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Frequently Asked Questions about the Security Threats Summary of Trend Micro Security

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Last Updated:Sep. 25, 2019 6:24 AM (PST)
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Questions about the Security Threats Summary of Trend Micro Security

This article shows the information about the Security Threats Summary, which includes threat log descriptions and detection types of your Trend Micro program.

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What are the Log types saved in Trend Micro's Threat Log?

To select the log type, click the the arrow down button next to the View field.

Log types

The following table shows the different log types and its description:

Log Type	Description
Last Scan	Shows detailed results of the most recent scan, and what was done in response to the threats found.
Viruses	Shows the viruses, worms, and similar threats found, and the actions taken against them.
Spyware	Shows suspected spyware programs found, and the actions taken against them.
Browser Cookies	Shows security threats found among your web browser cookies, and the actions taken against them.
Web Threats	Shows the address (URL) of each website that has been blocked because it could pose a security risk.
Updates	Shows which components of the program have been updated recently.
Unauthorized Changes	Shows the files, resources, and processes involved in attempts to make unusual changes to the computer settings (such attempts often indicate the presence of malicious software).
Data Theft Prevention	Shows the categories of items of protected information that have been intercepted.
Startup Protection	Shows Windows drivers found to pose a risk to your security on computers running Microsoft Windows 8.
Network	Shows the source and destination of online threats found, identified by the IP address (every device connected to a network has an IP address).
Folder Shield	Shows the programs stopped to prevent them from accessing files protected by Folder Shield.
Exploit Protection	Shows the programs stopped to prevent attackers from taking advantage of security weaknesses.
Parental Controls	Shows the addresses of websites blocked by Parental Controls.
Regain Disk Space	Shows the names of files removed to regain disk space.
Clean Privacy Data	Shows the names of files removed to improve your privacy.
Ransomware	Shows suspected ransomware programs and websites found, and the actions taken against them.
Secure Erase	Shows the files deleted by Quick Erase or Permanent Erase.
Wifi Advisor	Shows access points (wireless networks) recognized as risky or dangerous.

You must activate some features like Parental Controls, Secure Erase, and Data Theft Prevention before seeing any reports or data from them. For the complete instructions on how to activate these features, refer to the following Knowledge Base articles:

How can I access Threat Logs?

How can I restore a file removed by Trend Micro?

How can I export the Threat Logs?

How do I delete the Threat Logs?

What are the different actions performed by Trend Micro when a Threat is detected?

Response	Description
Cleaned	A threat was removed from a file.
Removed	A file with an unremovable threat or a suspected spyware program was deleted.

Response	Description
Restart required	You must restart the computer to finish removing all remnants of the threat.
Access denied	The scan did not have full "read/write" access to where the threat was found (such as a CD-ROM or network drive).

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