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Using Trend Micro Smart Protection
A new approach to handling the volume of threats has been pioneered by Trend Micro
that aims to make Trend Micro customers immune to the threat of virus/malware
volume. The technology and architecture used in this pioneering effort leverages
technology that offloads the storage of virus/malware signatures and patterns to the
cloud. By offloading the storage of these virus/malware signatures to the cloud, Trend
Micro is able to provide better protection to customers against the future volume of
emerging security risks.
Smart Protection Services
Smart protection includes services that provide anti-malware signatures, web
reputations, and threat databases that are stored in-the-cloud.
Smart protection services include:
• File Reputation Services: File Reputation Services offloads a large number of
anti-malware signatures that were previously stored on endpoint computers to smart
protection sources. For details, see File Reputation Services on page 3-4.
• Web Reputation Services: Web Reputation Services allows local smart protection
sources to host URL reputation data that were previously hosted solely by Trend
Micro. Both technologies ensure smaller bandwidth consumption when updating
patterns or checking a URL’s validity. For details, see Web Reputation Services on page
3-4.
• Smart Feedback: Trend Micro continues to harvest information anonymously sent
from Trend Micro products worldwide to proactively determine each new threat.
For details, see Smart Feedback on page 3-5.
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