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PC-Cillin Internet Security 2006 Home Security Pack - 3 User | 
| From: Trend Micro
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 3861
Platform: Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.3
UPC: 733199434966
EAN: 0733199434966
ASIN: B000BVP576
Release Date: November 1, 2005
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 I think some of the reviews here are unfair... September 15, 2006
xjellymunchkin (Buffalo, NY)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I work in IT, for a Cable ISP. I used to swear by Norton's products, until 2003. After the 2003 Antivirus, their products have been junk, however with the only other mainstream security software out there pretty much being McAfee (which is wretched, stinking garbage and I've never known anyone who had it to NOT get a virus), I considered it to be the lesser of two evils. At my work we frequently refer people to Trend Micro's Housecall, and the consensus amongst my colleagues seems to be that it does the best job of cleaning up infected systems for those of our customers whose service is suspended due to virus activity. I found that dozens of people were recommending the housecall scan over those of Norton, McAfee, and even the program that our company partners with to provide our free customer security suite. Upon finding out about Trend Micro's 30 day free trial, I decided to give it a shot.
I think it's a great program, and is as user friendly as possible for the amount of features it has. It loads quickly and isn't a resource hog. I think it's really cool that you can see the mac ID's of people connected to your wireless network.
The bad reviews of this program frustrated me. You can't fault a product for having 'larger updates than Norton'... I'd RATHER have a suite that was releasing more updates that were greater in size than Norton - how novel to find a security suite that does its job! It's not Trend Micro's fault you live in the boonies and use dial up. And I don't think it's fair to give it a 1 rating just because you have a particular type of epilepsy where that is what sets you off... If I am eating at a restaurant, and somebody next to me is wearing perfume that triggers a migraine headache for me (also a recognized medical condition), I don't give the restaurant a bad review. After all, the food was great.
The only thing I don't like is that if you are trying to change the licence key for the version you have on a machine, there isn't an apparent way to just change the key... so I took the ten minutes to uninstall and reinstall the program, and then enter in the new key (literally, I think it took less than 10 minutes).
Keep in mind kiddies, installing ANY security suite on an infected pc or one that has scores of junk left in the registry from McAfee, Norton (or both - some people think that if you install 2 it "protects you more" - SO NOT TRUE) makes you much more likely to experience problems with the install. I NEVER had problems with uninstalling Norton (on the 5 pc's that I did it on) and installing PC Cillin, even without deleting the registry entries that Norton left behind. And as always with a security suite, It's always best on a fresh install of windows.
Overall, it runs quickly updates often and has almost every component you could want out of a suite. I personally think it's the best option out there - but keep in mind, you can get a flu shot but it doesn't guarantee that you're not going to get the flu, it just highly reduces the likelyhood. It's a great program and I think it's cool they give you a specialized area on the website to manage the licences and get access to personalized info based on the products you have.
Also - Norton charges 30+ bucks for support. McAfee only has online support. PC Cillin is free (not that I've ever had to call since I've never had a problem with the program).
P.S.: For the person who reviewed in broken english that they couldn't log into yahoo mail, ten bucks says your security and privacy settings in IE (only someone who uses yahoo mail would use internet explorer) are probably set at "high" and that's why you can't log in.
PC-Cillin 2006 3 License Software February 23, 2006
E. T. Purtell (Yooperville)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Purchase went well through Amazon. Product delivers on all it's promises. Easy to install, straightforward directions,
no setup problems. OS is Windows XP, latest updates, including SP2. Enjoy the 3 license pack, since we had a desktop, and two laptop users in house. Updates are automatic, and we have never had a problem with scanning, or virus detection.
 Another loser (perhaps) March 1, 2006
Roy S. Miller (United States)
6 out of 23 found this review helpful
I purchased PC-Cillin because I had had it with Norton Internet Security. (I doubt if Amazon.com will allow my reviews of Norton Internet IN-Security to remain posted? Grrr)
Comments:
1) As I was impatient, I installed the free-download from the Trend-Micro site with all the updates, etc. I wanted to evaluate this software and, if it was not acceptable, I fully intended to return it. This way, I did not have to break the product seal.
2) It scans for viruses much, much faster than NIS. A real plus. You could die of old age with NIS. EXTREMELY SLOW.
3) If you have dial-up, as I do, forget PC-Cillin. (I live out in the sticks and our phone lines are based on the original transcontinental telegraph lines. DSL is not even on the horizon) The PC-Cillin update downloads are much larger than the Norton ones. An immediate writeoff if you have multiple computers (you wouldn't be buying the 3-user pack if you had one computer, would you?)
