Trend Micro provides
               next-generation content security through smart protection services.
               By processing threat information in the cloud, Trend Micro smart protection
               reduces demand on system resources and eliminates time-consuming
               signature downloads.
 
            Smart protection services include:
            
               - File Reputation Services
 
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File reputation decouples the pattern file from
                     the local scan engine and conducts pattern file lookups to the Trend Micro Smart Protection
                     Network.
                     High performance content delivery networks ensure minimum latency during the checking
                     process and
                     enable more immediate protection.
 
                  
                  Trend Micro continually enhances file reputation to improve malware detection. Smart
                     Feedback
                     allows Trend Micro to use community feedback of files from millions of users to identify
                     pertinent
                     information that helps determine the likelihood that a file is malicious.
                   
            
            
               - Web Reputation Services
 
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With one of the largest reputation databases in the
                     world, Trend Micro web reputation tracks the credibility of domains based on factors
                     such as age,
                     historical location changes, and suspicious activity indicators discovered through
                     malware behavior
                     analysis. Trend Micro assigns reputation scores to specific pages instead of classifying
                     entire
                     sites to increase accuracy and reduce false positives.
 
                  
                  Web reputation technology prevents users from: