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Wi-Fi Detection warns of unknowns on network. Home Network Control allows central administration. On-demand and real-time spyware removal. Cons Confusing security-console interface. Firewall's default protection misses port probes and unauthorized programs.

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Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next. Posted 10 June - PM. Posted 12 June - PM. Hi starjax, it seems to me that you did not read my post carefully to understand it better OR you have never used AOL as an internet provider.

The problem is, basically, That when you open the AOL software, it scans your computer at the sign in window and show whether your antivirus and firewall were detected and running on background among other things it is a checkup of the security features you have set up on your computer but it does not prevent you from connecting to AOL.

I have contacted Trend Micro and they are blaming AOL with false excuses and I have talked with AOL manager of technical dept and they say there is something wrong with Pc-cillin firewall because AOL checkup at sign in window should be able to detect the Pc-cillin firewall the same way it detected the firewall on the previous version. This is a snapshot of the AOL sign in window where it clearly shows that the Firewall and antivirus are detected this is with Pc-cillin Internet Security that I am using BUT when my brother uninstalled the version and installed the pc-cillin Internet Security latest edition or build, which a Trend Micro technician told him it would solve the problem AOL was still unable to detect the firewall and the sign in window will show, where is says "Firewall Not Detected".

This has been happening for more than 6 months, since the very first pc-cillin version was released on or about October My question is If it were and AOL problem, AOL should not be able to detect any pc-cillin firewall regardless of version or year, but here you can see that AOL perfectly detects and show that the firewall is enabled and running.

Attached Thumbnails. I will admit that I was way back in before the internet existed Based on my experience at detecting what software is installed vendors often changed a default path that they had used for the last 8 version to something different or the location of the reg key wmi entry has changed.

Trend should share a small portion of the blame, but most of the issue lies with aol. If they get enough issues reported they trend and aol will work up a resolution. I agree with your assessment, maybe you are right about it could be the default path was changed, etc..

Then I will go to the registry editor and remove the Trend Micro folder from there for a CLEAN Uninstall of a version and then reboot, then I use "Registry First Aid" to scan the registry for any errors, duplicate files or any file related to trend micro in the whole registry and delete it if any is found.

After that I remove all temp files and then Defrag both drives partitions with Diskeeper 9 Pro, reboot and then Install the new version of Pc-cillin or any other software in a very clean environment I already have done it when I Upgraded from to version on December and after I noticed that the firewall was not detected by AOL and TRend Micro did not solve the problem then I asked for a REFUND and Re-installed my good one, the version and I paid a subscription for one more year for that version.

Since then , every person that I know that upgraded to pc-cillin have encountered the same problem with AOL not detecting the firewall.

I don't know about other internet providers but maybe they don't have as many tools as AOL to check and scan your computer and protect your emails etc AOL is the leading internet provider and the one with MOST security measures and features to protect his customers without interfering with their customers' third party security software. I am presently engaged in an argument with Trend Micro Technical support dept. Edited by mazaprin, 12 June - PM. Posted 13 June - AM. The issue is that aol does not detect the version.

You yourself have verified that multiple people are having this issue. As you can appreciate, AOL has given me straight and reasonable answers BUT Trend Micro NOT, and the problem here is not about whether firewall is working or not I know for a fact that the firewall is working and running on background and have checked it on websites that TEST your firewall the problem here is that since AOL, for some unknown reason, can not detect the firewall at the sign in window and also the AOL "Computer checkup tool" also is not able to detect any firewall running" it alerts the User about the danger of being unprotected and strongly advise the user to buy and install firewall and a NOVICE User could PANIC and return the Pc-cillin software to Trend and ask for a refund believing that pc-cillin firewall is useless and that could damage Trend Micro good reputation.

This is not about being able to connect to AOL there are no problems with it and this is not about pc-cillin firewall not working or not running I know it is working well this problem is about Trend Micro software configuration that prevents AOL from detetcting their firewall on routine secutity scans that gives the false impression to the User that pc-cillin firewall is not working and they are unprotected. I will post here the next response from Trend Micro so you can appreciate if they are trying to solve this problem or simply looking for something to blame maybe this time they will blame SP2 or my computer configuration or my dog's barking.

Edited by mazaprin, 13 June - AM. Posted 13 June - PM. PC-cillin Internet Security offers two setup choices: a full install loads every protection tool on the CD, while a scaled-down option leaves out extras such as the firewall and the new Wi-Fi Intrusion Detection feature that alerts you when an intruder hacks into your wireless network.

We'd prefer more installation choices. For instance, the firewall is essential, but Wi-Fi detection isn't much use to someone without a wireless LAN. Setup took just 11 minutes--including a 2-minute preinstall scan--in our tests. The main reason for the speedy setup was that PC-cillin didn't run a postinstallation scan, which we ran manually. Most antivirus programs also do a full-system scan immediately following installation, and we wish PC-cillin did also.

Including the manual scan, setup time totaled 30 minutes, still much shorter than with F-Secure Internet Security or Norton AntiVirus , each of which took more than an hour to install. McAfee VirusScan 9. The PC-cillin interface is intelligently organized and simple to browse. The main Summary screen provides a quick overview of your computer's protection level: green check-mark icons mean your antivirus, firewall, and other security settings are safe; red exclamation-point icons indicate trouble.

A left-side column provides fast access to individual security components, including the e-mail scanner, firewall, and spyware detector. We do have one gripe, however. The spyware feature was turned off by default, forcing us delve into the settings to activate it. Furthermore, the Summary screen gave no indication that spyware detection was off; we discovered this for ourselves. Spyware scans in PC-cillin operate two ways: either during virus scans or via a separate, spyware-only scan.