Trend Micro has announced an agreement with MSN to provide antivirus scanning and cleaning protection to MSN Hotmail email accounts. Trend Micro Inc. is a leader in network antivirus and internet content security software and services. 187 million email accounts will benefit from the new scanning procedure.
Customers of Microsoft's web-based email service will receive automatic protection every time they send and receive email attachments via Trend Micro's scanning and detection services.
"MSN is focused on providing a safer online experience for consumers, and we continue to make investments in this area. We're pleased to work with Trend Micro, with its deep antivirus expertise, to expand the email protection of our Hotmail customers," said Phil Holden, director of MSN Communication Services at Microsoft Corp. This is important as it helps protect our Hotmail customers while also guarding members of the overall Hotmail community and the friends and family they email," he added.
Trend Micro's antivirus technology will help protect MSN Hotmail email attachments by scanning in real-time for the latest viruses, Trojans, and worms.
Trend Micro also offers other products and services to individual consumers who are looking for protection from viruses, spam, spyware and other threats.
Customers of Microsoft's web-based email service will receive automatic protection every time they send and receive email attachments via Trend Micro's scanning and detection services.
"MSN is focused on providing a safer online experience for consumers, and we continue to make investments in this area. We're pleased to work with Trend Micro, with its deep antivirus expertise, to expand the email protection of our Hotmail customers," said Phil Holden, director of MSN Communication Services at Microsoft Corp. This is important as it helps protect our Hotmail customers while also guarding members of the overall Hotmail community and the friends and family they email," he added.
Trend Micro's antivirus technology will help protect MSN Hotmail email attachments by scanning in real-time for the latest viruses, Trojans, and worms.
Trend Micro also offers other products and services to individual consumers who are looking for protection from viruses, spam, spyware and other threats.