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Trend Micro Online Guardian Editor's Review

Children nowadays live a life their parents could not conceive in their childhood, as it is. Their life is more under the supervision of social media and internet than their parents. While you know it is necessary for your kids to use and access the web frequently, it is also important to keep a tab. The young and inexperienced minds are perfect targets for lecherous and malicious lots prowling in dark alleys of the web. Therefore, it is just not enough to have a system security app installed in your PC but a powerful parental control tool is need of the day.

Trend Micro is a well known name in PC security segment and its Online Guardian is a capable tool aimed at parents eager to keep a tab on their kid’s online activities. This app comes with inbuilt internet filtering and social media monitoring. It is quite customizable as well. The application can be installed on all home computers you have. The initial configuration needs to be done online after you buy the subscription. You can use this app to monitor activity of 5 kids. After initial setup, a small program needs to be downloaded that deploys the settings to the PCs you want to be covered by the app.

Be default Online Guardian monitors instant messaging and social networking activity. You can choose which type of websites should be blocked by the app either during setup or later. Parents can also specify Internet time for each kid. There are 27 categories of web content that can be blocked by the app and they can be configured according to age group of kids. Parents get a special account that is not monitored or restricted.

When it comes to restricting web access to tech savvy kids, Online Guardian does not fare very well. With a Command Prompt, its filtering capabilities can be disabled. It also fares badly in handling secure (HTTPS) sites. Another drawback is that Online Guardian is not cross browser compatible. It supports IE and Firefox. So, smart kids can use a third party browser not recognized by this software and content filtering becomes ineffective!

The Smart Protection Network of Trend Micro is present in this app and users get cover from phishing sites. However, its phishing detection ability is not very robust and it lags behind Internet Explorer in this regard. You can use it with IE’s SmartScreen Filter to enhance defense level. It also resists malware download at url level quite well.

Online Guardian does offer internet access scheduling but tech savvy teens and kids can fool the software. It keeps separate schedule for weekends and weekdays. The app tracks Internet usage per PC basis. If a child resets system clock he or she can fool the application and access web at a time that is actually set restricted. Several parental control apps like Net Nanny enforce Safe Search in search engines but Online Guardian does not. However, parents can still deploy keyword-blocking. While the kids need to use Trend Micro Facebook apps they can simply bypass scrutiny by logging into the site using an unsupported web browser.

The app monitors what kids watch on online but does not restrict viewing. Instant messaging tracking is applicable to MSN Messenger and Yahoo so kids can use unsupported third party apps to bypass the scrutiny. The app reports all online activities for all covered computers. It also displays social network activities in details. The parents also get a monthly email summary of their kid’s online activities.

Positive Points:
 - Multiple category website filtering.
 - Default IM and Social media screening.
 - Monitors activities of 5 kids.
 - Detailed online activity reporting.

Negative Points:
 - Smart kids can evade filtering.
 - Bypassing possible through usage of unsupported browsers.
 - Internet time scheduler can be bypassed.
 - Does not enforce safe search by default.

Conclusion:
Trend Micro Online Guardian is decent parental control software but it simply fails to catch up with competition in some key areas. It does offer robust social media and IM filtering. The inclusion of url filtering for malware and phishing protection are like icing on cake. However, tech savvy kids can easily bypass most of its filters. By running command prompts or resetting system clock, kids can make its protection nonexistent. The inability of this app to stop unsupported web browsers from running is another glaring failure. Its inability to apply time limit across all computer is disappointing too. You can consider other contenders if parental control is of importance to you.

Rating: 2.5/5







Trend Micro Online Guardian Publisher's Description

To Online Guardian for Families helps you protect your children against Internet dangers, including cyberbullying and online predators. This parental control software lets you monitor your kids' Internet activity 24/7 from anywhere and take action to keep them safe.

In one easy-to-read report, Online Guardian shows web browsing history, wall postings, messages, photos, chats, and more. You'll get a clear view of what your kids are doing on websites like Facebook and MySpace, regardless of their privacy settings.

With Internet monitoring and filtering, Online Guardian helps you safeguard your children and prevent damage to their online reputations. Also, it lets you set age appropriate rules for your kids' Internet activities that includes filtering out adult content and limiting their time online.

With Online Guardian, you'll have the Internet content filter software you need to spot a problem before your children get in trouble. Online Guardian for Families will give you peace of mind whenever your kids use the Internet

Trend Micro+oOC?To Online Guardian for Families is parental control software that helps you monitor and protect your kids on the Internet with these key features and benefits:

Social Networking Monitoring
* Monitor your kids' activities on Internet sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.

Instant Messaging Monitoring
* View your kids' web chats and conversations on Yahoo! and MSN.

Video and Photo Monitoring
Keyword Search Monitoring
* Easily monitor what your kids are searching for on the Internet
* Automatically block out any websites and content you consider inappropriate.

Online Time Limits
* Control how long your kids spend on the Internet and set a daily usage schedule.

Private Data Control
* Prevent your kids from sharing credit card numbers, passwords, email addresses, and other sensitive information over the Internet.

Password Override
* Allows you to temporarily turn off the monitoring and filter software with a password, so you can access "mature" content on the family or child's PC.

Easy-to-Use Management Console
* Monitor your kids' Internet activities anytime via a web browser.

Customized Protection
* Create individual age appropriate profile settings for up to 5 children.

Free download from Shareware Connection - To Online Guardian for Families helps you protect your children against Internet dangers, including cyberbullying and online predators.

Publisher: Trend Micro | License: Shareware | Price: 49.95
Version: 1.0 | Size: 1024 KB | Platform: Win7 x64, Windows 7, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
Released Date: | Rating: 4 | Title: Trend Micro Online Guardian

Author Url: http://www.trendmicro.com/support
Program Info Url: http://www.trendmicro.com/support
Download Url: https://reg.trendmicro.com/TERRA/ViewPool/SingleOSAEntry.ashx?SN=ZZMJ-0000-0000-0000-0000&PID=PM20&Locale=EN-US
Screenshot Url: http://store.trendmicro.com/DRHM/Storefront/Site/tmamer/cm/images/Webaccess.jpg

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