Review by terpfan1980

I seemed to be on an evaluation kick for AntiVirus+AntiSpyware products lately, with Trend Micro providing the latest for me to check out.

I will say that out of the box, I’m more pleased with the installation process for this product than I am with the uninstall process of the latest product I was evaluating (Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE product). I encountered ‘strange issues’ with the installation of that product that seemed to compound themselves when it became time to remove the product and switch to a different one.

I would note that I never had such issues with the free product that I previously used and think I most favor. That product would be Avast 4 Home. Avast provides a full featured product that home users may obtain for free, though they also provide products that are not free for those that want a supported product to use.

As commercial products go Trend Micro’s AntiVirus + Antispyware 2009 is perfectly adequate, but not much more than that. It’s a basic product that provides enough coverage to meet basic requirements. If you want more, you can opt to purchase a more feature rich product, from Trend Micro or from another producer of such software, though you should expect to pay more in doing so.