There have been a few small changes since our last
review of this password manager. It now supports
Microsoft Edge in Windows 10, and it includes an
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now available as a Safari extension for macOS. On
Android, the free edition can run in local mode without
needing a Trend Micro account. That’s about it.
We’ve reviewed the product as a standalone tool and
found it lacking. Yes, it handles the basics, and it can
sync data across all your Windows, macOS, Android,
and iOS devices. But it missed capturing some logins in
testing, and it lacks advanced features such as password
inheritance and secure sharing. True, it’s free with this
suite, but the best totally free password managers
outperform it.
SECURITY FOR YOUR MAC
If you have some licenses left after protecting all your
PCs, you can use them to install Trend Micro Antivirus
for Mac. It’s not as feature-packed as this Windows
suite, but it includes features beyond the bare-bones
basics.
Trend Micro is one of the few products with top scores
from both the antivirus testing labs that evaluate
macOS products; Avira Free Antivirus for Mac also
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the way it does on the PC, though it doesn’t get help
from other layers of ransomware protection. A few of
the other features don’t quite stack up. The parental
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the webcam privacy monitor is so limited that it’s not
useful. Again, read my review for all the details.
It now
supports
Microsoft Edge
in Windows 10,
and it includes
an option to
open any saved
site using
Pay Guard.