros: Great value, feature laden, easy to use
Cons: Nothing I'd really complain about
User Rating: 
4/10
It is not what you think it is!
Pros: Fast Anti Virus Scan
Cons: Junk Firewall
Firewall will not work with cable modems or any print server.
The privacy section is a joke. When the warning box pops up on the screen, you are unable to override the popup or delete it. You can only go back to the home page and search the subsections, to find the privacy section link. That will then need to be shut off. After that you will have to go back to the web site, bring up the page once again, but you will have to leave the privacy section shut off, if you do not, if will disable every web page you try to go to. It is only after starting a new web page, can you go back and restart up the privacy section. If the warning box pops up again, you will have to do the same sequence all over. This is Dumb!
The anti spyware is a major joke also. It tells you in the first instruction line, that there is no quarantine box, and that if you delete any anti spyware, you BETTER know what you are doing, or you can lose everything.
User Rating: 4/10
I rate this product===FAIR!
Pros: I purchased the Trend Micro Internet Security 2004 after reading about how good it was. After installing it, I was receiving so many conflicts, the ScanDisk function would not complete. I control/alt/del almost everything except the needed ones and it sti
Cons: See the above, thank you.
User Rating: 9/10
Tremendous product. Beats McAfee hands down.
Pros: This product covers me on all bases. Virus scan, firewall, etc. I'm very pleased.
Cons: None
User Rating: 9/10
I won't use anything else
Pros: I ahve been using PC-Cillin since 1996. I have never had anything slip past the scan. It works without having to think or worry about my protection being there.
Cons: Some versions have been a little difficult to get serial number installed. Support has been slow sometimes in the fact that you don't get something going with one person but you will be getting a response from someone different everytime, making it harder
User Rating: 1/10
Works Horribly
Pros: Comes with good antivirus programs.
Cons: The firewall is horrible. As soon as I got on the internet, my homepage had changed and I was bombarded with ads.
User Rating: 
8/10
The Best so far in the Market
Pros: Every function in this bundle is extremly user friendly, especially for beginer. Aim with automatic update for the lastest virus definition.
Cons: None
User Rating: 8/10
No more Norton Script Error messages
Pros: Bottom line: I bought this because I kept getting script errors with Norton's product. Results: zero script errors! I don't use the firewall because I have ZoneAlarm.
Cons: None so far
User Rating: 
3/10
Worst support in the industry
Pros: Works well
Cons: Don't expect to simply pay your renewal and get another year of updates. Miserable support.
User Rating: 2/10
50% of SPAM is not identified
Pros: Cheap, but you get what you pay for.
Cons: This software is junk. 50% of all SPAM is not identified. Technical Support is just a buzz word...you will get no support. They have a pitifully deficient knowledge base that they tout as having answers. Yeah, right. This is the last time I'll use
User Rating: 9/10
FAST, RELIABLE, STABLE, AND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND WEB BROWSING
Pros: Had Norton Internet Security 2004 pre installed in my new Dell Dimension 8300. Switched to PC-cillin three weeks later. Kept getting ERROR messages with NIS 2004 when scanning and updating virus definitions. Even did a reinstall but did not help one bit.
Cons: None so far.
User Rating: 
10/10
pretty impresive so far
Pros: After testing so many AVs and firewall, I am pretty happy with this one. Also thinking of putting ZoneAlarm too just in case since it can block separate programs.
Cons:
User Rating: 
6/10
Nie features, wish they worked
Pros: It has all the right features
Cons: SPAM detection is a joke - it misses 9/10 spams, and it gives false positives. Outgoing mail virus check causes Outlook to not send any mail for two days until I disabled this "feature". It hasn't detected one virus since I installed it (and yes, I hav
User Rating: 10/10
Greatest, Most Effective, Reasonable Cost
Pros: Catches more than Norton & McAfee; auto updates definition files (user config); doesn't conflict with my programs
Cons: None so far
User Rating: 9/10
Totally, its EXCELLENT indeed among all other Antivirus, AntiSpam, and Firewall programs...
Pros: I have been using all PC-cillin versions since the year 2000. That times I used PCC because in most PC magazines I read : "TrendMicro PCC is a very powerful antivirus and it resides in RAM...". But today that I have experienced it for more than 3 years, I
Cons: I think every program has some negative points, although I don't consider the following points negative. I hope TrendMicro will solve them in next versions if thinks expedient : 1) The event logs can be deleted just together and we cannot delete one opt
User Rating: 4/10
Bad interface and response
Pros: update virus info automatically
Cons: report wrong information, firewall keeps report non-exist over-flow atk, poor option for user if it found virus, the pop up windows will drive you mad
User Rating: 9/10
The Antivirus Professionals use !
