Trend Micro Launches Web Browsing Security App on App Store

Trend Micro Monday announced its Trend Smart Surfing application which is now available on the Apple App Store. Trend Smart Surfing is a free secure browser application for iPhone and iPod touch that offers a layer of protection against Web threats by blocking access to malicious Web sites. It prevents users of iPhone and iPod touch from unintentionally visiting Web sites that may contain malicious content designed to steal confidential information and personal data. The Trend Micro Smart Protection Network is a cloud-client infrastructure that checks the security of more than five billion URL, email, and file queries daily, providing customers with real-time protection against web threats.

By PC World India staff
Mon, April 13, 2009

Trend Micro Monday announced its Trend Smart Surfing application which is now available on the Apple App Store. Trend Smart Surfing is a free secure browser application for iPhone and iPod touch that offers a layer of protection against Web threats by blocking access to malicious Web sites. It prevents users of iPhone and iPod touch from unintentionally visiting Web sites that may contain malicious content designed to steal confidential information and personal data. The Trend Micro Smart Protection Network is a cloud-client infrastructure that checks the security of more than five billion URL, email, and file queries daily, providing customers with real-time protection against web threats.

Key Features of Smart Surfing include

* In-depth browser security powered by the Trend Micro SmartProtection Network that blocks access to malicious web pages.

* Color-coded search results that make it easy to identify harmful web pages.

* Three protection strength levels that users can modify according to their needs.

* Able to support browsing of multiple web pages at the same time.

Trend Smart Surfing is available for free from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at <http://www.itunes.com/appstore/> www.itunes.com/appstore/

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