Re: [libreoffice-users] FYI - Trend Micro is blocking your LO 4.1.1 download page

I believe it was previously known as PC-cillin for quite a few years. I
used it under that name for a number of years and also after it changed
to "Trend Micro." Can't speak to how good it is/was.
On Mon, 2013-09-02 at 23:56 -0400, Felmon Davis wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Sep 2013, Tom Davies wrote:
>
> > Hi :) Yes, i was able to find it by a google search but my point was 
> > that they are not particularly well known.  I'm sure everyone could 
> > probably "reel off" maybe half-dozen to a dozen names or more 
> > without even pausing for breath.  Probably 4 would appear on nearly 
> > everyone's list but people's last few choices might vary.  I can't 
> > imagine more than 2 or 3 people would have "Trend Micro" on their 
> > list. 
>
> it is well-known to pc magazine; here is a recent review:
>
> <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410155,00.asp>
>
> Rubenking does point out that "Trend Micro doesn't participate in 
> testing with all of the independent labs. Those that do test Trend 
> Micro technology rate it good, not great."
>
> it also made their best of the current crop of antivirus ware. 
> <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372364,00.asp>
>
> I don't do Windows and I've heard of it for yrs. I'd be wary of 
> calling it 'obscure' but it is not among 'the best known'.
>
> F.
>
> > Of course one disadvantage with using well-known security is that 
> > more people are more familiar with trying to break through it or 
> > disable it.  Also fame is not necessarily a good indicator of 
> > quality and i can think of a few excellent programs that never got 
> > the recognition they deserved. 
> >
> > However when famous security program fails there are usually stories 
> > about it and people find out fairly quickly.  With something 
> > obscure, when it goes wrong there might never be any announcement 
> > anywhere, or they might have too few users and not even realise they 
> > have a problem
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :) 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk>
> > To: Libre Office ML <users@global.libreoffice.org>
> > Sent: Monday, 2 September 2013, 10:33
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] FYI - Trend Micro is blocking your LO 4.1.1 download page
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2 Sep 2013 09:23:06 +0100 (BST)
> > Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Tom,
> >
> > > I've never heard of "Trend Micro" and wonder if it's a Microsoft tool
> > > or some other 3rd party that has a vested interest in locking you in to
> > > only buying products from themselves.
> >
> > A quick internet search reveals that they're a UK firm selling security
> > software for private & business users.  I suspect their software is
> > giving a false positive.
> >
> > Trend Micro's url, should you be interested, is
> > http://www.trendmicro.co.uk/
>
> -- 
> Felmon Davis
>
> Don't assume that every sad-eyed woman has loved and lost -- she may
> have got him.



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