The good news: TrendMicro support called me back (
after calling me at 1 am Friday evening) to fix the problem with the annoying useless popups I was getting.
The bad news: He called just after
Just A Minute began on Radio 4. When we finished, Nicholas Parsons was just telling us to tune in again next time they played
Just A Minute. It must be something I did to God—every time I settle down to listen to
Just A Minute on Monday evening something comes between us.
Additional good news: the technician (who is based in the Philippines and sounded quite cute) seems to have figured out how to stop the popups. I haven't had any since he added HostsMan and the folder containing it to a "Do Not Scan" list. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Later edit: Additional bad news: the notifications have returned.