Pros: What a great product! I have it on my home computer network and always recommend it to family and friends. When you tried all the rest...this is the best !!!
Cons: Not much to say here. Tried others such as McAfee & Norton but they just don't compare to this. Kudos to Trend Micro and their great technical support team who have helped me out more than once.
User Rating: 2/10
Terrible firewall
Pros: The anti-virus engine is fast.
Cons: The product requires you to uninstall other firewall products and then provides you with a very low quality firewall. From my other PC, I could see that the computer running PC-Cillin was sending out data without even alerting me that it was doing so. T
User Rating: 9/10
PC-cillins #1
Pros: Love the new Int Security 2004, used for 3 years with no problems. This package will do it all! They also send updates out very quickly (responding to viruses). Highly recommend!
Cons: None
User Rating: 10/10
The Best Virus Program on the Market
Pros: Catches all activity and does not let nothing effect the computer at all. This is by far the best product for your money. It comes with everything(Virus scanner, firewall, antispam etc)
Cons: Nothing There is no cons on this product
User Rating: 10/10
WONDERFUL!!
Pros: easy to use,very affective virus protection
Cons: had a few bugs, but with the help of the wonderful tech support the problem was resolved
User Rating: 9/10
I've tried the rest, this is the best
Pros: I'm running PC-Cillin since 2001 and you can not only have automatic updates but a choice of times as well! Norton did't recognize "harmless viruses." that for example changed you home page. I know because we called them on it! That's when I switched over
Cons: PC-Cillin 2003 "passes" on some viruses so you have to delete them manually.
User Rating: 
7/10
No problems...smooth as can be!!
Pros: This virus scan is extremely easy to use...only had it for 2 weeks but it is the best so far!!! no slow down and all that jazz i've read from the mcafee or nav reviews...
Cons: none as of yet (knock, knock)!!
User Rating: 9/10
Get It Now!
Pros: I've been using Trend's Anti-virus solutions on my home PC for eight years now. Not once have I ever had a virus get past this program. I disagree with the negative posts which claim system crashes and difficulty downloading the program from the web. Yo
Cons: If you can't read simple English or follow the most basic instructions then this product is not for you.
User Rating: 10/10
The Best Anti Virus
Pros: Fast Scanner, 100% Detection rate. Built in firewall (even though I deactivate it and use ZoneAlarm 4.5 Pro. Your sytem will see very little in the way of slowdown compaired to Nortons (Bloatware) or Mcafee's Unrealible scanner.
Cons: Firewall is a bit weak.. while easy to use for the home novice. for a user like me who likes a "fort knox" of a computer. its lacking. the anti spam is a bit useless as well.
User Rating: 
5/10
i got it about 2 mths ago
Pros: its fast but dose crash. happy (no).spyware it hardly gets.viruses had to go to norton to fix but its far from the best... avg to helped.I thought it was the best,i read the reviwes form cnet and i say dont belive the hype.do your own testing (more then o
Cons: dose not always do what it says firewall sucks.
User Rating: 10/10
Truly the best anti-virus out there
Pros: The installation went very quick and easy - no need to reboot. The speed of this anti virus product is brilliant, you don't have to wait 10 seconds for the control panel to appear, it appears straight away, and navigating through all the features is very
Cons: None so far.
User Rating: 8/10
Probably the most under-rated product available.
Pros: I've primarily used McAfee VirusScan for years and it works, I was just not impressed with their 8.x interface. This product has a user friendly interface and it just works.
Cons: Still don't like the subscription service, but I will likely have to get used to it now that more and more homes go with broadband. Firewall seems weak and it won't let you install unless you remove ZoneAlarm... You have to disable the Trend Micro firewa
User Rating: 9/10
Buy this and never look back
Pros: Can?t say enough. I will try though. I have eyed Trend Micro for about three years now. I always liked the speed of their software. So after my recent experience with Mcafee 2004 and Norton 2004, I decided to give them a try. All I can say is why did I no
Cons: I would like to see a fire wall at least as good as the free Sygate stuff. The current firewall is a port only blocker. Would like to see an optional installer for the features so I can choose what to install.
User Rating: 1/10
Doesn't actually protect you from anything
Pros: Yeah right
Cons: This product hardly catches anything. It's real time engine is a joke. I'd recommend PANDA or McAfee 100 times before PC-Cillin. The absolute worst is their corporate "solution" Officescan. It doesn't catch ANYTHING. Or if it does see it, it can't cl
User Rating: 8/10
Pretty Good program
Pros: Very good antivirus and easy to use.