4) If you have Epilepsy, forget PC-Cillin, too. Ie, if a blinking icon on the display sets you off as it does me, (ie if you have photo-sensitive epilepsy). They have some sort of IDIOT icon in the upper right corner that flashes/blinks once a second. A couple of blinks and I was history. I phoned Trend. I called and explained the problem. They said send an eMail (ADA). I went to a lot of trouble and I explained that there was no reason for this and it was causing people with epilepsy problems. NO response so I sent the (Unopened - remember what I wrote earlier) product back to Amazon.com with an explanation that it was unacceptable)
5) NOW FOR THE REALLY BAD NEWS. Since I am honest, I did not feel that it was right to have a product on my computer that I had not paid for so I uninstalled it. Bye, bye, Internet connectivity. PC-Cillin (like other firewalls) puts all sorts of hooks into Windows (I have XP) and it didn't bother to properly remove them. Apparently it corruted the registry because I could never again connect to the Internet. Finally, after much, much work, I installed an external USB modem and was able to show that I could connect and eventually was able to UN-SCREW up everything. I may end up re-installing Windows, probably not. May be problems with hibernation hanging. Not sure, yet.
A LOT of unnecessary hassle because of BAD software. Sometime I think that the inmates are running the asylum. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 screwed up one computer (see my review on that dog.) It is unusuable on multiple computers. Norton screwed up another computer. PC-Cillin still another. I am writing this review on my expendable computer (the only one I use to connect to the Internet for surfing). BAD SOFTWARE CAUSES PEOPLE NOTHING BUT MISERY. McAfee has that intrusive McAfee Security Center (or whatever the abomination is called). Even if you install Quick Clean alone you get it and it just bugs you and bugs you. "Do you want to update QuickClean TODAY?" As if there are daily updates. You can write off McAfee just for that reason alone. PC-Cillin is probably OK if you have DSL and don't un-install it???
Roy
Good but with some minor hichups. March 30, 2006
Ambre Ploeger (Arizona, USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
It seemed like it took forever to install this software. After properly uninstalling my previous software (norton) and all of its registry enteries, I began installation. My initial problem was that as I own 3 computers, and was running PC-Cillin one one of them, I had problems registering this software....even though this has its own serial number. It is rather amusing that as I purchased a multi pack...the registration process makes no allowance for those of us which own multiple computers. As of 2 days later I am still waiting for a fix.
The rest of the installation was easy...it tiresome ( I live in a rural area and have to use dial-up). All was a smooth install except for the lack of error message, when line noise dropped connection (I did not figure this out until after I had performed my first scan and was informed I did not have the most recent version of anti-virals). Decent GUI interface, but clunky. I would rather the development money goes into the software anyway. IF you are a new user it might be more confusing...but the quick start guide is reasonably set out...once you figure out that the order on the quickstart guide is different than the order on the program interface. I am reminded of what Norton used to be like before it sold out to marketing companies/spyware/greyware providers without telling us consumers.
I would recommned this to anyone. My only caution is to READ THE DIRECTIONS before jumping into the install. But shouldn't even experienced users do that? I just wish the quickstart guide checklist was in the same order as on the interface. I am confident because of my past experience that I can get the registration problem fixed...when someone who is a native english speaker reads my email to customer service. Dont bother calling the phone number, by the accents of the staff it just goes to a call center outside of the USA (probably in India).
PC-cillin Internet Security April 2, 2006
Laurel (Ga)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
First I would like to state that sooner or later every computer
user will come in contact with some problem with an Internet
Security program. They are human made and not 100% fault proof.
I study and work in the IT field and was first introduced to
PC-cillin through Trend Micro's product Housecall. Soon after I
tried out the trial and have finally bought the product. I LOVE
IT!
I have used several of the other "major" anti-virus suites
available and have had tons of problems with them. McAfee after
one uninstall had bedded itself so far into the computer that I
had to completely reformat the PC to gain functionality again.
Norton to say wasn't much better.
If you are installing on a "clean" PC where these other software
suites have not been, I have not had a problem. I have
installed/uninstalled PC-cillin many times each time running
smoothly.
The software has been a valuable asset protecting my PCs by
alerting me to virus threats and even hacking threats that were
not even on my network but on my ISPs network. As well as
protecting my network from one single computer that received a
virus by shutting off traffic to that PC.
I can understand where some of the other problems reported with
this software may occur if the person a beginning user or just
unfamiliar with the framework of the software. But if you already
have some experience in how to set this type of software up I
really do recommend you give PC-cillin a try.
It is a sleak program, easy to install, easy to customize, and
really goes above and beyond with alerting you to possible risks
and threats.
With all its competitors out there I would choose PC-cillin over
the rest any day of the week.
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