Trend Micro Boosts TrendSecure Web-services with Acquisition of HijackThis Utility and Develops New Web Reputation Plug-in, Tren
14 Marzo 2007 - 5:39PM
PR Newswire (US)
Available immediately through TrendSecure, Trend Micro releases the
beta version of a new web reputation service, TrendProtect, and
acquires leading freeware anti-spyware tool, HijackThis, popular
with expert users CUPERTINO, Calif., March 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated
(TSE:4704TSE:Nasdaq:TSE:TMIC), a leader in network antivirus and
content security software and services, today announced its
acquisition of HijackThis, a leading freeware tool that
accomplished technical users rely on to quickly remove spyware
infections from Windows PCs. Trend Micro has released a new beta
version of HijackThis and also unveiled a beta version of
TrendProtect, a new free service that combines web site reputation
monitoring and URL filtering for consumers. These releases further
Trend Micro's ongoing commitment to providing customers with free
tools and services enabling increased security defenses. Both items
are available through TrendSecure (http://www.trendsecure.com/).
HijackThis is a virtual standard in the anti-spyware world and has
received many accolades including a 5-star CNET editor's review.
Over ten million users world-wide have downloaded HijackThis. On
CNET's download.com web site, members voted HijackThis as one of
the top two anti-spyware programs. HijackThis enables technical
users to quickly defeat browser hijackers and other hard-to-remove
spyware threats. Rather than using a database of spyware
signatures, HijackThis simply lists the places in Windows and your
browser where spyware can hide itself. Widely used by web forums
that provide help to people with infected computers, HijackThis
creates detailed log files that aid community forums, who use this
information to solve spyware problems. The new HijackThis 2.0 beta
version works with Microsoft(TM) Vista(TM) and Internet Explorer 7.
Other developments include an "AnalyzeThis" function that allows
users to see how prevalent the threats detected on their PC's are
when compared to other HijackThis users. Trend Micro will host
HijackThis 2.0 beta on the consumer-oriented TrendSecure portal. A
rising tide of malicious web pages are now infecting computers with
spyware and other threats while users surf the web, thereby
compromising machines, data and identities silently, often without
any user interaction. TrendProtect provides users with color-coded
information regarding the overall reputation of a website and the
trustworthiness of individual web pages within a site, based on
extensive reputation resources that are continuously updated.
Additional content-checking techniques track whether a web site
contains undesirable content, based on specified content-filtering
categories. This new service is compatible with Windows Internet
Explorer and Firefox, and currently supports Google, MSN and Yahoo
search engines. Working as a browser plug-in, it continuously
protects consumers against unwanted web content and hidden web
threats whenever they are searching or browsing the Internet. These
releases enable Trend Micro to collate threat-specific information
regarding the mass of different threats targeting web users. This
information will be publicly available in the only unadulterated,
collective database of web threats that can be sorted by regional
severity and global prevalence. "As issues such as browser
hijacking increase in frequency and sophistication, Internet users
require more information and guidance in order to remain secure.
TrendSecure enables Trend Micro to deliver a wealth of services and
utilities that will support our customers' needs," said Lane Bess,
general manager of Trend Micro's global consumer products and
services. "Technology such as HijackThis enables Trend Micro to
provide technically savvy users a powerful tool with which to clean
infected machines, and TrendProtect provides a color-coded, early
warning system for the content and trustworthiness of web pages
that consumers visit. Each of these services help consumers stay
safe and secure online, especially as social networking, search,
and Web 2.0 increase consumers' exposure to potentially unsafe web
neighborhoods." Interactive web usage, such as that enabled through
popular social networking sites provides the opportunity for the
web community to actively interact with others. Such sites provide
diverse opportunities to interact with other users, but with such
interactive capability also come increased risks. As malware
becomes more complex, and finds multiple methods for propagation
and infection for financial gain, Trend Micro has continued to
introduce new security solutions to protect customers. New
solutions such as HijackThis and TrendProtect complement tools such
as Trend Micro (TM) HouseCall(TM) and Trend Micro Mobile Security
which are already available through TrendSecure. The latest
release, Trend Micro Mobile Security 3.0, provides antivirus, a
firewall and intrusion detection for smartphones. Availability
HijackThis 2.0 beta and the TrendProtect beta are both available at
http://www.trendsecure.com/, in English Language from March 19,
2007. HijackThis and TrendProtect are initially compatible only
with English Language operating systems. This first release of
TrendProtect rates .com, .net, .org and .biz web pages. TrendSecure
is the place consumers go for security tools and information, plus
subscription to products that provide ongoing protection and
detection such as Trend Micro Internet Security and Trend Micro
AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware. Many of the tools and services
available on TrendSecure are also compatible with competitive
products. About Trend Micro Incorporated Trend Micro Incorporated
is a pioneer in secure content and threat management. Founded in
1988, Trend Micro provides individuals and organizations of all
sizes with award-winning security software, hardware and services.
With headquarters in Tokyo and operations in more than 30
countries, Trend Micro solutions are sold through corporate and
value-added resellers and service providers worldwide. For
additional information and evaluation copies of Trend Micro
products and services, visit our Web site at
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