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Where did you get the idea that this software is "made specifically to protect users and their computers"?



> Where did you get the idea that this software is "made specifically to protect users and their computers"?

Read the marketing copy for it.

http://www.trendmicro.com/us/home/products/software/password...

Note also

* that TM charges $15/year for any non-toy use of the software (that is, if you want to store more than four passwords)

* the language that describes the "Secure Browser" feature, which is really an ancient version of Chrome/Chromium that has sandboxing turned off.


OK ... let me spell it out for those who apparently can't figure it out by themselves:

"This is really a horrific medical safety problem. Hard to believe an oil that is made specifically to cure your ailments has non-foodsafe stuff in it!"

If the packaging of snake-oil tells you about its miraculous properties ... that is, believe it or not, not a reliable source of information.




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