>The router is sold as "Trend Micro on board". As a somewhat informed consumer and sysadmin I would automatically assume that means something like gateway AV,

>The router is sold as "Trend Micro on board". As a somewhat informed consumer and sysadmin I would automatically assume that means something like gateway AV, not unbelievably levels of snooping. I imagine most people would feel the same way and the marketing language is careful crafted to give that impression. Example in the wild: "bought an ASUS AC-87U Router, do I still need an AV?" https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/bought-an-asus-ac-87u-router-do-i-still-need-an-av.371643/ https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/bought-an-asus-ac-87...