Cons: You will probably need Adaware for detecting spyware and a separate firewall like zonalarm which are both free to do a better job. As long as you keep up with pattern files and make sure that it is compatible to your system i dont see that you will have
User Rating: 10/10
Excellent Product to use!
Pros: EXTREMELY user friendly. Automatically downloads updates. Scanning your hard drive or specific folder is easy to do. A cool feature is how you can set up a schedule to scan your computer for viruses. Has everything you need.
Cons: The Anti-spam thing isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Still get plenty of spam in my inbox using Outlook. All the spam function is is that it marks email as being "spam", it does not block it.
User Rating: 9/10
PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 works
Pros: Logical and easy to understand, user should have no problem with interfacing. Screens do not read like a dictionary and very effective realtime updating and alerts.
Cons: no popup ad/adware blocker etc,a minor problem.
User Rating: 9/10
Roses are red, violets are blue, PC-cillin WE LOVE YOU
Pros: Smarter and faster and cooler than other products, protecting us completely since our first ignorant days online. We just lucked out that Trend Micro came pre-installed on our Vaio. Now we are devotees!
Cons: Zero. (To previous posters: If a glitch arises, be patient, They Will Fix It.)
User Rating: 9/10
It Really Works!!
Pros: I have been a NAV user for years until my machine was affected by the latest round of viruses. NAV didn't detect several viruses. Used Trends online virus scanner to clean my system. Have switched to PC-Cillin 2004 and have been very happy. The scans are
Cons: None
User Rating: 9/10
Couldn't be happy
Pros: Easy to install. Doesn't bog down the system. Simple and effective update process. Much easier to live with than McAfee.
Cons: I wish the firewall traced attacks with a visual interface.
User Rating: 9/10
A smartly designed and comprehensive suite.
Pros: More than a top-notch antivirus program, PC-Cillin provides firewall, URL and SPAM filtering. For users complaining about the need for color coded alerts when signatures or engine components are out of date, PC-Cillin can be set to automatically update co
Cons: N/A
User Rating: 6/10
Not bad, definately not the Best!
Pros: Value...You get alot for the money. Fast scan low CPU utilization and easy on the system resources
Cons: Yes you get alot but it's the old saying "Jack of all trades...Master of none!" The firewall is basic not to feature rich, the Antispam...forget it didn't caught much if any. I'm a Symantec Client Security User...it's an Anti-virus and Firewall program.
User Rating: 9/10
I have tried them all
Pros: I used PC-cillin on my old computer for 3 years after having a bit of frustration with NAV. Our new computer came with MAV and we have spent a year with that program along with their firewall which is a pain to say the least for the kids. Oh how nice
Cons: None at all... it does the job.
User Rating: 9/10
THE BEST PERIOD!!!
Pros: Fast, reliable, awesome detection!!! I have used Norton Antivirus for many years but no more, since Trend Micro detects viruses that the other antivirus programs say isn't there like the VBS_INOR.U virus. Trust me This one is a Winner!!!
Cons: NONE
User Rating: 8/10
Complications..>
Pros: Effective virus removal, quick scans.
Cons: Heavy memory usage, if you have a router the firewall will djwbd, too many features for its own good. Interface is overly simple and could use some style.
User Rating: 9/10
Better than Norton or Macaffee (I've had problems with these two)
Pros: * Very stable - no conflicts with other software * Notifies me when a new viruses found "in the wild" so I can get the latest definitions * Firewall shows rebuffed cracker attacks * Webmail scan: clear/easy to use * Lets me shut down all Internet traffic
Cons:
User Rating: 6/10
Having Problems With 2004 Version
Pros: I've been using PC-Cillin for several years and have reason to believe this is a great product.
Cons: I'm having trouble since loading 2004 on my new Dell PC. We have 3 different "users" on XP. It will only update new patterns on one user and the real-time scanning agent will often disappear on all users. I've also had a virus attachment come through w
User Rating: 8/10
Excellent security suite
Pros: Very simple to use and set up, very secure firewall, very effective antivirus, spam filter is a bonus, not too much drain on speed, automatic updates can be easily scheduled
Cons: Default 'medium' setting is a little insecure (does not restrict outbound traffic), firewall rules don't allow access on a program-by-program basis.
User Rating: 9/10
Marvellous!
Pros: This antivirus software has done it where other antivirus softwares has left-off.I was a Norton User for the past years and ended up formatting my pc atleast twice in a month.They don't protect you except unprotect you.Pc-cillin detected spywares as well
Cons: Price is ok but more of features could be added but in all and all this is the best Antivuirus software I have ever used and recommend peope worth buying it
User Rating: 3/10
Can't get it to work without crashing my PC
Pros: The review was great, and I was excited. During the serial disasters, Tech Support has been great, but...
