Re: trend-micro

murrayonthehill wrote:
> the thing is,my pc crashed,i had it fixed by a friend,but when he
> brought it back to me,he had installed this secrurity
> system-trend-micro? (for free) But i have always had MaCAFEE internet
> security installed.Which i had no problem with understanding how to
> use it!
>
> but this trend-micro is very confusing to me? i am still part way
> through a yearly subscrition of MaCAFEE,(which i download from their
> website once a year.) but my friend uninstalled all files etc of my
> MaCAFEE subscription records?
>
> is it safe to uninstall all trend-micro files and programmes? because
> i want to return to using MaCAFEE?
>
> Bye the way! has i was about to register this trend-micro system that
> my friend had installed on my pc,online,i could already see(in faint
> letters) that the system had already been registered by my friend?
> and when i tried to change my name as the adminstistater of this
> regestered number,i couldnt get access to do so?it was as if only him
> who registered it had control over this part of my pc? and i know
> that this shopuldnt be?
>
> any suggestions? thank you!
>

I would talk to your friend. If he didn't charge you for it then he either
paid for it himself or he has a license for several copies or he installed a
pirated version. You should determine what was installed and why. Personally
I don't like any of the security suites. They tend to have many processes
running in the background and slow your computer down. Trend Micro PC-cillan
antivirus works well. The full suite while not as bloated as the Mcafee or
Norton suites will still slow your computer down. I recommend using one
stand alone antivirus program (almost any besides Norton), one resident
antispyware program (I like Microsoft's or Webroot Spysweeper or Ewido), and
the Microsoft firewall. This will give you good protection without consuming
too many system resources. On my personal pc I am currently using eTrust EZ
Antivirus, Microsoft Antispyware, and the built in Windows firewall.

Kerry


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