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Trend Micro Launches Free Web Browsing Security Application on Apple(R) App Store

Posted on: Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 10:00 CDT

The Trend(TM) Smart Surfing application protects users of the iPhone(TM) and iPod touch(R) from Web threats and cybercrime.

CUPERTINO, Calif., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro today announced its Trend Smart Surfing application is now available on the Apple App Store. Trend Smart Surfing is a free secure browser application for iPhone and iPod touch that offers another layer of protection against Web threats by blocking access to malicious Web sites.

Trend Smart Surfing is an Internet browsing tool that uses Trend Micro's Web reputation technology, a component of the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network, to block 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.

Backed by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network and Trend Micro's 20-year history of protecting customers from identity theft, data loss and other web threats, Trend Smart Surfing users receive unique, real-time, instant browser protection wherever they take their iPhone or iPod touch.

Key Features of Smart Surfing include:

- In-depth browser security powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection 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 www.itunes.com/appstore/

More information can also be found at: http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/personal/free-tools-and-services/smart-surfing/index.html

About Trend Micro:

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch t www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the latest threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, a next generation cloud-client content security infrastructure designed to protect customers from Web threats. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit www.trendmicro.com.

Apple, the Apple logo, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.

SOURCE Trend Micro Incorporated

Source: PR Newswire

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