Cons: It blocks my Internet connection. It crashes the PC; I've seen more blue screens of death in the past week than in my whole PC history. I even went into Regedit and deleted every trace of Norton IS I could find, since they thought that was the problem,
User Rating: 10/10
it is the best out.........
Pros: this is the the one that holds the crown of all antivirus king cillin. it is the best tryed them all it is the best.
Cons: none it is the best hacker killer you want to try your antivirus software go to kazaa and and mess around spyware will give you a hint not with pc cillin it is the best trust me ive try them alllllllllllll.
User Rating: 3/10
I HATE IT !!!
Pros: Easy to install & use, BUT,,,,,
Cons: The Firewall is useless if you are behind a router. This program made it impossible for us to access other computers on our network. If you have a stand alone computer, this program works great except for Java Streaming programs. If you are behind a ro
User Rating: 9/10
Used to be the Best
Pros: Absolutely the best virus scanner available....
Cons: Till now. They added the firewall and the spam filter and the other extras which is great if you want(need that. The only thing I have a use for is the Virus software. and in order to get it now I have to buy the entire package which I won't use.. which
User Rating: 10/10
Just replaced McAfee w/ PCCillin- WoooHOOO!!!
Pros: huge system speed performance great desktop to configure
Cons: can't think of any now
User Rating: 9/10
The Best there is!
Pros: I have used Pc-Cillian for a long time and it has given me nothing but great service. Trend Micro just keep making it better every year and they don't cut you off if you don't upgrade when your year's license is up. Excellent tech support!
Cons: Nothing - they just keep making things better!
User Rating: 9/10
Beat others on my machine...!
Pros: @#$! - I just paid for Norton 2004 and think I wasted my $. Since Norton's using online activation I was trying to find something on multiple machines at home. As a test I ran BitDefender and PC-cillin on the same machine that I had Norton 2004 on. Bot
Cons: None so far. Will repost if I have any in the future.
User Rating: 3/10
what a joke.
Pros: The have payed very well to C-net to have this review.
Cons: Get norton or McAfeee and forget this poor antivirus.
User Rating: 8/10
TRIED AND TRUE FRIEND
Pros: I have used Pccillin for many years. I hear always the praises of others but from those who don't know this product. I know and I pass the word. Like others, I have had my system lock up from Norton. But never from Pccillin! The best solid protection your
Cons: Not for sale in most stores.
User Rating: 9/10
Finally someone did it right!
Pros: Kiss Norton and McAfee goodbye. I just did after using Norton products for six years. I patiently put up with declining quality and usablility with SystemWorks and Norton Internet Security, but I kept wondering why. When I determined that Internet Securit
Cons: None that I am aware of.
User Rating: 9/10
The BEst available no dought
Pros: all in one pkg, does not slow your pc, easy to use for any one or advance users,made from a japan company top folks that knows what they are doing it.
Cons: none
User Rating: 9/10
Well integrated security package.
Pros: Easy to use firewall, excellent spam filtering, effective anti-virus, privacy protection of credits (etc), and stops the more severe malware from installing onto your system.
Cons: The interface could use a little more streamlining and better descriptions of the virus in the activity log would have been nice.
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent value, excellant product
Pros: I got PC-cillin 2002 with my Asus motherboard.. Found it always worked a treat. This new update is even greater. The firewall will let you know what is doing what, if you tell it to, is easy to configure. Everytime I logon to the net, hte software is upda
Cons: The privacy function is a little useless but hey its nice to have the option
User Rating: 9/10
better than norton
Pros: I tried norton internet security 2004 which had more feature than pc-cillin but when i changed to PC-cillin internet security i noticed the difference with my system now all the programs work perfect(norton hade conflict with many programs) it does not us
Cons: You must upgrade the product evrey year it will be good idea to buy virus diffination only. the firewall does not alert you when a programe try to use the internet or when there is an attack on your computer it will be better to put spam into junk folder
User Rating: 8/10
Any possibility to make it better
Pros: No Comments at the moment.
Cons: Downloaded trial version. My goodness. My pc was infected 10 network viruses and not able to clean/delete, all the 10 nt viruses were being quarantined. The only solution is for me to format my local HD and resinstalled the Windows.
User Rating: 8/10
A good all-around tool
Pros: I really like the integrated virus, spam, firewall, and privacy tools. You buy and install one product, and you get the functionality of four. I also appreciate the fact that it uses fewer system resources than other products. As others have noted, if y
Cons: As someone else noted, the interface is a little "busy," but it's still usable.
