Trend Micro Antivirus continues to annoy
There's a locked thread from 2018 that goes as follows:
TP-Link Archer A2300 - Parental control - Trend Micro list blocks sites unnecessarily
It appears that with parental control turned on that some Christian (religious) websites are being blocked... Questions: 1. Is there a way to whitelist sites in this router so that the parental controls are still on, but I am able to connect to sites that I know are safe? 2. Is there a way to contact Trend Micro to petition them to remove their listing (blocking) of certain websites simply because they are "Christian" (religious)? It seems that they allow some morally-questionable sites while blocking sites that are of no threat to anyone? I've trying searching for ways to communicate with Trend Micro on this issue, but can't find the proper link. - Thank you
And in 2020 there's a thread to the effect that even with the whole antivirus panel turned off, the router continues to filter traffic.
Now here we are in 2024 and none of this has been addressed: notthebee[dot]com (a newsfeed with conservative bias) is contantly being blocked for "spam" -- that a well-established site like that can be blocked is outrageous. I spent a bunch of time on the Trend Micro site trying to find a way to politely say "hey, you've made a mistake here," but they don't seem to provide a point of contact for such issues.
TP-Link needs to either...
- get Trend Micro to fix this
- ditch Trend Micro and go with a vendor that is responsive
- give TP-Link customers a way to contact Trend Micro directly with complaints
I like my Archer C2300, it's performed admirably and I'm not really thinking I need a new router, but this ongoing issue has me ready to replace it and put TP-Link products on my "never buy from them again" list.
