Trend Micro Internet Security 2020 review

Using Trend Micro Internet Security 2020 you are the owner of powerful and affordable antivirus and internet security software. The completely renewed interface is something you need to get used to though. Here, you can ready why Internet Security 2020 by Trend Micro is excellently suitable to protect you and your family online.

In brief

• Proper protection for the entire family
• Excellent price-quality ratio
• Renewed user interface is organised, but operates more slowly
• Software really up to date

Antivirus: powerful and affordable

As standard, personal computers are insufficiently protected against threats from the internet. Limited supervision possibilities moreover make your family computer an easy target for viruses and malware. Antivirus software is thus mainly intended to protect in an adequate way.

And particularly in that field, Trend Micro performs well this year. In different tests, Internet Security 2020 gets a perfect score of 98% in the detection of common malware. In addition, the program achieves a 98% score in identifying powerful and advanced malware. This is partly due to a database that is always up-to-date.

In order to keep the costs low, the developer was forced to save on other components. For instance, the software has few additional features and makes use of the Windows firewall. On the other hand it has an excellent price-quality ratio.

User interface renewed and simplified

For the latest version, Trend Micro entirely reorganised the user interface. The result: a sleek, minimalistic design that looks neat and organised.

The operation was optimised for touchscreen use, just as on your mobile or tablet. But obviously also suitable for ordinary PC use with a mouse. You can easily control the software, using slides and buttons from the user interface. The fluid animation however has a somewhat adverse effect on the speed.

Internet Security for the entire family

Trend Micro Internet Security 2020 offers advanced protection and privacy for your family’s digital life. It was designed specifically for protection on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. With the parental supervision you additionally control your children’s access to the internet. You decide which sites can and cannot be visited. You can also easily set a time limit. With a few clicks you guarantee safe internet use for your entire family.

Summary

Pros

• Powerful antivirus and internet security at an affordable price
• Can be installed easily and quickly, in 10 steps
• With parental supervision function you manage internet access for the entire family

Cons

• Renewed interface uses a lot of memory
• Makes us of standard firewall Windows
• Few additional features

We believe that the good price-quality ratio, the extensive parental supervision and simplified interface make Trend Micro Internet Security 2020 very suitable for online protection of your family.