Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security Premium Edition

Many major security suite vendors are taking note of the fact that their customers need to protect multiple devices, not all of them PCs. A subscription to Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security Premium Edition ($99.99/year direct) lets you protect three PCs, three Macs, and three Android phone or tablet devices. You also get 50GB of online storage for Trend's impressive SafeSync backup tool.

Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security for PCs
Your Premium Edition subscription includes three licenses to install PC-based Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012 ($79.95 direct for three licenses, 3.5 stars). In our testing, the PC product proved lightweight and easy to use. Its spam filter was more accurate than many. Trend Micro chose not to add a separate firewall, but rather to "boost" the effectiveness of the Windows built-in firewall, which is especially effective in Windows 7 and Vista. A system tuner component helps speed performance by eliminating unnecessary and erroneous files and Registry items.

The suite's detection of phishing (fraudulent) websites proved less effective than that of Internet Explorer alone, however. In addition, the suite's antivirus protection turned in mediocre scores in PCMag's tests and in some independent tests.

Trend Micro Smart Surfing for Mac
When you purchase Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ 2012 ($39.95 direct, 2.5 stars) or Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012, you get one free license to install Trend Micro Smart Surfing for Mac, a $49.95 value. The Premium Edition extends that offer to three licenses.

While it doesn't include all the features of the PC-based suite, Smart Surfing is more than just a Mac antivirus. Phishing attacks rely on fooling the user and hence are platform-independent, so Smart Surfing aims to steer users away from fraudulent sites. It also blocks malware-hosting sites and marks up dangerous links in email and instant messages.

If your kids use the household Mac, you'll want to enable Smart Surfing's content filtering component, which blocks access to inappropriate sites in various content categories. Parents can also set it to block specific websites.

Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition
A subscription to the standalone Trend Micro suite comes with one license for Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition, while the Premium Edition includes three licenses. This product protects Android phones and tablets in a number of ways. Naturally it offers on-demand and on-access scanning for malware. In addition, it can scan all apps on the device and warn about any whose permissions could compromise security.

For smartphone devices, the product can block unwanted calls and text. It can locate a lost or stolen Android device or tablet and remotely lock or wipe the device, or trigger an ear-piercing alarm. The parental control component blocks access to inappropriate websites using a simple slider to set low, medium, or high sensitivity.

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