Customer Reviews

PC-Cillin 2000 Virus Protection

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I used to have Mcafee virus scan and would do periodic virus checks, then moved on to Norton Internet Security, and now I have finally found the best in PC-Cillin 2000.

The big problem I had with McAfee and Norton, was NOT the protection offered, they were very well with frequent updates. The real problem is remembering to run virus scans with McAfee (or having scheduled runs interupt my work). It was even worse with Norton, which offered a lot of protection, but anytime a cookie or java applet appeared a warning would follow. It became very obtrusive and annoying, as well as causing a few system crashes.

PC-Cillin 2000 gets five stars from me because it allows the net protection of Notron Internet Secuirty with all the virus protection of McAfee, AND you do not notice that it is even there.

Sure when you start your web browser the PC-Cillin 2000 banner appears for 3 seconds while loading, but after that, you will not be disturbed or annoyed with interuptions.

Installation and use, too simple to even describe, pop in the cd, follow the online instructions, and you are done. No scheduling or remembering to run this, it will run in the backgrounf just fine. Security, ease of use, no annoyances, this is the best out there.

After reading excellent reviews on online forums, I decided to download PC-cillin 2000. During installation, it found eight viruses on my system. Just the day before, I had updated my Norton AntiVirus (NAV) 5.0, run an all files scan, and gotten a clean report. As you can imagine, NAV went right in the trash. PC-cillin 2000 seemed to perform a very thorough scan, taking some time on compressed files (.zip, etc.), which I considered to be a good thing. Updating the virus pattern database is straightforward and hassle free.

PC-cillin 2000 sports a clean, intuitive interface. The background is default gray, and there are just enough graphics to guide the eye. As it should be with any utility that spends most of its time running in the background, PC-cillin's goods are on the inside. The result is that PC-cillin takes up only 14MB on your hard drive (compared to the 50MB that the bloated NAV 2001 with its graphics intensive interface requires), yet does its job better than its competition. Trend Micro's tech support is great too.

I read on the Internet that PC-cillin 2000 was given some special recognition by Microsoft. Trend Micro is also embarking on a corporate security software project with ZoneLabs, manufacturer of ZoneAlarm, an outstanding firewall application. This kind of recognition speaks highly of Trend Micro and its antivirus technology.

In case I haven't made it obvious, I am quite impressed with PC-cillin 2000 and recommend it highly.

One of the best virus scans I`ve seen and used. It`s as good or better than Mcafee and Norton. The web site is easer to get to and not as busy, and they have a Email right on your version and a 1 800. # you can call. They answered my Email right away with very good answers. It` worth a try! `

I've been a PCCillin user for 3-4 years. Each and every upgrade of this powerful virus protection program never ceases to amaze me. It compares dollar for dollar to the highly advertised virus programs such as Norton, McAfee & Dr Solomon's. Get upgrade information and virus update patterns on their user friendly (Easy to Navigate) website. Trend's user support is second to none. Big Protection! Great Price! and hey, a Catchy Name!

I don't know how many virus utilities I've used but I do know the ones that make an impression, albeit good or bad. PC-cillin is a no frills, no jazz virus scanner that just works. It doesn't carry the big Norton or McAfee name and it won't be advertised all over the web or in magazines, but this thing works...VERY well too I might add.

Once again, compare prices and keep one thing in mind...am I buying virus protection software, or virus protection software and a big name? You make the choice and your wallet pays the consequence.

I've installed PC-Cillin on dozens of PCs that were running current versions of McAfee and Norton. In many cases, PC-Cillin found virus infections that the other two slept through. It is not the easiest to use nor is it always trouble-free. I've seen some system slowdowns and crashes that were always due to a conflict with some other software running in the background. I've seen the same with Mc&N as well. Bottom line is, if you can sort out some minor conflicts that MIGHT come along, this is much more thorough than Mc&N. Trend typically updates virus definitions every couple of days. During the Anna Kournikova crisis, I saw three new updates IN ONE DAY!!! Norton didn't respond until at least 48 hours later. I wouldn't be without it.

Hello, I have had nothing but a great running computer thanks to the PC Cillin family. I have tried other virus protectors but I never really understood them like I do PC Cillin. I will never use anything else. I trust PC Cillin with my computers life anytime :) Great protection comes from PC Cillin!!!

I have used PC-Cillin for several years now, updating to the 2000 version. The updates are flawless. It has worked well with Win'95, 98,98'2d, and ME.

I read some of the reviews listed here and most were in line with how this product performs for myself, perfect. I wonder if the one star reviews were even real? This program has been just great.

The biggest selling point for me was speed. This software program works fast. Very fast.

There are no interuptions as described in some of the reviews, and unlike Norton or McAfee, it scans quickly.

On my 32GB drive times were over two hours with Norton. With McAfee the times were longer! Trends, PC-Cillan ran the scan in 18 minutes.

Never a virus with this product, NEVER! And email support on one question was within 24 hours.

I have used other virus scans (which I will not mention) and this is the only one I used because my other scan couldn't clean out a nasty trojan virus. This thing couldn't either, but pc-cilin quarantined it!!! I haven't had any problems since!!! it also pops up when my outlook express has mail. I don't worry about viruses like I used to!!! Get this one for sure!!!

I owned McAfee (Office Pro 2000 and Version 6) programs in the past. Office Pro 2000 really [messed] up my Windows OS a big time every time I updated the program (DAT files and engine). I had to de-install McAfee programs and re-install Windows OS every time it happened (that was the only way I can get my computer to run back to normal). Both Office 2000 and Version 6 takes forever to update from the website. You could say I don't like them anymore. Not worth the headache!

So, I tried out PC-Cillin 2000 a couple of months ago based on good reviews from other owners. After using it so far up to now, I noticed it runs a lot better than McAfee anti-virus program because this program detected virus in my mail and computer three times so far (within two months!) and it deleted them for me. McAfee program never once detect a virus for me when I had it for few years, not one! I detected a couple in the past by myself and deleted them manually. What's more, this PC-Cillin 2000 will update the program automatically for me every time the company updated the virus info. (of course, it will ask me if I want it to update it for me or not). That's great! The downloading didn't take very long, maybe a couple of minutes or so comparing to McAfee taking forever.

Lastly, I had a minor trouble with this program with my Netscape browser after I finished with my installation. The technical support was able to give me some troubleshooting help right away (in a day ot two) in timely fashion (thru e-mails) and gave me solutions to fix the problem including a patch thru downloadable attachment (upgrading the version so the program will be compatiable with my browser). This fixed the problem and everything ran smoothly. The technical support did a great job helping the customer like me. I was pleased with it.

A note: I know it bothers some people when a small PC-Cillin window shows up on your screen for a couple of seconds or so every time the program is used to detect the virus like getting new messages, etc. It doesn't bother me because I'm getting used to it. This becomes nothing compared to what's important to you (having virus detected). Right? I like this program so far and it has been helpful to me on several occasions better than other programs I had in the past. Some major stores didn't have this program on their shelves and it should have been. I wonder why? I'm glad I found it here. Thanks Amazon.com!