Trend Micro offers HouseCall cleaning for charitable donation

The cleaning option of HouseCall, a free online consumer malware scanning service from Trend Micro Inc (Nasdaq:TMIC), a network antivirus and content security software and services company, is available in return for a voluntary donation.

HouseCall, first introduced in May 1997, provides a web-based way to scan and clean computers of malicious code such as viruses and can now detect and remove adware and spyware. HouseCall cleaning is now being offered in EMEA and the US in return for a charitable donation to either Close the Gap, a non-profit organisation based in Belgium, or the US-based Schools Online.
Close the Gap aims to help reduce the digital divide between the EMEA's northern and southern regions and provides support to African countries. Schools Online, a public benefit organisation, provides Internet and technology access, sets up Internet learning centres, supports online cross-cultural projects, helps foster teacher development and shares knowledge.

HouseCall's browser support has been extended past Microsoft Internet Explorer to include browsers such as Firefox and Netscape, and is compatible with non-Windows operating systems such as Linux and Solaris.