To configure your program, do the following:

1. Open your Trend Micro Security software main console by doing either of the following:
   • Double-click the Trend Micro  icon on your desktop.
   • Double-click the Trend Micro  icon on your system tray.
2. Click Settings.

   

3. Configure the product settings you want to modify.
   

   Clicking  will give you the description of each feature to help you customize your settings.

   Security & Tuneup Controls

   Scan Preferences

   

   • Customize your scan preference.
   • Set your protection level.
   • Configure how the program will react on detected threats. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Configuring the Scan Preferences of Trend Micro Security.

   PC Health Checkup

   

   • Customize what to check for security vulnerabilities
   • Configure what temporary files to clean. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Configuring the PC Health Checkup of Trend Micro Security software.

   Scheduled Scan

   

   • Specify a time to scan the computer
   • Set either scheduled scan to do a Quick Scan or Full Scan.
   • Configure PC Health Checkup on Quick Scan and Full Scan. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Configuring the Scheduled Scans of your Trend Micro security software.

   Internet & E-mail Controls

   Web Threats

   

   • Choose the protection strength of your Trend Micro online browsing link detection.
   • Disable or enable your Trend Micro Toolbar. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Using the Trend Micro Toolbar feature of Trend Micro Security.
   • Allow or block websites with unoriginal certificate.
   • Disable or enable your browser from running scripts.
   • Enable or Disable block website with unoriginal certificate. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Configuring the Web Threats setting of Trend Micro Security.

   Spam and emailed files

   

   • Filter out emails that are based on Trend Micro reputation service.
   • Enable checking of attached files on emails received and sent.

     This is applicable for Microsoft Outlook, Windows Live Mail and Outlook Express. This is not applicable for emails accessed through web browsers.

     For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Using the Antispam Toolbar of Trend Micro Security.

   Network

   

   • Enable or disable Firewall Booster to block incoming and outgoing programs on your computer manually.
   • Displays potentially unsafe wireless or hotspot connection. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Enabling the Firewall Booster feature of Trend Micro Security.

   Exception List

   Add blocked programs, websites or wireless connection to whitelist temporarily so that Trend Micro will not remove it for the next scan.

   Program/Folders

   

   • Add a blocked program to the exception list so that it will not be included during Trend Micro scan.

   Websites

   

   • Add a blocked website temporarily.
     

     To permanently add the website to the white list, you may request for website reclassification.

   Wireless Connection

   

   • Add a wireless connection to whitelist.

   Other Settings

   System Startup

   

   • Adjust the startup type of your computer in the Startup type feature. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: System Startup feature of Trend Micro Security.

   Network Settings

   

   • Modify the connection of your Trend Micro Security software program if you are using proxy settings in the Proxy settings feature.

   Smart Protection Network

   

   • Share threat information with Trend Micro in the Smart Protection Network feature.
   • Share computer performance information with Trend Micro. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article:
     Smart Protection Network.

   Password

   

   • Secure your Trend Micro Security software program by setting a password for your console  to prevent unauthorized changes in the Password settings feature. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Setting up the Trend Micro program password.

   Background Picture

   

   • Change the background or color  of your Trend Micro Security software program in the UI Skinning section. For configuration instructions, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Changing the background picture of Trend Micro Security.

   Restore Default Settings

   

   Click Restore Default Settings to reset your Trend Micro Security software program to its original settings.

    

4. Click Apply, then click OK to save the changes.