User Rating: 10/10
upgrade every year and have yet to be dissapointed
Pros: literally transparent realtime scanning. safe and low system overhead. unmatched feature set
Cons:
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent solution for (internet) security
Pros: Oh my little doggy in Pc-Cillin 98... :) It was also the best antivirus in 1998, Still the best. Pc-Cillin 2004 Internet Security uses very little system resources compared to Norton and McAfee. It's firewall received the best scores - better than Norton'
Cons: Privacy data protection is excellent, except it needs to be turned off and on again, when you need your data to be used for a safe site that you know.
User Rating: 9/10
Everything is great except ease of use
Pros: great speed and it never misses a virus. Well worth the money. $50 bucks to start and about $24 for every subsequent upgrade once every year.
Cons: I found the privacy feature a little hard to use. Sure it's great when you want your name,phone number, credit card, username and password protected from websites gathering them, but it is a little annoying that you have to disable the privacy feature e
User Rating: 8/10
Good anti virus, need improvement in SPAM filtering
Pros: Basically an all in one product. This ensure that all components work well with one another without conflict. For the record, I have been using PC Cillin anti-virus software since 1989 (the "dongle" years), it has yet to fail me. :-)
Cons: The anti SPAM module is rather weak. I would recommend that the K9 anti SPAM freeware (at http://keir.net) be used instead. It seems to be more effective in filtering out SPAM than PC Cillin Internet Security. For the firewall, it should incorporate sim
User Rating: 6/10
Easy-to-use, novice-oriented, effective
Pros: The interface is pretty simple to understand and, in my opinion, is great for us novices. Works very well "right out of the box," as they point out. Pre-set firewall profiles help, so configuration is not overwhelming to start.
Cons: Seems somewhat slow in doing full computer scan, but is certainly adequate.
User Rating: 10/10
The only one for me
Pros: Found a very nasty trojan that others had missed (one that had resulted in my cancelling all my credit cards, and bank accounts becuase my keystrokes were logged).. theothers missed it!
Cons: Nothing new..it slows performance, they all do
User Rating: 9/10
Great Product, but firewall is weak
Pros: Easy to set up and update.
Cons: Firewall is weak. Most firewalls can protect incoming, but the key is outgoing if an intruder or spyware gets in. If the firewall is improved to compete with Zonealarm, then this would be a killer package.
User Rating: 10/10
Superantivirus
Pros: Antivirus combined to one! Real Time Monitor and Personal Firewall! It is like Combining McAfee Virus Scan Pro 8.0 and Zone Alarm's Latest! Nothing bad happened, virus and hacker attacks are useless against this thing! Scanning Engine is Excellent at 1000
Cons: It can't outwit NOD32 Version 2.0's 60 second long scan engine which also never miss a virus!
User Rating: 10/10
Blows Norton Away -- for less $
Pros: I manage multiple computers for a small business, and I have used TrendMicro's PCcillin products for about two years now. PCcillin is simply the best product in the internet security/antivirus category. Each of our business computers ran either Norton or
Cons:
User Rating: 9/10
Great product!!! GO buy it
Pros: Fast scan Easy updates Easy Firewall Very Stable Great value for the price
Cons: None.
User Rating: 9/10
Quick and painless, easiest firewall I've seen
Pros: In my own timed tests with various application loading time, Pc-Cillin outperforms McAfee by 50%. In addition, I've never - not once - had this program lock, obstruct access to my email, or otherwise interfere with system operation, something I cannot say
Cons: It would be great if the spam filter integrated a little better with Outlook Express via a toolbar option to flag entries that should be added to the whitelist.
User Rating: 7/10
Great AntiVirus
Pros: Finally a AntiVirus program that lives up to the hype. PC-Chillin 2004 is faster at scanning your pc then Nortn and Mcafee. PC-Chillin 2004 comes with a firewall and spam filter built in and the best part about PC-Chillin 2004 is you get all the goodies f
Cons: None.
User Rating: 10/10
Updates are automatic
Pros: This review says that virus patterns are not automatically updated and that the programs nags about registering. My experience with previous versions of PC-Cillin is that updates are not automatic until you register the product. So register the product
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User Rating: 8/10
All I need from a Virus Scanner
Pros: Very good and powerful virus scanner. Just load it up and let it do it's thing. Virus Updates download in the background, has good quarantine of infected files and emails. All in all VERY happy with my purchase.
Cons: Nothing so far
User Rating: 9/10
PC destroyer
Pros:
Cons: Program put PC into blue screen. Could not uninstall. Had to do system restore. No tech support.
