December 20, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Network antivirus and Internet content security solution provider Trend Micro, Inc. (trendmicro.com) announced on Monday that it has formed an agreement with MSN to provide antivirus scanning and cleaning protection for the MSN Hotmail Web-based email service. Customers of Hotmail will receive automatic protection anytime they send and receive email attachments via Trend Micro’s scanning and detection services.
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“Today MSN Hotmail is the only free global email service that provides antivirus scanning and cleaning for its customers,” says Phil Holden, director of MSN Communication Services at Microsoft Corp. “We see this offering as important in helping protect our Hotmail customers while also guarding members of the overall Hotmail community and the friends and family they email.”
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Trend Micro says its antivirus technology will scan MSN Hotmail email attachments in real-time for viruses, Trojans, and worms.
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With the increased use of broadband, wireless, and residential gateway technologies, Trend Micro recently introduced the latest version of its premier desktop antivirus and content security solution, Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2005. The application was named CNET’s “Editors’ Choice” in November for its comprehensive security against Internet-based threats.
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